Tyler Johnson has few guarantees this fall. Playing on a professional tryout (POT) contract, the 34-year-old forward is looking to extend his career with a team he once loathed during years of pitched playoff battles with Tampa Bay. With just two preseason games left on the docket, Johnson is putting himself in a prime position to earn a guaranteed NHL contract before Oct. 8.
Skating as Boston's third-line center between Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau, Johnson helped drive play on arguably Boston's best forward trio of the evening. In the 6:39 of 5-on-5 ice time that the Frederic-Johnson-Brazeau line logged, the Bruins held a 5-0 edge in shots on goal and outscored the Flyers, 1-0.
That trio landed on the scoresheet when Brazeau knocked home a slick feed from Nikita Zadorov at 9:57 in the first period. Johnson added his own tally at 7:50 in the third - capping off a tic-tac-toe passing sequence with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha by beating Samuel Ersson with a sharp backdoor shot.
I think he's gotten better through camp. Montgomery said of Johnson.
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