Kastelic logged an assist, two shots on goal, five hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.
Kastelic has three helpers over four games in December after going without a point in November. The 25-year-old power forward has been a physical force this season with 115 hits through 28 contests, and he's also collected 10 points to put himself one shy of his career high. He's added 50 PIM, 27 shots on net and a plus-8 rating. Kastelic's consistency is still a little shaky, but he appears set to have something of a breakout year, with enough physicality to carry value in deeper formats.
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Bruins' Charlie Coyle: Notches helper in overtime win
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Coyle recorded an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Bruins.
Coyle hadn't recorded an assist since Nov. 7 versus the Flames, though he had five goals over 13 games between helpers. The 32-year-old center set up the second of Trent Frederic's tallies in this contest. Coyle is now at nine points, 42 shots on net, 45 hits, 23 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating over 29 appearances. He remains in a third-line role and will need to find more consistency to have any chance of moving up the lineup.
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Bruins' Brad Marchand: Ties team record for clutch play
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Marchand scored a goal Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers.
He tied the game 3-3 at 14:38 of the third, capping a two-goal comeback for Boston, which was down 3-1 to start the period. It's the 15th time Marchand has scored the tying goal in the final 10 minutes of the third. That matches Ray Bourque for the most goals in Bruins history in the same situation. Marchand is on a three-game, four-point streak (three goals, one assist) with seven shots, one hit and one block. He also has eight points, including six goals, in his last nine appearances. Marchand's game is starting to warm up.
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Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Game sharpening into focus
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Swayman made 23 saves in a 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers on Saturday.
Swayman has put up three straight wins for the first time this season. His contract holdout put him in a challenging spot and likely contributed to his sluggish start. It will take additional time to fix his 3.02 GAA and .893 save percentage, but he's 4-2-0 with a .918 save percentage in his past six outings.
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Bruins' Trent Frederic: First goal in 10 games
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Frederic scored twice Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over Philadelphia.
He made it 2-1 with a power-play snipe early in the second period to snap a nine-game goalless drought. He also scored early in the third frame to cue the Bruins' comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Frederic has generated five of his 11 points this season in his last five games. His offensive burst could make him a short-term addition for fantasy managers in a rough spot.
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Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Second OT winner in three games
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Zacha scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 overtime victory against Philadelphia on Saturday.
Zacha has two overtime winners in the last three games. He has struggled this season, generating seven goals and six assists through 29 appearances. However, he may finally be warming up, compiling four goals and six points in his past six outings. Zacha had a career-high 59 points in 78 regular-season contests during the 2023-24 campaign. He has more to give this year if he continues to produce.
Swayman will patrol the home crease versus Philadelphia on Saturday, Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald reports.
Swayman has turned his season around after a lukewarm start. He is 3-2-0 with a 1.82 GAA and a .925 save percentage in his last five starts. Overall, the 26-year-old is 8-9-2 with a 3.03 GAA and an .893 save percentage in 19 appearances this season. Philadelphia ranks 20th in the league with 2.88 goals per game in 2024-25.
Bruins' Parker Wotherspoon: Playing time slipping again
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Wotherspoon was scratched for the third straight game to begin December when he sat out Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Wotherspoon sat just once in November after playing only two games in October. He appears to have fallen out of favor again, with Jordan Oesterle picking up playing time to begin this month. Wotherspoon didn't do anything to help his cause -- he's stuck on zero points while adding eight shots on net, 19 hits, 17 blocked shots and four PIM across 15 appearances this season.
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Bruins' Jordan Oesterle: Dishes pair of helpers
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Oesterle notched two assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Oesterle was one of six Bruins to put up multi-point efforts, and this was his first such game of the year. He has three helpers over six appearances and has played in three straight contests, displacing Parker Wotherspoon from the lineup. Oesterle has added seven shots on net, eight blocked shots, five hits and a plus-1 rating, though he's unlikely to sustain enough offense to help in fantasy.
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Bruins' Justin Brazeau: Two more helpers in win
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Brazeau notched two assists, two shots on goal, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Blackhawks.
The Bruins have won five of their last seven games, and Brazeau has contributed five points in that span. The 26-year-old set up both of Morgan Geekie's tallies in this contest. Brazeau is up to six goals, seven helpers, 44 shots on net, 37 hits and a minus-3 rating over 26 outings. He's made improvements from last year, and due to the Bruins' depth issues, he's played his way into a middle-six role.
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Bruins' Mason Lohrei: Picks up two helpers Wednesday
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Lohrei notched two assists with four blocked shots and a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Chicago.
The 2020 second-round pick is emerging as a productive option on the Boston blue line. Lohrei has collected seven assists over the last 11 games -- three of them on the power play -- and he's added 15 blocked shots during that stretch. His minus-9 rating on the season leaves a lot to be desired, but with the Bruins turning things around defensively under interim head coach Joe Sacco, Lohrei's performance in that category should improve.
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Bruins' David Pastrnak: Two helpers in Chicago
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Pastrnak picked up two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Chicago.
He helped set up both of Brad Marchand's tallies early in the second period to break open a 1-1 tie. Pastrnak stumbled a bit of the gates this season, but he's been more productive over the last month, piling up three goals and 15 points over the last 14 contests. He's still well off his usual goal-scoring pace with only nine tallies in 28 games, but the 28-year-old is more than capable of going on a tear that would get him in striking distance of his fourth straight 40-goal campaign.
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Bruins' Brad Marchand: Two goals including winner
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Marchand scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over Chicago.
The veteran winger's tallies came just over two minutes apart early in the second period, breaking open a 1-1 tie. It's the second multi-goal performance in five games for Marchand, and on the season, he's up to 10 goals and 20 points over 28 contests, putting him on pace to potentially secure his first 30-goal campaign since 2021-22.
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Bruins' Morgan Geekie: Strikes twice in Wednesday's win
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Geekie scored two goals in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Chicago.
The 26-year-old scored Boston's first and last goals of the night, banging home a rebound on his own initial shot in the first period before converting a clean breakaway in the third. It was Geekie's first multi-goal performance of the season, and after a rough start to the campaign that led to a three-game stint in the press box in early November as a healthy scratch, he's been a little more productive -- all four of his goals, plus two of his four assists, have come in the last 12 contests.
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Bruins' Jeremy Swayman: Nabs eighth win
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Swayman turned aside 20 shots in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Chicago.
The 26-year-old netminder still has a sub-.500 record on the season, going 8-9-2 in 19 outings, but Swayman seems to be settling in after initially struggling under the weight of his new contract. He's allowed three goals or less in five straight starts, going 3-2-0 with a dazzling 1.82 GAA and .925 save percentage over that stretch. With the Bruins playing a more defensively responsible game under interim head coach Joe Sacco, Swayman should be able to deliver strong numbers for the rest of 2024-25.
Swayman will protect the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Wednesday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
Swayman has won just two of his last six outings while allowing 19 goals in that span. The 26-year-old will attempt to build off a win in his last start against the Canadiens. The Blackhawks have won just two of their last six games, scoring 17 goals in that span.
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Bruins' Mason Lohrei: Earns power-play assist
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Lohrei notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings.
Lohrei snapped a four-game slump with the helper. His last three points, over a span of eight games, have been power-play assists as he continues to play on the second unit. The 23-year-old defenseman is at nine points (four on the power play), 24 shots on net, 24 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 23 appearances.
