PROVIDENCE — Riley Tufte certainly looks the part of what the Bruins have been doing this season.

At 6-foot-6, 230 pounds, Tufte is an imposing figure on skates. But with the B’s now possessing plenty of size, the 2016 first-round pick (25th overall) of the Dallas Stars has to do more than just look big to stick around on the Boston roster that has plenty of bottom six candidates.

Tufte put his best foot forward in the club’s Black-and-Gold intrasquad scrimmage at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, sniping a power-play goal off a nice Trent Frederic feed in Team Black’s 7-2 win over Team Gold on Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion, which was about 60 percent full.

Management certainly feels like Tufte has a shot of making the team, giving him a one-year, one-way contract for $775,000. After spending most of his time in the Dallas organization on a fourth line with AHL Texas Stars, he was moved to the Colorado Avalanche organization and enjoyed something of breakout year with the AHL Colorado Eagles, posting 23-22-45 totals in 67 games. He had a five-game call-up with the Avs and had a goal and an assist.

“I’m approaching it just like any other camp. Obviously it’s a tryout and try to do the best I can. Take everything from last year that I learned and come out out and try to make the team,” said Tufte. “(The one-way deal) feels good, obviously coming off a big year last year. The five NHL games, I played really well and got sent down and never saw the NHL again. But I’m really excited for this opportunity to be playing for the Boston Bruins and I’ll do anything I can to try to crack the lineup.”

Coach Jim Montgomery was in the Dallas organization when Tufte was there. Though he didn’t give GM Don Sweeney any advice on the signing (“Things happen quick in the summer,” he said), Montgomery has seen growth in Tufte’s game.

“He’s really matured as a player and what he is with his big frame and how to use it. He’s made some real good steps and he’s developed into a good pro,” said Montgomery.

Harrison impresses

Brett Harrison, the B’s third-round pick in 2021 (85th overall), appears is though he could be an impact player in Providence this year. At the Prospects Challenge in Buffalo last weekend, he had three goals and two assists in three games. In Saturday’s scrimmage, he didn’t score but his confidence in moving the puck, especially on the power play, was noticeable.

He’s put some pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame, now up to 191 pounds, and as such, he’s more equipped to winning battles.

Montgomery has been impressed with the way Harrison has been “winning one-on-one battles, the speed with which he’s winning them. It’s not so much his skating but he’s getting to spots. He knows where he’s supposed to be. He’s a smart hockey player. He’s doing those things and he’s winning battles. You can tell that he’s a lot more confident with the puck.”

Harrison had been a scorer in junior (69 points in 57 games in his last season between Oshawa and Windsor) and he’d like to get back to that. He five goals in 47 games last season in Providence, plus one in two playoff games.

“One of my best skills is my shot so I’d definitely like to get into more shooting areas in the middle of the ice and show off the quick release that I have,” said Harrison.

Loose pucks

Matt Poitras, who missed the second half of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery, passed one hurdle by playing in his first quasi-game and scored a pretty short-side snipe on a 3-on-3. With Elias Lindholm out for the time being, he centered David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha, both of whom scored in the scrimmage.

“It was good. There was a little bit of rust. There were some plays I got back but I felt good, the legs felt good and it was nice just to get back in and compete,” said Poitras. “I’ve never really sat out for this length from an injury, so it’s all new to me. But I think just playing games, every game, every practice, getting reps in, I’m getting more and more comfortable. I’m getting hit a little bit and I’m getting into that game atmosphere.”

Poitras, who started camp on the wing before Lindholm got hurt, impressed Montgomery.

“I thought Poitras had a good game. He was around the puck, he had the puck a lot and that’s his game. We’ll see him on wing and we’ll see wherever he looks best,” said Montgomery. … Veteran Tyler Johnson, in camp on a tryout, scored one of the two Team Gold’s goals. … The B’s play their first preseason game on Sunday (5 p.m.) against the New York Rangers at TD Garden.