Coming into Tuesday’s game in Calgary, trailing after the first two periods had been almost a death sentence for the Bruins, who were 2-12 when losing after the second intermission.
So falling behind 3-1 heading into the third period appeared dire for the Bruins, especially against the Flames and goalie Dustin Wolf, who’d been dominant in the Saddledome.
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But even after giving up a late goal in the second period, Bruins captain Brad Marchand liked the belief he saw in the dressing room before they rallied to win 4-3 in overtime.
“It still felt like we had a lot of confidence. A period is a long time in this league. Confidence and belief is dangerous. If you have that, you can make it happen,” he said. “We’ve done that a few times recently. We’re starting to have that belief again that we can come back. … We need to be better not getting in that situation.”
David Pastrnak, whose overtime goal was the game-winner, was encouraged.
“It was a huge comeback on not-an-easy trip,” he said. “You play until the last whistle, every single game. We obviously ran into some hard times earlier in the season. It’s important for us to show that we can learn, we’re not going to give up and we can fight.”
Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco called timeout early in the second period after his team fell behind, 2-0. He liked how his team reacted.
“I was real proud of our effort in the third period, I thought our guys showed a lot of determination and a never-say-die attitude. Good on them,” he said. “There was a still a stong belief in the room that we could come back.”
