With just eight games separating the Bruins from the postseason, Jim Montgomery overhauled a reliable segment of his lineup Thursday morning.
No, the Bruins bench boss didn’t yank David Pastrnak or another O-zone stalwart off of an ailing power-play unit.
Nor was a veteran with plenty of mileage tacked onto the treads like Patrice Bergeron being given the night off against a Blue Jackets team with a minus-93 goal differential.
Rather, Montgomery opted to finally slow Boston’s effective goaltending carousel to a halt. For the first time in close to two months, Linus Ullmark will get the call for consecutive starts between the pipes for Boston on Thursday.