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Takeaways: Bruins OT record is concerning, but not alarming

February 23, 2024

Chalk the Bruins’ recent overtime setback in Calgary as a missed opportunity. After another sloppy opening 20 minutes, Jim Montgomery’s squad appeared prime for a letdown less than 24 hours after securing a wild OT win over the Edmonton Oilers. If it weren’t for Charlie Coyle capitalizing on Jakob Markstrom’s head-scratching blunder late in the […]

Takeaways: Battered Bruins earn gutsy OT win to begin road trip

February 22, 2024

A battered Boston Bruins defense faced a difficult task entering their four-game road trip without Hampus Lindholm. After the opening shift, they had to labor on with only five defensemen upon Matt Grzelcyk’s exit a mere 65 seconds in. Any fully healthy blue-line core would have their hands full against star-studded talent like Connor McDavid, […]

After skate cut, Mason Lohrei hopes to provide spark for wounded Bruins D

February 21, 2024

For nearly two weeks, the Boston Bruins endured a stretch from bad to worse during their seven-game homestand. On Monday, they stopped the proverbial bleeding with a needed 4-3 shootout win over the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. Behind Justin Brazeau’s storybook debut, David Pastrnak’s late tying marker and clutch moments from Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy […]

Justin Brazeau’s storybook debut gives Bruins a needed boost

February 19, 2024

Every player encounters a unique path to the National Hockey League. While some share similar journeys as top prospects or late bloomers, others face obstacles, detours, and other hurdles on their way to the top league in the world. In Justin Brazeau’s case, he wondered if he’d even touch the ice for one NHL shift. […]

Bruins “add to their problems” with self-inflicted loss to Kings

February 17, 2024

Just when they were on the cusp of snapping their three-game skid, the Boston Bruins continued to self-inflict. Their latest special teams’ blunders against the Los Angeles Kings couldn’t have come at a worse time. With a 4-3 lead late in regulation, Boston’s struggling penalty kill once again encountered multiple breakdowns with failed clears and […]

Bruins search for “sandpaper goals” as home skid continues

February 16, 2024

For the first time since the opening week of the 2023-24 season, the Boston Bruins share the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Once again, their effort Thursday night against the Seattle Kraken wasn’t in question. Jim Montgomery’s squad fired the game’s first 11 shots on net and took a 1-0 lead just 4:54 in […]

Takeaways: Bruins’ power-play struggles in Brad Marchand’s 1000th game

February 14, 2024

The Bruins’ effort against the Lightning Tuesday night wasn’t a carbon copy of their 4-0 win over the Western Conference-leading Canucks last week. It was, however, a significant improvement from their underwhelming outings against a pair of potential Draft lottery squads in the Flames and Capitals coming out of the All-Star break. The final result […]

Takeaways: Bruins’ ugly habits return in loss to Capitals

February 10, 2024

Just as they took a step forward with a statement win over the top team out west, the Boston Bruins encountered another setback against another likely Draft Lottery-bound squad. The Bruins hung around after watching Jeremy Swayman do yeoman’s work in the opening 20 minutes. The Boston netminder stopped all 15 shots he faced against […]

Through will and skill, Brad Marchand carves out his legacy in Boston

February 9, 2024

For nearly the last decade and a half, Brad Marchand overcame quite a few of hurdles en route to becoming one of the league’s elite talents. For one, the Boston Bruins selected him in the third round of the 2006 selection. While plenty of diamonds in the rough came out of the later rounds throughout […]

Takeaways: Bruins PK and D highlights latest bounce-back win

That’s more like it. In a battle between the NHL’s two top teams, the Boston Bruins developed some rather quick and healthy habits against the Vancouver Canucks. Yet, the Bruins appeared to have some carryover effect from one of their worst performances of the season against the Calgary Flames Tuesday night. In the first 17 […]