Boy, are the Boston Bruins happy to have their best forward and best defenseman back in action for their surging club.

Marco Sturm was going to have to shake something up to get David Pastrnak into the Bruins lineup and keep Alex Steeves in it. His choice was unexpected. Pastrnak returned to the lineup on a line with rookie Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov. Minten had been centering the third line, but no line with Pastrnak can really be a bottom-six unit.

Boston Bruins prospect Fabian Lysell had a down year for his standards with the Providence Bruins in 2024-25. In 52 games with the AHL squad this past campaign, he recorded 11 goals, 23 assists, and 34 points, which were all the lowest totals he had over his first three AHL seasons.

Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak returned from injury Tuesday, and coach Marco Sturm surprisingly put him on a new-look third line. It paid off as Fraser Minten and Mark Kastelic both scored twice in a 5-2 win over the St.

When you're hot, you're hot. Let's take a look at the top Bruins from a 5-2 win over the Blues out in St. Louis on Tuesday night.

Boston opens the trip Tuesday against the Blues before stops in Winnipeg and Minnesota later this week. The team ruled Pastrnak out of a previous trip at the start of December, but the star forward is now back with the group after missing time since he last played on Nov. 26.

The Boston Bruins announced today, July 14, the team’s game schedule for the 2025 Prospects Challenge, which will take place September 11-15 at LECOM Harborcenter (100 Washington St., Buffalo, NY 14203).