Boston Bruins: B’s Happy With 3-on-3 OT Format

The Boston Bruins gave their fans a taste of the new 3-on-3 overtime Tuesday night. As the whole overtime period lasted only twelve seconds, it was a brief but excellent sample. Czech forwards David Krejci and David Pastrnak teamed up for a 2-on-1 play that put the puck past Washington goaltender Philipp Grubauer and gave the Black and Gold 2-1 victory at the TD Garden.

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The 3-on-3 format overtime was going to be used no matter what happened with the score. The NHL wanted to showcase the new format. The preseason games seemed the perfect time for fans to get used to the new overtime style of play. The fans at the TD Garden seemed to enjoy it (and not just because the B’s…