After yet another game in which his checking-line trio of Mark Kastelic, Johnny Beecher, and Cole Koepke tiled the ice in Boston’s favor, Jim Montgomery relented when asked about the Bruins’ fourth line.
“I think we’ve got to stop calling them the fourth line,” Montgomery admitted after Boston’s 5-3 win over the Avalanche. “I mean, it’s impressive — the way they’ve been playing.”
Montgomery’s point is valid, given the sizable — and admittedly unexpected — contributions that the Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke line has generated through five games.
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One could make a compelling argument that they’ve been Boston’s top line so far in 2024-25, with the triumvirate combining for six goals and 15 total points out of the gate.