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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

Welcome to the Bruins Stats Corner

Taylor Hall, Erik Haula, Charlie McAvoy, and Urho  Vaakanainen celebrate a goal
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By Karoline Sears | Follow me on Mastodon: @spelled_with_a_k and Substack

Welcome to the Bruins Stats Corner! Your home for weekly Boston Bruins hockey analytics coverage. If you find yourself glazing over hockey data and statistical phrases, I’m here to help. I love to uncover interesting and different patterns and trends within data.

There are two kinds of … Keep Reading

The Bruins Should Prioritize Extending Tyler Bertuzzi

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By: Ryan Duffy | Follow Me On Twitter @Rduffy26

With the Bruins being eliminated by the Florida Panthers from the Stanley Cup Playoffs last week, Boston’s management has many difficult questions to answer, with multiple players set to enter free agency this offseason. The Bruins have eight unrestricted free agents, including Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dmitry Orlov, Nick Foligno, Connor … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Possibly Starting Jeremy Swayman for Game Four

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By: Ryan Duffy | Follow Me On Twitter @Rduffy26

Ahead of the Boston Bruins’ game four matchup against the Florida Panthers this afternoon, there has been strong consideration from the coaching staff to start goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Before game three, Linus Ullmark was noted as a game-time decision as he has been dealing with a nagging injury. Fortunately for the Bruins, … Keep Reading

Tyler Bertuzzi Could be a Game Breaker for the Boston Bruins in the Playoffs

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By: Ryan Duffy | Follow Me On Twitter @Rduffy26

After being traded to the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline on March 3rd, the former Detroit Red Wing forward has fit like a glove in the Bruins lineup. The 28-year-old winger spent the first seven years of his career with the Red Wings and, so far, has impressed the Bruins organization. … Keep Reading

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