David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen.

I think it was just a tough business decision here for us," MacFarland said Saturday before the Avalanche faced the Boston Bruins. “I felt that the pieces we got made sense to strike now.” Colorado traded Rantanen in a three-team deal to Carolina a night earlier,

Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland says trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes was a "tough business decision,' calling the star winger a "superstar human being."

As DiPietro gets recalled to join Boston, he will have the chance to make his first NHL appearance since the 2021-22 season. Having gotten a lot more pro experience under his belt since then, DiPietro has been borderline unbeatable this season and deserves another shot to prove he can hang at the NHL level.

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman makes a save in the second period of Boston’s 5-1 loss to the Devils on Wednesday in Newark, N.J. Swayman didn’t return for the third period and sat out against Ottawa on Thursday.