Off Night Puts Spotlight on Bruins’ Second Line
BUFFALO, NY – One of the league’s best lines had an off night on Sunday, and the Bruins need that […] The post Off Night Puts Spotlight on Bruins’ Second Line appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.
Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images BUFFALO, NY – One of the league’s best lines had an off night on Sunday, and the Bruins need that to change in order to even the series on the road. Pavel Zacha , Viktor Arvidsson , and Casey Mittelstadt each finished with a minus-three rating on Sunday night in Buffalo.
They were on the ice for three of the four Sabres goals; the only one they were not on for was Tage Thompson ’s game-tying goal . It was only the second time this season that Zacha has finished with a minus-three, the first time for Mittelstadt and Arvidsson. “I think the Zacha line, they can be better, they really can,” Marco Sturm said on Monday.
“They were just okay, but I know they have another gear like they’ve been all year. So I think that’s one line that needs to get better. ” At 5-on-5, the second line was outattempted 13-8, and they recorded three shots while allowing six.
They had 0. 277 expected goals, but allowed 0. 412 expected goals according to MoneyPuck .