David Pastrnak was benched for the third period in Boston's 2-0 win over the Kraken. Here's what his Bruins teammates said of the move.

Remember, it was Toronto’s visit here Oct. 26 (Brad Marchand knocking home the OT winner) that looked to be an important foothold for Jim Montgomery’s Black-and-Gold charges. As we soon learned, the look proved to be deceiving. What has become clear ...

Sunday was not the first time Montgomery held his leaders in check; Bruins captain Brad Marchand committed a turnover that led to a Utah Hockey Club goal, which happened to be overturned, in Boston’s 2-1 overtime loss Oct. 19. After the play, Montgomery was spotted yelling at Marchand on the bench.

Bruins star forward David Pastrnak took the blame on Monday when asked about his benching during Sunday's win over the Kraken.

Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak took full accountability following his benching in the third period of Sunday’s 2–0 win over the Seattle Kraken. After committing a turnover late in the second period and struggling with penalty-kill duties, Pastrnak did not return to the ice for the final 20 minutes.

Following the Bruins’ 2-0 win over the Kraken, Montgomery told the media that Pastrnak remained on the bench for the final 20 minutes due to “a coach’s decision” and wouldn’t comment on the situation beyond that.