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DALLAS – On November 5, the Boston Bruins hosted the Dallas Stars and beat them 2-1 in overtime.
However, when these two teams will meet during the rematch Friday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Bruins (10-6-2, 22 points) will look a little different, especially with respect to the defense .
That's because Boston, which began its four-game journey after a 6-3 loss to Colorado on Wednesday, suffered a setback where the Bruins granted five goals to the unanswered Avalanche, decimated by wounds at the back.
The most recent one occurred in Denver when Zdeno Chara left the game due to a lower-body injury in the first period on Wednesday and did not return.
Boston, who has 3-4-2 on the road, recalled Connor Clifton, the fifth-round selection of the 2013 draft, at AHL Providence, where he had four assists in five games on Thursday morning and Clifton could return to the NHL. debut against Dallas.
And for Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy, "next man up" is again an appropriate mantra for his patchwork defense.
"We do not apologize, so the next player going out there has a chance to play," Cassidy said in post-match Colorado. "Our guys are going to have to understand what we have out there and work together as a group of five, and then your goalies will have to be a little more specific, and that's just a fact." . "
Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak scored two goals after losing to Colorado.
Dallas (9-7-2, 20 points) is also facing some adversity after a 2-1 home defeat against Columbus on Monday night.
A difficult point in this loss to the Blue Jackets was the Stars power play that scored a 0-4, bringing this unit to 4 in 34 over the last 13 games.
Stars' first-year coach Jim Montgomery has made this group a priority during training over the past three days.
"There were a lot of things that would not go Monday (Monday), but there were a lot of them in today 's essays (Thursday)," said Montgomery. . "It's the best that our power play probably has (in practice) since the first weeks of the season, so let's hope that tomorrow (Friday), they will have the same intensity and the same goal when they are on the field." "
Dallas also has a defensive injury problem with veteran Marc Methot landing Thursday on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury. The Stars recalled Gavin Bayreuther of AHL Texas, where he had three assists and five points in seven games.
And Montgomery announced Friday he will face Bayreuther, who will make his NHL debut against the Bruins.
"Well, let's play with Joel Hanley in our third game," said Montgomery. "Because of his shot and his offensive calm, we want to see him on the power play on the second unit."
Bayreuther caught the attention of Montgomery and his coaches during the training camp for two simple reasons.
"(He) is just a very smart hockey player, very competitive," said Montgomery.
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