November 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\nTwo nights earlier, Jeannot took on the Ottawa Senators\u2019 Kurtis MacDermid, one of the NHL\u2019s toughest fighters. Jeannot did well. It might have even inspired Minten to engage in a throwdown in the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at a guy like MacDermid, I probably don\u2019t want to start there,\u201d Minten said with a smile. \u201cBut definitely something. I\u2019m a competitive guy. It\u2019ll come at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Kastelic, the No. 3 right wing tried to join in the fun. Later in the first period, Josh Anderson ran over Jonathan Aspirot. Kastelic charged after the Montreal forward, dropped his gloves and got ready to throw. Anderson kept his gloves on. Kastelic was sent off for roughing.<\/p>\n
But Kastelic made up for his exuberance by being a trustworthy player. He plays 16:13, fourth-most among team forwards. Sturm gave the rugged right wing 1:16 of time on the No. 2 power-play unit. Kastelic played 3:36 on the penalty kill. He was on the ice for the six-on-five endgame when Sam Montembeault was off for an extra attacker.<\/p>\n
Part of Kastelic\u2019s bump in ice time is because the Bruins are down a right-shot faceoff man in Elias Lindholm. But Kastelic is earning his minutes in other ways, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made it easy for me,\u201d Sturm said of riding Kastelic. \u201cIt\u2019s always good to have him out there as a righty for faceoffs, first of all. We don\u2019t have that after we lost Lindy. He\u2019s really good on draws. He has a good motor. He fights. He plays hard. Any loose pucks, he\u2019s in there. That\u2019s what I like and that\u2019s why I trust him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sturm, in fact, trusts all three third-liners in man-down situations. Minten played 3:03 on the penalty kill. Jeannot logged 1:42 of short-handed ice time. The Bruins went 7-for-7 on the PK. They also killed two five-on-three power plays.<\/p>\n
\u201cOutstanding,\u201d Zadorov said of the kill. \u201cDefinitely won us a game. Guys were laying on the ice. Blocking shots. Putting their faces in the shooting lane and everything. We take pride of it. It stepped up big today and got us two points for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeannot and Kastelic have played themselves into the rotation in ways they did not last year, the former with the Los Angeles Kings. Jeannot averaged just 11:01 of ice time per game in 2024-25. He did not kill penalties. Kastelic averaged 10:04 of playing time per appearance. He was not a regular killer either.<\/p>\n
Jeannot is up to 13:20 per game this year, including 1:57 on the penalty kill. Kastelic is at 13:19 overall and 2:22 on the PK. They are legitimate third-line wings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not just tough,\u201d Minten said. \u201cThey\u2019re all good hockey players, too. It\u2019s a treat to play with those guys. Our whole team has done a good job of playing with that toughness, a bit of snarl. (Jeffrey Viel) too. He always does a good job of that. Zaddy on the back end. They\u2019re guys you don\u2019t want to be on the ice with if you\u2019re on the other team.\u201d<\/p>\n