Jet lag? What jet lag?
Just a day after completing a successful and exhausting 11-day trip out west, the Bruins returned home and played one of their most complete games of the season Thursday night — a 6-0 victory over the Predators at TD Garden.
David Pastrnak (two goals, two assists) and Charlie McAvoy (four assists) propelled the offense, and Michael DiPietro, making his first career start at TD Garden, took care of the back end with 28 saves. It was the first career shutout for DiPietro, who earned his first victory in his last start, over the Ducks last Friday in Anaheim.
Pastrnak has 16 points to lead the Bruins, while McAvoy has 6 points in five games following his six-game suspension to start the season.
After Casey Mittelstadt opened the scoring with his first-period tally at 3:49, the Bruins doubled their lead when Elias Lindholm tipped home his fourth of the season — a power-play goal at 16:38.
Pastrnak (a tip of a McAvoy blue line bomb) and JJ Peterka (his own rebound off a Pastrnak feed) scored in the second period to give the Bruins (8-2-1) a comfortable 4-0 lead after 40 minutes.
Mark Kastelic and Pastrnak scored goals against a Predators club that started sluggish and never was able to get in gear in falling to 3-3-3.
Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com. Follow him @globejimmcbride.