Dewar is an integral part of Pittsburgh’s penalty kill, which ranks second in the NHL and first since the holiday break. After helping to get the job done, he scored a goal scorer’s goal on a no-look backhand off a fantastic pass from Ryan Shea.
“I had a bunch of time. (Dewar) pointed his stick down the ice and his other two linemates changed. He was already behind their (defenseman),” Shea said. “So, it actually ended up being a good bounce and he made an unbelievable play. And looking a lot better than me just dumping the puck down the ice.”
Just 33 seconds later, Mantha tied the game on a breakaway.
“He’s obviously been huge for us,” Erik Karlsson said. “He shows up at the right time. [Smiles] The big boy can move when he wants to.”
At that point, the Bruins used their timeout. Shortly after, Zacha completed a hat trick. The building went quiet, but only for a little while. Just two minutes later, Mantha got his 23rd of the season. The goal felt good mentally, but maybe not so much physically.
“[Parker Wotherspoon] got me right in the stomach,” Mantha laughed. “So, there’s some better ones than others, but it’s in the back of the net.”
Wotherspoon was given two minutes for high sticking after that, but the Penguins once again came up with a big kill. Silovs was rock solid. He said after the game there was a rollercoaster of emotions for him after that Pastrnak goal. “Not the best goal to give up on the third one behind the net,” Silovs said.