The Bruins are at their best when their work ethic and skillset compliment each other. That allows head coach Bruce Cassidy to roll out all four of his lines with relative ease on any given night.
They haven’t had that luxury during their first-round series with the Maple Leafs aside from Game 2. That could change Friday in a pivotal Game 5 with Sean Kuraly’s return all but certain.
The former Sharks prospect sustained a broken hand during Boston’s 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on March 21. In all he missed a total of 12 games beginning with the Bruins’ playoff-clinching night against the Florida Panthers on March 23.