NHL Rink Wrap: Flames push streak to 10; Muzzin injured in Leafs loss

If you’re like me, you’ve observed a top-heavy Bruins over the years — especially this one, with David Krejci overseas — and wondered if they should experiment. What if they tried to spread the wealth by breaking up at least portions of the Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak line?

Injuries and suspensions seem to be the main thing to force the Bruins out of that comfort zone.

In the latest case, Brad Marchand is serving time for his latest self-indulgent suspension. With that, the Bruins are rolling with Taylor Hall alongside Bergeron and Pastrnak, and that combo dominated against the dominant Avalanche.

David Pastrnak scored two goals and one assist, firing a domineering eight shots on goal. Taylor Hall also collected three points (all assists), with three SOG. Like his linemates, Patrice Bergeron registered a +3 rating, while he scored a goal and an assist with seven SOG. Yup, that trio sure fired a lot of pucks on net.

Ultimately, there’s the risk of messing with a good thing. But what if Hall – Bergeron – Pastrnak can dominate, and Marchand could carry his own line? Just throwing it out there.

Watch highlights from all five NHL games from Monday in the videos below.

The Bruins made no mistake about taking it to the powerhouse Avalanche on Monday afternoon.

The Hurricanes are starting to gain some breathing room in the Metro race. Beating the Flyers in OT represented one step in that direction.

The Flames pushed their winning streak to 10 games after beating the Jets. Read more about that in the takeaways section.

Hey, small victories. After losing their first three games with Martin St. Louis as interim head coach, the Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs for their third win in a row. Scroll for more on the