Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) and Aliaksei Protas of the Washington Capitals go after the puck during the first period of a NHL game at the TD Garden on Dec. 23, 2024.

That’s what I know,” Charlie McAvoy said of he and Pastrnak in an interview with the Boston Herald’s Steve Conroy. “I don’t think there’s any fire under them to do anything with that.