Something Bruin: Boston’s top line scary good

Goal-scoring co-champion David Pastrnak and top goaltender Tuukka Rask lead the Boston Bruins into the 24-team National Hockey League post-season that begins Saturday in a coronavirus pandemic shutdown return. The NHL season was halted March 12 by the virus with more than three weeks remaining in the regular season, so the playoffs were expanded for the league’s comeback in two Canadian hub cities, Toronto for 12 Eastern Conference clubs and Edmonton for 12 West teams. “It’s a little surreal,” New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said.

After retiring from the NHL last year, Ward took an assistant coaching job with an AHL team, where he can mentor young player coming up the ranks.