"It was right up there [with the top wins of the year]," Sacco noted postgame. "When you go down two forwards like we did in the third period, the 5-minute kill. There was some adversity that we faced there. Certainly says a lot about the team tonight and their effort and their determination."
Stuck in a 1-1 deadlock with under 10 minutes to go in regulation, all three of Lindholm, Coyle, and Marchand lit the lamp to help Boston improve to 11-4-1 since Sacco took over in mid-November.
But in a season where months of lineup reshuffling have often led to middling returns, Sacco seems to have finally struck gold. A reworked top-six line featuring Brad Marchand, Elias Lindholm, and Charlie Coyle has quickly turned into a dynamic trio for Boston - sparking the Bruins in the third period en route to an eventual 4-1 win over the Capitals.
Even with Boston losing both Pastrnak and Oliver Wahlstrom (a five-minute major and game misconduct), the Bruins limited Washington to just 11 shots on goal in the victory.
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