DiPietro was a third-round pick of the Canucks in 2017. He spent four years in the Vancouver organization, earning a pair of NHL starts. He signed with the Bruins in 2022 and after spending time with the Maine Mariners (ECHL) and Providence (AHL), the 27-year-old is getting his first legit look at the varsity level.<\/p>\n
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After surrendering a pair of goals in the final minute of the first period, DiPietro went a perfect 13 for 13 over the final 40 minutes (including eight minutes of penalty kill time) as the Bruins completed their comeback.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to pinpoint,\u201d DiPietro said of the emotions he was feeling in after the win. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of them. Definitely a dramatic way to get the first one and didn\u2019t really make it easy on myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for me, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll have more time to debrief and sit with it and just see how long the road really was. But obviously it\u2019s just one [win] and obviously you want to build on it, but definitely going to enjoy this moment and I\u2019m really looking forward to calling my dad and my wife and just talking with them and just enjoying it with all my family back home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sturm praises Lindholm<\/p>\n
Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist against the Ducks but his most important contribution was his work in the face-off circle.<\/p>\n
Lindholm was 18 of 23 at the dot (78.3 percent) as he consistently gave the Bruins initial possession.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was really good in the circle. He was unbelievable actually,\u201d said coach Marco Sturm. \u201cAnd not just [against Anaheim]. He\u2019s been all season long. He\u2019s been since Day 1 of training camp actually. He had a really good jump. He just played smart out there. I think too many people don\u2019t even give him credit for that, the way he plays and also the way he helps us to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plagued by back woes the last two seasons, Lindholm is feeling healthy and it shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels good [to be playing well],\u201d said Lindholm. \u201cI think it\u2019s the first time in a long time my body feels good. I think for quite some time it\u2019s been always something, I feel like. My body feels great, so it feels good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not pretty, but still good<\/p>\n
Frederic Brunet\u2019s<\/a> first career goal wasn\u2019t a thing of beauty \u2014 his wrister appeared to hit a dent in the ice, changed direction, and fooled Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal \u2014 but his set up was exquisite. <\/p>\n Brunet calmly danced across the blue line Quinn Hughes-like, stayed patient and then let what he called the \u201cworst shot of my career\u201d go. <\/p>\n \u201cHis feet are elite,\u201d said Sturm. \u201cThe way he drags [the puck] and even across the blue line and then comes with the hands too a little bit. It\u2019s just fun to watch. It\u2019s been great so far, all year long.\u201d<\/p>\n Goal 423 for Pastrnak<\/p>\n David Pastrnak\u2019s goal against the Ducks gave him 423 for his career, good for fourth on the Bruins all-time list behind Johnny Bucyk (545), Phil Esposito (459), and Patrice Bergeron (427) \u2026 Elias Lindholm\u2019s 2-point night gave him 100 as a Bruin \u2026 Matt Poitras<\/a> had three goals and four points in his last four games entering Saturday \u2026 Entering Saturday night\u2019s game against the Kings at Crypto.com Arena, no Bruin was in the red in the plus-minus category. Defenseman Will Borgen was at the top of the list at plus-9 … Boston wraps up this roadie in Dallas on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com<\/a>. Follow him @globejimmcbride<\/a>.<\/p>\n