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What we learned: Bruins inch closer to perfect California trip
January 8, 2023
The Boston Bruins, coming off one of their more complete 60-minute efforts in recent memory, inched one step closer to a perfect California road trip following Saturday’s 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Brad Marchand opened the scoring just over a minute into the contest, kicking off a frantic opening seven minutes. Craig Smith […]
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What we learned: Spark plugs guide Bruins to victory in L.A.
January 6, 2023
One piece of the California puzzle is in the books. A few days removed from their triumphant Winter Classic victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins kicked off their annual tour of The Golden State on a positive note, defeating the surging Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Crypto.com arena. The Bruins surrendered the initial strike […]
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How Jake DeBrusk’s injury impacts the Bruins
January 4, 2023
Jake DeBrusk said it best following his triumphant third-period performance at the Winter Classic. Upon approaching the podium with Linus Ullmark, the Bruins’ top-line right winger reflected on a calendar year full of ups and downs. He described his transition from potentially leaving Boston upon his trade request to helping the Bruins earn another classic […]
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What we learned from another classic Bruins’ Fenway win
January 2, 2023
From the pregame wardrobe honoring an early era of Red Sox baseball to the final horn, the Boston Bruins fully embraced the pomp and circumstance of appearing in yet another Winter Classic. “Relish the moment and stay in the moment,” Montgomery said a couple of hours before the B’s second-ever Fenway Park contest. “We believe […]
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Fenway hockey experience extends beyond the 2010 Bruins
January 1, 2023
Within the last decade, the standard ice hockey rink became a winter staple at Fenway Park. The memorable 2010 Winter Classic between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers sits near the top of every list ranking the NHL’s greatest outdoor games. The image of Marco Sturm’s overtime winner with the Green Monster backdrop remains etched […]
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Bruins-Sabres takeaways: It’s on to the Winter Classic
December 31, 2022
Jim Montgomery hardly had to remind his team to maintain their focus Saturday’s matinee against the Buffalo Sabres, Boston’s final tilt before its Winter Classic matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Fenway. The first-year Bruins bench boss didn’t have that luxury while coaching the University of Denver in the pre-outdoor game events before its 2016 […]
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What we learned: Bruins bounce back with another character win
December 29, 2022
For the second time in as many weeks, the New Jersey Devils awaited a traveling Boston Bruins squad that arrived in Newark on short rest. The result remained the same. Fresh off a tough shootout loss in Ottawa 24 hours prior, the Bruins struggled to generate quality scoring bids against Vitek Vanecek and the Devils. […]
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What we learned: Bruins fall in shootout amid Swayman-Talbot duel
December 28, 2022
The Ottawa Senators did something that no other team could accomplish yet: beating the Boston Bruins twice. On a night featuring multiple highlight reel saves from Jeremy Swayman and Cam Talbot and bounces benefitting both squads, the Bruins fell just one goal shy of overcoming a pair of deficits. Jim Montgomery’s bunch managed to tally […]
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NHL tier rankings: Top of Atlantic Division heavily featured in upper-echelon
December 27, 2022
The 2022-23 NHL season is reaching its halfway point, with the Boston Bruins sitting comfortably at the top of the league standings. Indeed, they have some company among the league’s upper-echelon, with a pair of division rivals also creeping up in the rankings. They’ll likely have quite the gauntlet to navigate come playoff time against […]
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What we learned: Bruins overcome slow start, survive in third
December 23, 2022
The weather outside was frightful. And the Boston Bruins’ final pre-holiday tilt against the struggling New Jersey Devils produced another delightful result. Yet, their performance in the opening 20 minutes and their survival in the third period was anything but. The Bruins needed Linus Ullmark to guide them through their rough patches in the first […]
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