For nearly two weeks, the Boston Bruins endured a stretch from bad to worse during their seven-game homestand. On Monday, they stopped the proverbial bleeding with a needed 4-3 shootout win over the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars.
Behind Justin Brazeau’s storybook debut, David Pastrnak’s late tying marker and clutch moments from Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman in the ninth round of the shootout, the Bruins enter their four-game west coast trip with a bit of momentum. But they didn’t leave their President’s Day matinee entirely unscathed.
With Hampus Lindholm exiting to injury during the third period, the cap-strapped Bruins needed some maneuvering to fill his defensive vacancy ahead of Wednesday’s road trip opener in Edmonton.