FINAL: Bruins 3, Predators 0 - Coyle scores go-ahead goal shorthanded in Boston win

The Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 3-0 in a hard fought game on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. 

Key Takeaways:

• Charlie Coyle was the hero scoring the go-ahead goal shorthanded late in the third period. 

• The Bruins played a full complete game of team hockey, especially with great defense. 
• Penalty kill was strong tonight. 
•  One of the only main negatives was the power play had trouble getting entries into the zone. 
• Linus Ullmark was great in net finishing with 32 saves. 
• Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak also got in on the scoring tonight. 

  PAV ON POINT. pic.twitter.com/CsPYDIJvCT

  — x - Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 3, 2024

The Bruins will be back in action on Thursday night in Raleigh to face the Hurricanes at 7 p.m. 

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WHO: Bruins (43-17-15) at Nashville Predators (43-27-4)
WHEN: 8 p.m. 
WHERE: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. 
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE
ROSTERS

PROJECTED LINES
Boston
Brad Marchand – Charlie Coyle – Jake DeBrusk

Danton Heinen – Pavel Zacha – David Pastrnak

James van Riemsdyk – Morgan Geekie – Trent Frederic

Johnny Beecher – Jesper Boqvist – Justin Brazeau

Hampus Lindholm – Charlie McAvoy

Mason Lohrei – Brandon Carlo

Kevin Shattenkirk – Andrew Peeke

Linus Ullmark

Jeremy Swayman

PREDATORS
Forsberg - O'Reilly - Nyquist
Zucker - Sissons - Glass
Jankowski - Novak - Evangelista
Smith - McCarron - Sherwood
Josi - Fabbro
McDonagh - Schenn
Stastney - Lauzon
Saros
Lankinen

PREGAME NOTES
The Bruins continue their road trip to the Music City to the face the predators on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. 

• James Van Riemsdyk will be back in the lineup on the line with Morgan Geekie and Trent Frederic. Jakub Lauko will be the scratch tonight in front. 
• “I guess what he was doing earlier in the year when he was on top of pucks, he was executing in all three zones and making things happen,”  Jim Montgomery told reporters when asked what JVR needs to do to remain in the lineup.
• “The strengths of my game are just playing smart, playing with detail, making the right play all the time and playing within the structure of the team,”  Van Riemsdyk added. “Those are the things that we’re trying to work on," JVR continued. 
• Mason Lohrei will return tonight on the back end after sitting out the past three games as a healthy scratch. 
• Pat Maroon was once again a full participant today in morning skate. 
• Despite entering tonight on a two-game skid, the Predators have been the hottest team in the NHL for the past six weeks with a league best 16-0-2 record that has them atop the West's wild card standings. 
• Nashville's 18-game point streak was the longest in their team history as well as in the NHL this season. 
• Filip Forsberg leads Nashville with 41 goals and 84 points in 74 games. 
• Roman Josi has six goals and 12 points in 19 career games against Boston.