Torey Krug was aware his GPS had gone awry.

After another game without a goal against Carolina last Sunday, Krug’s shooting percentage had dipped to a comical 0.8 percent (1 for 121). The way things were going, Krug could have aimed a puck at the harbor from the Zakim Bridge and watched it flutter into Charlestown.

Offensive defensemen like Krug, however, have no choice but to keep pumping pucks on goal. In the last three games, Krug’s steady approach is leading to results. After three goals in his last three games, Krug’s shooting percentage has climbed to a more respectable 3.1 percent.

In Saturday’s second period, Krug scored his goal after doing what he does best: pushing the puck. After shrugging off Wayne Simmonds’s check, Krug carried the puck up the ice, passed to Patrice Bergeron at the defensive blue line, and kept on going. By the time Bergeron hit David Pastrnak in the neutral zone, Krug was in full flight, giving the Bruins numbers approaching the offensive zone.

By the time Pastrnak dropped the puck to Brad Marchand and the left wing flung a pass out front, Krug was all alone to tip it past Michal Neuvirth, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead at 6:00. The defenseman charged to the net, knowing Bergeron would hang back to cover up.

“I had more speed than any of our forwards,’’ Krug said of his rush. “Depending on who you’re out there with, that’s a pretty responsible line, so I think I can make the play going to the net. I had more speed, and when you have the middle lane drive, it opens up other plays to be made. So if I don’t join the rush there, I probably get squashed at the blue line and we get nothing out of it. It starts with being able to have the confidence to make those decisions because the guys on the ice are responsible enough to do those things.’’

Shooting blanks

Pastrnak has zero goals in his last 13 games. Pastrnak’s last goal was on Dec. 14 against Pittsburgh. Pastrnak, once the NHL’s second-leading goal scorer with 19 strikes, now trails seven players: Sidney Crosby, Jeff Carter, Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine, Alex Ovechkin, Cam Atkinson, and Vladimir Tarasenko.

Pastrnak’s slump, however, is not indicative of his play. The right wing had two assists and a team-high six shots on net against the Flyers. Pastrnak drew four penalties, although he negated Michael Del Zotto’s holding call by embellishing.

“I remember saying it isn’t going to be always one player going to score all season,’’ Pastrnak said. “It’s going to go all the way around. I’m happy that goals were going in today.’’

During Pastrnak’s slump, the right wing has averaged 3.54 shots on net per game. Overall, Pastrnak is averaging 3.44 shots on goal per game.

“He’s doing a lot of great things out there,’’ Bergeron said. “He’s generating chances and making some great plays for us as linemates and opening up things. He was on a roll where it was tough to keep for 82 games. We all knew that. He’s a young player and he’s getting better every night. It doesn’t matter if he scores or not. He’s bringing it every night. That’s all you can ask for, really.’’

Miller knocked out

The Bruins lost Kevan Miller to an upper-body injury at 8:28 of the second period. Miller was slammed into the end boards by Jakub Voracek. The force of the collision drove the side of Miller’s head into the glass. Voracek then thumped Miller on the head as he fell. The defenseman skated off without assistance. Voracek was called for a boarding major . . . The Bruins scored a season-high six goals for the second time. Marchand, who had two goals and three assists, also had a 2-3—5 line in the other six-goal outburst in the season opener against Columbus. “When he’s feeling it, he makes a lot of good things happen,’’ said coach Claude Julien. “It hasn’t always been like that this year. But now he’s starting to heat up. That’s a good sign.’’ . . . Austin Czarnik was the No. 3 center just a week ago. But following some lapses with and without the puck, the rookie has been shifted to right wing on the fourth line. “I just wasn’t focusing on the little details,’’ Czarnik said. “Getting quick to the puck and things like that. I’ve just been focusing on that now. I’m just trying to build off it.’’ Czarnik leaped to pick off a Simmonds clearing attempt in the first, setting up David Krejci’s power-play goal . . . Bruins president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney addressed season ticket-holders before the game. The annual address usually takes place before the start of the season. But it was shifted to Saturday because of the World Cup of Hockey . . . Colin Miller (lower body) missed his second straight game. The defenseman has yet to skate since getting hurt on Tuesday against St. Louis . . . Joe Morrow and Jimmy Hayes were the healthy scratches . . . Shayne Gostisbehere (4-15—19) was a healthy scratch for the Flyers.

Fluto Shinzawa can be reached at fshinzawa@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeFluto.