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Bruins Hampus Lindholm Should Lead Boston’s Power Play Upon Return From Injury

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By: Tim Burke | Follow me on Twitter / X @timsports3

The Boston Bruins’ Power Play has been abysmal since the start of the season. They score on just 11.4% of their opportunities, the worst in the NHL. To make matters worse, their 70 Power Plays are 11 more than any other team in the league. The Bruins have six goals on their last 61 attempts … Keep Reading

Bruins Need to Change Up the Power Play

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By: Tim Burke | Follow me on Twitter / X @timsports3

The start of the Boston Bruins’ season has not met expectations. The team’s record of 5-6-1 is unacceptable. The offense has been subpar at both five-on-five and on the Power Play. The defense, considered the team’s biggest strength, has allowed too many high-danger scoring chances. Still, it is only 12 games into the season. … Keep Reading

Breaking Down the Bruins’ Power Play Struggles

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By: Jason Cooke | Follow me on Twitter / X @cookejournalism

The Boston Bruins have limped out of the National Hockey League All-Star break. Since returning to play against the Calgary Flames on February 6th, the Bruins have skidded through a 1-3-1 stretch while on a seven-game homestand at TD Garden. Not only have the Bruins lost four of their last … Keep Reading

Opinion: Jeremy Swayman has Elevated his Game to be the Bruins Number One Goaltending Option

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By: Max Weisman | Follow me on Twitter: @maweisman

On January 4th, 2024, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals in a 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Since then, he’s made six starts and came in to relieve Linus Ullmark when he exited with a lower-body injury during the overtime period against the Arizona Coyotes. During Ullmark’s time out of the … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: November Player Stats Tracker

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Welcome to your monthly Bruins Stats Corner stats tracker round-up. Each month I will update this post so we can track how well this centennial team is fairing. I have chosen some of my favorite stats to track: Defensive Points Share (DPS), Faceoff Wins Percentage (FOW%), Time on Ice (TOI), and Individual … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: October Player Stats Tracker

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Welcome to your weekly Bruins Stats Corner stats tracker round-up. Each week I will update this post within the month of October so we can all track this Centennial team. I have chosen some of my favorite stats to track: Defensive Points Share (DPS), Faceoff Wins Percentage (FOW%), Time on Ice (TOI), … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: Game Stats Tracker

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

The pre-season is over and it’s time to make some decisions. Most of the young players we saw over the past few weeks will return to minor league play to continue their development. Others were surprising standouts that showed us all that they are, in fact, ready to don that … Keep Reading

Can Linus Ullmark Win Back-to-Back Vezina Trophies?

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By Andrew Bluestein | Follow Me On Twitter @adbblue

Last season, Linus Ullmark put on an absolute goaltending clinic. He had one of the best single-season goaltending performances in NHL history, which included scoring an empty-net goal, and was voted to his first All-Star game. His presentation earned him his first career Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender. 

It seems … Keep Reading

Bruins Stats Corner: Shattenkirk the Journeyman

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Hindsight is 20/20 and I think it’s safe to say that Don Sweeny was specifically looking to add veterans to the lineup as a way to transition the Boston Bruins from their most recent golden age (2006-2025) into the next. I’ll get into why I think the current golden age … Keep Reading

Stats Corner Report Cards: Boston Bruins Free Agents

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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

It’s the end of the school year, and I’m handing out report cards ahead of the free agency to see how some Boston Bruins pending free agents performed over the course of the last season. I think we all knew halfway through the 2022-2023 season that a good … Keep Reading

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