Not a great deal has changed since the two teams met in the Conference Final less than half a year ago, though David Pastrnak is certainly looking an even stronger beast for the Boston Bruins since then.
In spite of an injury keeping Patrice Bergeron sidelined, the Boston top line has truly been dominant with Pastrnak and Brad Marchand tallying points like it’s going out of fashion. David Krejci has turned back the years too in recent games filling in as their center.
Positively, we are now also getting contributions from further down the line-up; Jake Debrusk is finally seeming a bit more like his old self, Charlie Coyle has continued to step up and of late, Sean Kuraly has really made good on an increased role.