This may make some of you cringe, but watching the Bruins top-line roll all over the Senators this afternoon reminded me of when — just two years ago — the Senators were able to shut them down in the playoffs. Mainly because of Erik Karlsson.
Cue tonight, where Patrice Bergeron’s hat-trick, Brad Marchand’s three helpers, and quartet of points from David Pastrnak made all the difference.
It started 30 seconds in, with Pastrnak carrying the puck past Cody Ceci — the top line’s primary match tonight — who was weakly defending his side of the ice.