SUNRISE, Fla. - Nick Foligno knew he had to be prepared.
Despite looking like he'd be the odd man out after the morning skate, the veteran forward was going to be ready regardless as questions surrounded the status of David Krejci for the Bruins' pivotal Game 3 against the Florida Panthers on Friday night at FLA Live Arena.
When it was confirmed after warmups that Krejci would be unable to go because of an upper-body injury, Foligno, who missed the final two months of the regular season with an injury of his own, got the call.
"The thing about Nick is he's gotten better every game here. Unfortunately, he had that injury that kept him out for a long time and now tonight we really started to see him get to his game, the game that was helping our team," said coach Jim Montgomery.
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