Golden Knights at Bruins
The Boston Bruins hope to receive a repeat performance from David Pastrnak when they wrap up their four-game homestand Sunday against the Vegas Golden Knights. Pastrnak was instrumental in Saturday's 5-1 triumph over Toronto, recording his second hat trick of the season and adding an assist for his third four-point performance of 2018-19.
The 22-year-old Czech tallied twice on the power play en route to his third career three-goal effort for the Bruins, who bounced back from an 8-5 setback against Vancouver on Thursday to improve to 2-1-0 on the homestand. Vegas looks to conclude its four-game road trip on a high note after squandering a third-period lead and dropping a 5-4 decision in Montreal on Saturday. Max Pacioretty's return to the Bell Centre was a disappointing one as the former Canadiens captain was kept off the scoresheet for the 11th time in 13 games this season. William Karlsson recorded a goal and two assists in the loss for the Golden Knights, who are 1-2-0 on their trek and 3-7-0 overall on the road this season.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Vegas), NESN (Boston)
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-9-1): Karlsson's three-point performance on Saturday was his second this season and matched his output from the previous eight contests. The 25-year-old Swede has scored only four goals in his first 17 games but recorded six in the same span last season en route to a career-high 43 tallies. Jonathan Marchessault has tallied in back-to-back contests, giving him team highs of eight goals and 15 points.
ABOUT THE BRUINS (9-5-2): Patrice Bergeron has recorded two goals and three assists during his three-game point streak after netting a tally and setting up two others versus the Maple Leafs. The goal against the Maple Leafs left the 33-year-old center two away from 300 for his career. Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson appeared in his second NHL game and first this season on Saturday, registering one hit while going 6-3 on faceoffs in 11 minutes, 19 seconds of ice time.
OVERTIME
1. Bruins RW David Backes, who is six assists away from 300 for his career, has yet to record a point in 11 games this season.
2. Vegas D Shea Theodore was kept off the scoresheet Saturday, ending a five-game point streak during which he collected a goal and four assists.
3. Boston recalled Dan Vladar from Providence of the American Hockey League on Saturday after granting fellow G Tuukka Rask a leave of absence a day earlier.