Many Boston Bruins’ veterans made their preseason debuts Friday night In a more experience-heavy lineup than their previous two contests.
Some of the notable familiar names included Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, and Hampus Lindholm.
“What we expected is kind of what we saw in the first period,” assistant coach Joe Sacco said. “Guys trying to find their timing. Time and space closes quickly out there, a lot quicker than it does in practice.”
Goals from Pastrnak and Danton Heinen led Boston in the third of its six preseason tune-ups. Pastrnak collected two tallies: the first one a snipe on the power play and the second an all-too-easy breakaway tally.