Feb 21, 2021; Stateline, Nevada, USA; Boston Bruins center Trent Frederic (11) against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period in a NHL Outdoors hockey game at Lake Tahoe. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Entering Sunday night’s outdoor game at Lake Tahoe, Nev. against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Boston Bruins knew that they would be shorthanded.
Defensemen Matt Grzelcyk, Jakub Zboril, and second-line center David Krejci were left behind in Boston injured. Then add a maintenance day for blueliner Kevan Miller and you can see why it could have been a possibility that the Black and Gold would struggle.