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3 takeaways from Bruins’ shootout preseason loss to Flyers

The Bruins rolled out a lineup with plenty of NHL talent on Monday night at TD Garden.

But even with several lineup stalwarts like David Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman making their preseason debuts, it wasn’t enough for Boston to come away with a win — as the Bruins fell to the Flyers 3-2 in a shootout.

Sean Kuraly and Morgan Geekie scored for the Bruins, while Swayman stopped 20 of the 22 shots that came his way in the shootout defeat.

Here are three takeaways from Boston’s latest preseason outing:

Boston’s top players get some heavy run

In what could very well stand as Boston’s “dress rehearsal” game prior to the start of regular-season action on Oct.