Outside of injury-related changes, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm has stuck with what's worked over the life of Boston's six-game win streak.

The Boston Bruins find themselves in a precarious situation with a former second-round pick. Mason Lohrei was once seen as a budding star in Boston’s defense. After all, the former Ohio State Buckeye racked up 33 points in 77 games during his first full season with the Bruins just last year. This tally topped all blueliners on the team.

The visiting Boston Bruins scored twice in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Saturday night's battle of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division.

Mason Lohrei is the latest Bruins player to put together a strong response after getting scratched by head coach Marco Sturm.

Young defenseman Mason Lohrei is still developing with the Boston Bruins, and this is his third NHL season. In 11 games, he has one goal and five assists, but has been a healthy scratch for the last three games.

Mason Lohrei’s anger has become a talking point — and, lately, a driving force — behind the Boston Bruins’ surge. After signing a two-year, $6.4 million extension this summer, the 24-year-old defenseman didn’t expect to be watching from the press box for five straight games.

The latter was an issue for Lohrei’s first 11 games. There would not be a 12th until Saturday, when Lohrei returned to the lineup. Charlie McAvoy, his former top-pair partner, did not travel with the Bruins to Toronto because of a personal matter.

Say hello to your first-place Boston Bruins. The B’s scored a gut-check 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Saturday night after losing Charlie McAvoy to a scary shot to the face in the second period and then Viktor Arvidsson late in the game.

The Boston Bruins could give a young blueliner a shot at a fresh start in this latest trade idea that brings back a veteran D-man.

Bruins head coach Marco Sturm did not hold back when it came to assessing defenseman Mason Lohrei's fight to get back in the lineup.

After five scratches in six games, the Bruins player admitted frustration with his situation as he returned to play.