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Bruins Penalty Kill Showing Early Success

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By: Ryan Jainchill | Follow me on Twitter / X @Jainchill_Ryan

Off to a 3-1-0 start to the 2025-26 NHL season, the Boston Bruins have shown significant strides from last season’s bottoming out. Whether it’s contributions from up and down the lineup, a defensive structure that has limited shots against, or a goaltending tandem returning to form, the Bruins have impressed … Keep Reading

Mason Lohrei’s Extension Sets Him Up for Crucial Year on Bruins’ Blue Line

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

Mason Lohrei has been an intriguing player to watch as he develops his game as an NHL defenseman. The 24-year-old was selected by the Bruins in round two of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and transitioned from college hockey at Ohio State to the Providence Bruins during the 2022-23 season. He signed a two-year Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Special Teams Preview: Penalty Kill

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

Historically, the Boston Bruins have been a team shaped by their defensive identity, and that has come with penalty kill success. However, the Bruins’ penalty kill was below average last season, not nearly as bad as the power play, but it was nothing to be happy about. Finishing at a rate of 76.3%, the … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Special Teams Preview: Power Play

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

The Boston Bruins’ power play last season was poor; there is no good way to describe it. The numbers will back it up: the power play finished at 15.2%, the lowest that number has been since the lockout-shortened 2013 season. Throughout this past season, the power play underwent a lot of change, notably losing key contributors … Keep Reading

What Viktor Arvidsson is Capable of Bringing to the Boston Bruins

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

Nine minutes before the free agency window opened on July 1, 2025, the Boston Bruins announced they had acquired forward Viktor Arvidsson from the Edmonton Oilers. The 5’10” left winger represented Sweden last season at the Four Nations Faceoff, but after a stat line of 15-12–27 with the Oilers, and bouncing in and out of the … Keep Reading

Will the Boston Bruins’ Offense Improve in 2025-2026?

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By: Eamonn McLean | Follow me on Twitter/X @EamonnMcLean44

The 2024-25 edition of the Boston Bruins seemed to struggle in most statistical categories. In net, Jeremy Swayman posted a .892% save percentage, the lowest of his National Hockey League career, while Joonas Korpisalo posted his second straight sub .900% season. On defense, the B’s allowed 271 goals, the seventh most in the NHL. They … Keep Reading

Bruins Assistant Coaches Have the Experience to Guide Marco Sturm as a First-Time Head Coach

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

The faces behind the Bruins bench will look slightly different as the 2025-26 season approaches this fall. As the coaching carousel settled down, Marco Sturm was hired as the 30th head coach in Boston Bruins history. Following the announcement, the Bruins decided that assistants Jay Leach, Chris Kelly, and goaltending coach Bob Essensa would stay on Sturm’s … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Hire Steve Spott as an Assistant Coach

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By: Jack Studley  |  Follow me on Twitter/X @jackstudley13

On Friday morning, the Boston Bruins announced that the team has hired Steve Spott as an assistant coach. Spott will join first-year head coach Marco Sturm, and assistants Jay Leach, Chris Kelly, and goaltending coach Bob Essensa as the Bruins finalize their coaching staff for the 2025-26 season.

Spott comes with a lot … Keep Reading