The Bruins’ production outside of their top three forwards was severely lacking through the first five games of their first-round series against the Hurricanes.
Skaters not named Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, or David Pastrnak scored a combined five goals through the first five games, with two of them coming from Taylor Hall and a third coming from defenseman Connor Clifton.
So, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy decided to switch up the lines ahead of Game 6. He went back to his lines from Game 1, which were the lines that helped the Bruins’ playoff push down the stretch of the season, by playing Pastrnak on the second line and playing Jake DeBrusk on the first line.