The power play is the most glaring weakness for the Boston Bruins this season. The B’s have scored on just three of 38 opportunities with the man advantage, giving them the league’s second-worst success rate at 7.9 percent. It’s an area that must improve for the Bruins to return to the playoffs after a two-year absence. Check out the video above to hear Bruins players Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci discuss the team’s struggling power play, as seen on “NESN Sports Today” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
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Claude Julien: Bruins’ Mistakes In Loss To Canadiens ‘Very Correctable’
Share this: The Boston Bruins couldn’t pull off another comeback win Saturday night and fell 4-2 to the rival Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden. Bruins head coach Claude Julien spoke to NESN’s Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley on “Bruins Overtime Live” after the game, and he talked about a few of the problems that plagued Boston in the defeat. Check out Julien’s full interview in the video above. Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Bruins Wrap: Brad Marchand’s Incredible Five-Point Game Leads Boston To 6-3 Win
Well that was one heck of a start to the 2016-17 Boston Bruins season. The B’s hit the road for their season opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night and left Nationwide Arena happy as clams following an exciting, come-from-behind 6-3 win to kick things off. Boston trailed 2-0 after one period and 3-1 early in the second, but Boston’s defense and first line took over from there. Each of Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and David Backes scored two goals, while Marchand had an incredible five-point performance in the comeback. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots and was lights out for the final 33 minutes of action. Here’... NESN.com
Bruins Roster Rest: Projected Forward Lines After Dominic Moore Signing
The Boston Bruins signed veteran center Dominic Moore to a one-year contract worth $ 900,000 on Tuesday. The move gives head coach Claude Julien quite a few centers to worth with when training camp and the preseason begin. In addition to having two legitimate top-six centers in Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, the B’s signed free-agent center David Backes in July and need to find a spot for young center Ryan Spooner to continue his development. Noel Acciari and Riley Nash also are capable of playing down the middle. One or more of these centers might have to play on the wing, but it’s not a bad problem to have. The Bruins
Bruins’ Matt Beleskey ‘Hated’ Playing Vs. David Backes, Excited To Have Him Aboard
by Zack Cox on Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 11:18AM 2,827 As a player who spent seven seasons in the NHL’s Western Conference, Boston Bruins winger Matt Beleskey is very familiar with his team’s biggest offseason acquisition: former St. Louis Blues center David Backes. Like Beleskey, Backes, who signed a five-year, $ 30 million contract with Boston on the first day of NHL free agency, is known for playing a heavy, physical game. And while guys like that aren’t particularly fun to line up against, th...
Bruins’ Defense Stepping Up As NHL Playoff Race Draws To A Close
BOSTON — The Bruins don’t control their own destiny in the race for the final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. That said, the B’s will give themselves a great chance to qualify if they bring the same defensive performance to Saturday’s regular-season finale that we saw in the last two games. The Bruins gave the Red Wings very little in Thursday night’s 5-2 win at TD Garden. Boston gave up just 15 shots on goal, tying a season low previously set March 29 at New Jersey. Perhaps most impressive was Detroit’s five shot attempts at even strength in the third period, which shows how well Boston clamped down defensively while protecting a
David Krejci’s Monster Game Helps Bruins Keep Pace In Playoff Race
by Zack Cox on Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:36PM 1,923 The Boston Bruins’ offense broke out in a big way Friday night, beating the St. Louis Blues’ vaunted goaltending duo a half-dozen times to secure a win they desperately needed. Leading this charge was center David Krejci, who scored two of Boston’s goals and assisted on two others in the first regular-season four-point effort of his career. “He was extremely good — no doubt,” head coach Claude Julien told NESN’s Jack Edwards a...