Bruins notes: Goalie rotation question back on the table

“It was really weird. I was trying to tell the guys that we scored because I don’t think anyone really knew. It was kind of a weird play, but I’m glad it all kind of unraveled like that,” said Frederic with a smile. “Normally you get a reaction from your teammates and the crowd a little and I don’t think anyone was watching. It was kind of funny.”

It’s not the first time Frederic scored a goal that was met with silence.

“My first NHL goal was in Lake Tahoe (during the pandemic) and we didn’t have fans, so it was kind of similar to that. I was like ‘That went in, but nobody’s really reacting.’ ”…

Kudos to Sacco

The B’s went into the game without one of their top penalty killers in Andrew Peeke, out week-to-week with an apparent foot injury he suffered in Game 2. But the PK stepped up, killing five of five penalties.

“Yeah, that is a big loss, first and foremost. Peeker stepped in really well for us and played very good and we’re going to miss him down the stretch here. Overall, we’re not trying to do anything extravagant out there,” Carlo said. “There have been times where we’ve been trying to make better pressure reads to push the puck out their hands. At times it’s worked and then at other times, they’ll make some plays and Sway’s come up large for us.”

Montgomery gave kudos to assistant coach Joe Sacco, who runs the PK. The B’s have killed 10 of 11 penalties.

“Joe Sacco, for years, has done an incredible job on our penalty kill and he has a great plan,” Montgomery said. “It’s very rare where he shows me the plan and I’m like ‘well, maybe we should do this.’ It makes sense and it’s clear and concise and the players do it.”

Whether he will or not, Sacco should get some consideration for some of the head coaching vacancies. We’ll see.

Major headache

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, William Nylander’s absence in the series can be traced to a problem the 40-goal scorer has been having with migraines. Nylander has missed the first three games of the series but has been skating and there’s hope he’ll be available for Game 4.