The Boston Bruins embarked on a unique schedule in the final five games of their 2021-22 regular season.
They received a spark from a trio of reinforcements in David Pastrnak, Linus Ullmark, and Hampus Lindholm during Saturday’s 3-1 win over the New York Rangers. But they kept the three recent returnees in Boston for Sunday’s road tilt against the rival Canadiens.
Pastrnak discussed the intriguing dynamic of facing playoff-bound teams and the league’s bottom-feeders late in the year in a foreshadowing of sorts.
“It’s way better to play these kind of teams than to play against guys who are out of the playoffs, who are playing free and not scared to make a mistake,” Pastrnak said.