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Boston Bruins: 5 takeaways from teams torching of Calgary Flames

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 03: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins, center, celebrates with Patrice Bergeron #37 and Jake DeBrusk #74 after scoring a goal against the Calgary Flames during the third period at TD Garden on January 03, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeat the Flames 6-4. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 03: David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins, center, celebrates with Patrice Bergeron #37 and Jake DeBrusk #74 after scoring a goal against the Calgary Flames during the third period at TD Garden on January 03, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeat the Flames 6-4. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 03:John Moore #27 of the Boston Bruins (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

1. A tale of two power plays

The Boston Bruins power play is one of the best in the league. They are absolutely deadly.

It is hard to struggle on the man advantage when you have David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand cycling the puck. Boston has the 4th best power play in the entire NHL

The Bruins got a power play midway through the 1st period and it was interesting. Boston’s typical power play group struggled. They were able to maintain possession in the zone, but that is expected. There weren’t a ton of scoring opportunities.

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This group’s effort ended in an awful shorthanded goal scored by the Flames. The goal was a complete lack of effort. Jaroslav Halak blocked a shot, but David Pastrnak was fiddling with the loose puck by the net and Michael Frolik stole it from Pasta like he was taking candy from a baby.

It was clear that Bruce Cassidy got the message and realized a change was needed. After that, we saw guys like Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Jake DeBrusk, Matt Grzelcyk, and John Moore on the ice. These guys played great.

The boys were cycling the puck and getting some quality shots on net.  When you get shots on net it is likely you are gonna end up with a goal and that’s exactly what happened. John Moore was able to sneak the puck by Mike Smith and the Bruins were back in the game.

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