The load management portion of Boston’s historic regular season continued in Pittsburgh on Saturday, with Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron staying home to attend to nagging injuries.
So did the victories.
The Bruins had to overcome a few hurdles without their captain. The Penguins responded to each Boston tally to even things up, beginning with Bryan Rust’s crafty marker on a slick feed from Sidney Crosby just 73 ticks after Charlie McAvoy’s opening power-play tally at 6:20 of the first period.
Jim Montgomery’s squad didn’t receive the benefit of the doubt on multiple third-period calls, including on a failed goaltender interference on Jake Guentzel’s equalizer.