“There was some adversity we faced, and it says a lot about the team tonight, their effort and their determination,” said Bruins coach Joe Sacco. “It was a low-event game until the third period, not a lot going on . . . and the third period got a lot more eventful, so a credit to our guys the way they dug in.”

Bruins star forward David Pastrnak suffered an upper-body injury during Boston's home matchup against the Capitals on Monday.

Boston Bruins superstar David Pastrnak left the Original Six club's contest against the Washington Capitals early due to an upper-body injury. View the original article to see embedded media. Pastrnak left the matchup with roughly eight minutes left in the second period.