Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

Artemi Panarin was locked in last night, opening the scoring only minutes in and adding three assists. Things have not always been smooth in the top six, but if they are finally turning a corner then it's the perfect time for the conglomerate of talent to finally click. It's been the missing link, as the bottom six has mainly been carrying the Rangers so far.

Mittelstadt had been on the shelf with a knee injury since November 6 and didn't even make the just-completed tip to to the West Coast and Long Island. But with both David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha out with unspecified maladies, desperate times called for a desperate measure. And so, without the benefit of a team practice (something that is usually imperative for a player out that long), Mittelstadt was pressed back into action.

Oct. 21 vs Florida - In Brad Marchand's homecoming, the B's battle back from an early two-goal deficit and then another late one-goal disadvantage to tie it on Morgan Geekie's 6-on-5 goal at 18:29. But in the final minute, the B's allow the Panthers to attack the zone with speed and Carter Verhaeghe's shot goes off the post then Andrew Peeke's skate for the GWG with 26 seconds left.

"It feels like I was here for 10 years," Thomas said of Boston. "It feels like I won multiple championships and I was only here for two-and-a-half, three years. And the genuine love that the city, the organization, just the regular fans, each and every day ... since the first day I got traded here - I'm forever thankful. I'm forever grateful. And that feeling is mutual."

The Bruins have been a resilient and admirable group for the most part this season. But the depleted B's learned on Monday night that vim and vigor can take you only so far in the National Hockey League. The Carolina Hurricanes were clearly the better team at the Garden and used two second period goals to power their way to the 3-1 win at the Garden

Don't get me wrong. It would be wise to hold back a piece of your heart before throwing it all on the bandwagon. Every game in this current seven-game win streak that has them at 11-7 has been a battle - even Tuesday's 5-3 win over Toronto when the Maple Leafs looked disinterested to start and then lost Auston Matthews in the middle of the game. Three of their seven wins have gone to extra time.

"No, not at all," Bergeron said in reply. "I feel like it's almost like I don't consider myself a part of that group. I think it's hard for me to believe that," he said of his own candidacy. "But also at the same time, I'm obviously here to support [Zdeno], but also [Duncan Keith] and [Joe] for their amazing careers. I'm just happy to be a part of this night."

"I remember how strong the Bruins alumni was and how I was instantly accepted by them...Wayne Cashman, we still talk weekly...but there was no one bigger in my time with the Bruins than Johnny Bucyk...to the people of Boston, you were so good to me. Thank you." - Jumbo Joe pic.twitter.com/shvWYbL1I7- Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) November 11, 2025

During a disappointing Saturday night 5-3 loss against their divisional rivals, the Boston Bruins, a silver lining of hope emerged in the form of Leafs' backup goaltender, Dennis Hildeby. On Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, Hildeby started the game as the Leafs' backup, but after Boston exploded for two quick second-period goals to take a 4-2 lead, this 24-year-old at 4:41 of the second period was pressed into action and made a statement by stopping 19 of 20 shots in an eventual 5-3 Bruins win.

The B's extended their winning streak to five games after Pavel Zacha's goal beat the clock with 5.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting the B's to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at the Garden on Thursday. Charlie McAvoy carried the puck in deep and got the puck on goalie Linus Ullmark and it trickled through him. Zacha stuck with it and tapped home the GWG, giving the B's their fourth win in as many tries in extra time this year.

"He should be pissed. He should be very pissed. He should be upset," Sturm said of Lohrei. "He works hard. He's ready. He just waits for his opportunity. That's the goal. Having him out there and being a little bit different when he comes back. "Watching from upstairs, watching some other players, what they do well, what they do wrong too. It's a learning process for him right now. That's why we do it."