Takeaways: Bruins ‘pelt’ Senators behind David Pastrnak’s latest hat trick

A 6-2 victory against one of the league’s bottom feeders might appear routine on paper. But the Boston Bruins still encountered a handful of obstacles before securing another two points.

On the heels of David Pastrnak’s first two tallies, the Bruins saw their 2-0 sustained in the opening frame cut to one… twice.

A Shane Pinto one-timer on Ottawa’s third power-play attempt of the second cut Boston’s lead to 2-1 at 13:08.

Then a defensive lapse and Linus Ullmark’s failure to secure a rebound allowed Brady Tkachuk to quickly counter Justin Brazeau’s power-play tally in the closing ticks of the second 20.