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Who wants facilities, anyway?
Regardless of lacking Patrice Bergeron and David Krejčí, the Boston Bruins downed the Florida Panthers, 4-2, in Sport 3 on Friday evening. The Bruins now maintain a 2-1 lead within the first spherical collection.
Krejčí was on the ice for warmups however was scratched late with an upper body injury. This was first Bruins playoff sport in 20 years with out both Bergeron or Krejčí, per Sportsnet Stats.
Within the absence of their two high facilities, the Bruins’ depth stepped up. Taylor Corridor, Charlie Coyle and David Pastrňáokay scored. Nick Foligno, a projected scratch earlier than the sport, added a tally of his personal to make it 4-0 within the third interval.
Philip Litt @alwaysbelitt
Accidents or not, the bruins are displaying us tonight why they had been the perfect group within the season
Bruins Mafia @BruinsMafia
I am sufficiently old to recollect when folks straight up panicked after the Bruins misplaced their first sport in like 9 contests. No Bergeron. No Krejci. On the street. They’re nonetheless answering.
T. Poch @TPoch23
Coyle,Corridor,Foligno have all performed their finest hockey tonight. Actually stepping up when wanted.
J @IceDownSports
The Bruins dominated all three intervals with out Bergeron AND Krejci? Yeah good luck. Bruins in 5.
B-Hive Brett @bretthoward_
*Bergeron & Krejci out of the lineup*
Charlie Coyle: pic.twitter.com/DW0HHNj2YC
Bruins Community @BruinsNetwork
Pastrnak, Coyle, Orlov, Corridor, Bertuzzi and even Foligno now— when your No. 1 and a couple of facilities are out, you want your finest gamers and depth gamers to step up. Bruins look far more like themselves tonight and flexed their depth within the course of. Such a cohesive roster. #NHLBruins
Nicholas W. Goss @NickGossNBCSB
The Bruins’ depth is simply unimaginable. Guys stepping up and enjoying totally different roles all around the lineup.
Issues bought tense late within the third, when the Panthers scored twice in a single minute and 18 seconds to tug inside two objectives with 4 minutes remaining.
The push was too little, too late for Florida. The Bruins made it via a messy previous couple of minutes to say the victory and assist Boston followers recuperate from the Celtics shedding 130-122 to the Atlanta Hawks whereas the Bruins had been enjoying. Just like the Bruins, the Celtics now maintain a 2-1 collection lead.
Dan Kelley @DanKelley66
One advantage of each Boston playoff groups enjoying on the identical time, as quickly because the Celtics lose, I can simply focus my consideration on the Bruins as an alternative of dwelling on a loss.
Krejčí’s standing going ahead is unsure, whereas Bergeron is out for Sport 4. The puck drops in Dawn on Sunday for Sport 4 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
