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What we learned: red-hot Flames scorch Bruins

November 22, 2021

The Boston Bruins hardly looked hot in Sunday’s matchup against the scorching Calgary Flames. Johnny Gaudreau’s opening tally on Jeremy Swayman’s rebound a mere 89 seconds in foreshadowed Boston’s long night. Gaudreau’s fellow former Boston College standout Noah Hanafin capitalized on another Swayman rebound in the middle stanza. Quite frankly, the Bruins had no answers […]

What we learned: Secondary scoring sparks Bruins over Flyers

November 21, 2021

It took a little while, but the Boston Bruins finally earned their first three-game win streak of the season. Boston’s secondary scoring shined again with a stout output against the Philadelphia Flyers after returning from a five-day layover. Unlikely offensive dynamo Derek Forbort continued his early-season hot streak with his first career two-goal outing. A […]

The quirks and benefits of the Bruins’ odd scheduling

November 19, 2021

At some point, all 32 NHL teams will face some odd time frames in their 82-game schedule. This year, in particular, provides a nearly three-week hiatus in February when the league heads to Beijing for the Winter Olympics. Few, if any, encountered a quirky early-season slate like the Boston Bruins. The Bruins’ 2021-22 campaign began […]

Fenway Sports Group reportedly interested in buying Penguins

November 17, 2021

As the great pro wrestling announcer Jim Ross eloquently stated in several of his illustrious calls: “Business is about to pick up.” And it’s a rather, shall we say, intriguing piece of business potentially. As reported in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Fenway Sports Group is interested in purchasing the Pittsburgh Penguins. This development […]

Bruins down Canadiens on a “Charlie Card” night

November 15, 2021

The Boston Bruins may want to schedule a “Charlie Card” promotion the next time they face the hated Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden. The first Bruins-Canadiens matchup in 641 days provided plenty of drama through big hits, scoring chances and intense moments between whistles. But Boston’s pair of Charlie’s, Coyle and McAvoy, took center stage […]

Brad Marchand making early Hart Trophy case and other Bruins-Devils takeaways

November 13, 2021

The Boston Bruins struggled with execution in their initial moments of Saturday’s matinee against the New Jersey Devils. But they eventually cured their hiccups behind one of their more well-rounded efforts away from TD Garden. Some of the rough habits arrived early. Another Brandon Carlo turnover in the defensive end and Jeremy Swayman’s brain fart […]

Bruins-Oilers takeaways: “We absolutely beat ourselves.”

November 12, 2021

The Boston Bruins had little room for error against the Edmonton Oilers. They needed all hands on deck against Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and company. That meant no shifts off for Taylor Hall — who found himself benched in favor of Jake DeBrusk in the closing moments of Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. […]

What we learned: Bruins bounce back as they search for elusive full-60

November 10, 2021

Sometimes it takes a break to get some of the bad habits off your chest. Fresh off an uninspiring loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the Boston Bruins hardly displayed a desirable performance during the opening 20 minutes against the COVID-ridden Ottawa Senators. An ill-advised Taylor Hall turnover put the Bruins in catchup […]

What we learned: Bruins D struggles in Toronto

November 6, 2021

TORONTO — The Boston Bruins encountered a pair of negative trends in the early portion of the 2021-22 campaign: struggling on the road and against some of the more skilled teams. Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped the Bruins to 1-4 away from TD Garden. They got off to a solid start […]

The Bruins-Maple Leafs rivalry makes its long awaited return

TORONTO — Seven hundred twenty-two days. As with many day-to-day developments with COVID-19, the pandemic stole several more chapters of the Bruins-Maple Leafs rivalry. On Saturday, they’ll finally renew acquaintances for the first time since Boston’s 4-2 victory over Toronto on Nov. 15, 2019. The Bruins returned to Toronto in the summer of 2020. But, […]