Matthew Tkachuk on the fight with David Pastrnak: Though the Game 2 scoreline didn’t go the Bruins’ way, David Pastrnak won plaudits from his own team for electing to fight Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk.
As it turns out, Pastrnak also won the respect of his rival. Asked about the origin of the fight by reporters on Thursday, Tkachuk said that he initially intended for it to happen in Game 1 (which the Bruins won 5-1).
“I think it was just their bottom six guys were doing what they were doing, which I don’t think we really liked on our side,” Tkachuk said.