In Boston, the Bruins won their 11th straight home game on Saturday, this time it was a 6-1 decision over the Chicago Blackhawks.
“It’s a special team,” Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron said. “We have a lot of depth, and I think it shows. Everyone is contributing, everyone is valued, and I think everyone has confidence, and I think that’s the biggest thing, right?”
David Pastrnak hit for a pair of goals for the Bruins.
Boston improved to 16-2-0.
“It was a pretty dominant performance,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “Right from the start, we played pretty well. If you have to get picky, I think we got a little careless with the puck. We tried to get too perfect because we had the puck so much, but it was a really good game.”
Jeremy Swayman made 17 saves in the Bruins win.
Pastrnak scored in the fist period to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
Jonathan Toews was the lone striker for the Hawks.
Chicago dropped to 6-8-3.
“[The Bruins are] well coached and they have great leadership,” Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. “We’ve shown that at times this year. We have to be a little bit more consistent at it, and that’s what Boston is. They’re really consistent at it every night, every shift. They’re hard to play against.”
In the middle frame, Bergeron struck for a 2-0 advantage to Boston, Toews scored to cut the lead in half, 2-1.
“We’re playing well, so we have to be happy with that,” Boston’s Brad Marchand said. “But again, we need to be better and continue to be better. As the season goes on, teams get more dialed in their defensive play and stakes raise a little bit as you get towards the playoffs, so we need to continue to elevate.”
With less than two minutes left in the frame, Jake DeBrusk made it 3-1 off a power play marker.
David Krejci hit for a goal with under a minute to go in the period for a 4-1 lead.
“We had moments where we were controlling the play pretty good,” Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi said. “I know the score was what it was, but even earlier on in the game when it was a 2-1 game, we had moments where we’re hanging on to the puck a little more. We’re looking to make plays, we’re not looking to give the puck away. That’s something we have to bring a little bit more consistently.”
Pastrnak his for his second of the night in the third period for the 5-1 final.
Petr Mrazek made 35 saves in the Chicago loss.
“I don’t think we played it with enough confidence,” Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy said. “We let them kind of dictate plays and cycle around our zone, and we weren’t staying close and together defending, and sometimes when we were able to get stops, we were a little too panicky and gave up too many pucks.”
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