Bruins

Pavel Zacha scored the tying goal in the third period for the NHL-leading Bruins in Jim Montgomery's first game as a head coach in Dallas since the Stars fired ...

With the Stars struggling early, Oettinger had two remarkable saves to keep Dallas in it. The failed 5-on-3 and missed chance with the man advantage in OT left the Stars at 3 of 37 on power plays over 12 games. “The one that hurts the most is the 5 on 3 during regulation time,” DeBoer said. Roope Hintz’s 23rd goal got Dallas even in the first period. The good thing is we got a point against the best team in the league.” There’s a lot of belief in that locker room.”

The Bruins have arguably been the NHL's best team in the third period and they showed why Tuesday with an overtime win against the Stars.

[told reporters after the game](https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1625866268992577545). [it wasn’t easy](https://nesn.com/2023/01/bruins-wrap-boston-falls-to-lightning-in-game-with-playoff-feel/) for the Black and Gold. The B’s are the first in the league to hit that mark in the 2022-23 campaign.

Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams. He's played against plenty of them, too. The current iteration of the Boston Bruins — the 2022-23 edition ...

"They deserve a lot of credit," he said. "He's shown his entire career what a good defenceman he is," Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson said. "We talked about a standard there for years — playing to our standard no matter who we played," Cassidy said. "Everybody's hoping the other one has success." "They take advantage of every single chance," he said. "Sometimes that's all it takes to get you that much better when you're already elite." "Been standing on his head," Pastrnak said. "Depth at every position," Crosby continued of the Bruins. "Then you get the star players back and you just keep winning. "Amazing," said Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup winner as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Everybody else is just, 'OK this is how we do things.' It's no secret to me why they're having success." Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams.

The Boston Bruins visit the Nashville Predators after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Roman Josi has scored 13 goals with 31 assists for the Predators. Pavel Zacha has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games. Matt Duchene has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games. Brad Marchand has 16 goals and 30 assists for the Bruins. The Predators have a -10 scoring differential, with 140 total goals scored and 150 allowed. BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Boston Bruins after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

Leona Zacha and the rest of the Bruins' siblings had plenty to cheer about during Boston's overtime victory over the Stars on Tuesday.

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David Pastrnak scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime, and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night.

Here are the Boston Bruins takeaways against the Dallas Stars. The Bruins begin the road trip on a high note defeating them in overtime.

He finished with a Corsi For of 68.42%, and with him, on the ice, the Bruins had 13 chances as opposed to six from the Stars. They dominated the high-danger area of the ice and played the same way they did in the first. During the contest, the Bruins were 0-for-3 with the man advantage. In the second meeting, the Bruins secured the victory in overtime thanks to David Pastrnak. This script reminds me a lot of last seasons, with how poorly executed the power play was in the second half of the season. The Bruins played the Stars for the second and final time.

And that's exactly the way Jim Montgomery felt on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. The Bruins did not dominate the Stars as they have so many teams ...

"We wanted to win the game for them, too," said Zacha, whose sister Leona made the trip to the United States for the first time. "A lot of the people there have traveled a long way. We showed it again tonight." "I kicked it out, tried to get to the net and Mac made a great play, the seam pass to Pasta. You want righties on the right dot, lefties on the left dot and they got that combo so a lot of time our righties are going on their non-power side against someone on their power side. "I loved the way we started, I loved the adversity we faced within the game. "It's gonna be way more fun for them to enjoy this road trip when it's gonna be a win or two wins. "I thought he took pucks to hard areas. Just trying to get better every year that I can." "It was nice to win a game where we had to overcome so many struggles within the game, the penalty kills, playing really well but not having a lead, trailing...keep pushing, keep believing," said Montgomery. On the winner, after corralling the puck in the Bruins' end, Zacha lugged it through the neutral zone and left a pass for Pastrnak just inside the Dallas blue line. With help from a massive Derek Forbort block in the closing seconds of the kill, the Bruins got back to even strength and set up Pastrnak's winner 1:12 after the Dallas power play expired.

The Bruins earned a comeback win in overtime against the Stars on Tuesday, but it couldn't have been done without a strong third period.

“We had to kill off a 5-on-3, had to kill off a 4-on-3. It’s been one heck of a debut season with the Bruins for Montgomery, to say the least, leading Boston to a 40-8-5 record, getting the most out of his players and being atop the league standings for much of the year. The Stars had four power plays but were unable to capitalize on any opportunity because of Boston’s dominant penalty killing. “There’s a lot of belief in that locker room that if we play the right way, we’ve got a lot of depth that can overcome a lot of adversity. [looked as if fatigue](https://nesn.com/2023/02/jim-montgomery-shares-message-to-bruins-ahead-of-all-star-break/) had caught up to them at times. “We wanted to win the game for them, too,” Zacha told reporters. “A lot of the people there have traveled a long way. [were excited to see Zacha](https://nesn.com/2023/02/don-sweeneys-trade-for-pavel-zacha-looks-better-day-by-day-for-bruins/) get traded. “It was nice to win a game where we had to overcome so many struggles within the game, the penalty kills, playing really well but not having a lead, trailing. It almost looked as if that was going to happen again Tuesday, but [the Bruins returned to](https://nesn.com/2023/02/bruins-identity-returns-despite-struggles-in-ot-win-vs-stars/) their dominant ways in the third period and showed just why they’re the NHL’s best team in those final 20 minutes. He’s one of our main penalty killers, and he’s a big part of what they were able to do (Tuesday).” [Jim Montgomery told reporters](https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1625866268992577545) after the win.

UCLA opens the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational versus Nebraska on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. (PT) on ESPN Plus.

Keira Goerl (32) and Amanda Freed (21) last accomplished the feat in 2002. In 2022, the Bruins' pitching staff led the Pac-12 in nearly every statistical category: ERA (1.72), strikeouts (486), wins (51), opposing batting average (.180) and saves (12). Jordan won the title with a .429 batting average (84 hits), Godin with a .418 average (56 hits) and Meoño with a .439 average (72 hits). (March 3-5). 23-26). 23), Northwestern (Feb. 16-19). ) and led the conference in strikeouts (292) in 2022. The Bruins have not finished below third in the conference since 2013 (t-5th). 2/18/23 2/16/23 The Bruins (7-0) open the tournament with Nebraska on Thursday at 4 p.m.

The Boston Bruins visit the Nashville Predators after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Roman Josi has scored 13 goals with 31 assists for the Predators. Pavel Zacha has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games. Matt Duchene has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games. Brad Marchand has 16 goals and 30 assists for the Bruins. The Predators have a -10 scoring differential, with 140 total goals scored and 150 allowed. BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Boston Bruins after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

The Boston Bruins visit the Nashville Predators after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Roman Josi has scored 13 goals with 31 assists for the Predators. Pavel Zacha has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games. Matt Duchene has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games. Brad Marchand has 16 goals and 30 assists for the Bruins. The Predators have a -10 scoring differential, with 140 total goals scored and 150 allowed. BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Boston Bruins after the Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime.

For Boston's current two-game trek out to Dallas and Nashville, each Bruins player brought a sibling for the road trip.

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Kraken, Oilers, Rangers make strong moves up the odds board.

What about the Philadelphia Flyers? (We’ll get to another big reason shortly.) Edmonton, which lost to Colorado in the Western Conference finals last year, also has seen its championship odds improve. [FanDuel](https://www.inquirer.com/sports/betting/promo-codes/fanduel-welcome-offer.html); 1000-to-1 at [Caesars](https://www.inquirer.com/sports/betting/promo-codes/caesars-sportsbook-promo-code.html)). Then there’s the Seattle Kraken. Makar is due back before the end of this month, and Landeskog is expected to hit the ice by mid-March. NHL futures bettors have certainly taken notice of the Canes. That would be the Carolina Hurricanes, who are 10-1-1 in their last 12 outings. Being dominant in the regular season is not a surefire path to a championship. However, none of that movement would register on the Richter scale. So who’s been the hottest team on the ice as of late? [BetMGM](https://www.inquirer.com/sports/betting/promo-codes/betmgm-welcome-offer.html).

Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams. He's played against plenty of them, too. The current iteration of the Boston Bruins — the 2022-23 edition ...

"They deserve a lot of credit," he said. "He's shown his entire career what a good defenceman he is," Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson said. "We talked about a standard there for years — playing to our standard no matter who we played," Cassidy said. "Everybody's hoping the other one has success." "They take advantage of every single chance," he said. "Sometimes that's all it takes to get you that much better when you're already elite." "Been standing on his head," Pastrnak said. "Depth at every position," Crosby continued of the Bruins. "Then you get the star players back and you just keep winning. "Amazing," said Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup winner as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Everybody else is just, 'OK this is how we do things.' It's no secret to me why they're having success." Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams.

The NHL-leading Boston Bruins conclude a two-game Western Conference road trip Thursday night in Nashville, meeting the Predators for the first time in more ...

Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams. He's played against plenty of them, too. The current iteration of the Boston Bruins — the 2022-23 edition ...

“We talked about a standard there for years — playing to our standard no matter who we played,” Cassidy said. “They take advantage of every single chance,” he said. “Younger guys getting more opportunities,” the sniper explained. “Depth at every position,” Crosby continued of the Bruins. “Amazing,” said Crosby, a three-time Stanley Cup winner as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Everybody else is just, ‘OK this is how we do things.’ It’s no secret to me why they’re having success.“ “They deserve a lot of credit,” he said. “Veteran guys that know how to do it … “They have it all — they have the mental side, the defence, the offence.” “Bruins culture,” Montgomery said. “They want to play a 1-0 game. “A special group of people that want to be great,” he said.

With Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci beginning to show their ages and nearing retirement, the general manager could add help both for today and tomorrow.

If the Blues, though, are truly committed to moving O’Reilly, as the Ducks were with Lindholm a year ago, then that’s the deal Sweeney needs to make. There will be loads of chatter in the days ahead about a landing spot for Arizona’s Jakob Chychrun and the Blue Jackets’ Vladislav Gavrikov. If Bergeron and Krejci both call it quits after this season, adding O’Reilly now, then extending him like Lindholm, albeit for 3-4 years, could be the perfect bridge answer in the top six. Meanwhile, the Blues, fading fast in the West, have begun to shed assets. He won the Selke Trophy for 2018-19. Though it has been encouraging to see Pavel Zacha gaining confidence of late, a sign that he might one day soon be able to handle No. The closest to that kind of a loss was defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, who still looks like more of prospect than a key part in Anaheim Their dip of late only suggests, strongly, what we knew from the start, that the grueling 82-game season would weigh on them. Exhibit A: Colorado’s acquisition a year ago of Josh Manson, who proved to be a key piece in the Avalanche winning the Cup. He made an excellent pickup with the Marcus Johansson acquisition prior to the run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2019. NASHVILLE — The Bruins improved to a league-best 40-8-5 Tuesday night with an overtime win over the Stars in Dallas and won’t open the playoffs for another nine weeks. 1 get at the ‘18 trade deadline and the big winger still could be central to the offense today if his one concussion too many hadn’t happened days after he joined the Black and Gold.

The Bruins beat the Stars 3-2 in overtime Tuesday and remained on the hunt for a defenseman on the NHL trade market.

[Bruins Trade Talk24 hours ago](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2023/02/14/nhl-trade-report-bruins-amongst-finalists-to-acquire-vladislav-gavrikov/) [Florida Panthers](https://floridahockeynow.com/five-years-later-florida-panthers-continue-to-honor-parkland/) honored the victims of the Parkland shootings on the five-year anniversary and less than 24 hours after another mass shooting, this time at [Michigan State](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/michigan-state-university-shots-fired-tuesday/index.html). [Bruins Daily15 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2023/02/15/nhl-trade-bruins-daily-bruins-stars-chychrun-update-nhl-rumors/) This was not what the second amendment was meant for it, and anyone saying otherwise is lying to themselves. Could Pulli be the defenseman the Bruins are currently scouring the NHL trade market for? [Vladislav Gavrikov](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2023/02/14/nhl-trade-report-bruins-amongst-finalists-to-acquire-vladislav-gavrikov/).

The NHL-leading Boston Bruins conclude a two-game Western Conference road trip Thursday night in Nashville, meeting the Predators for the first time in more ...

Just 42 games into his stint with the Bruins, Boston opted to hand Zacha a new contract. After agreeing to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the B's back in ...

And he still has more room to grow. “Just trying to get better every year that I can.” With 29 games left on the regular-season docket, Zacha needs just seven more points to reach Haula’s entire scoring output from last season. It’s my first season and I have to prove myself and show why I’m here and why I’m going to be here for a longer time.” He’s one of our main penalty killers, and he’s a big part of what they were able to do tonight.” In their last 20 games, they have held a 14-3 advantage in goals scored. With his latest two-point performance, Zacha is now up to 37 points (12 goals, 25 assists) in 53 games with Boston. Just 42 games into his stint with the Bruins, Boston opted to hand Zacha a new contract. After taking a pass from Brandon Carlo, Zacha rifled a puck past Jake Oettinger’s glove to force overtime (and subsequently Haula performed admirably last season as Boston’s temporary stopgap at second-line center before running out of steam in the playoffs. “We played great overall, playing it simple in the neutral zone, trying to get chances there. Players like Zacha, Charlie Coyle, Hampus Lindholm, and Taylor Hall have all played major roles on this 40-8-5 Bruins squad.

The NHL trade deadline is less than a month away and as the season draws closer to a close, teams will begin to set their sites on a push for the playoffs.

Henrique would be an upgrade over Nosek on the 4th line and would gladly play for a team with a chance at winning a cup instead of wasting away with lowly Anaheim. This also isn’t the needle moving trade fans might want, but Henrique is a consistent two-way center that can win faceoffs, defend and chip in on offense. This is the part of the article I like to call the pie in the sky section. He plays in all situations, has a Conn Smythe under his belt and the Blues look to be headed for a rebuild. I personally have questions about Toews’ character and his ability to maintain his level of play in the coming years. The man was an absolute menace against the Bruins in the 2019-20 Stanley Cup and has been nothing but consistent. For those of you thinking the Bruins need to add grit and sandpaper, Schenn is your guy. Add in the fact that he can play the wing as well as take faceoffs and Bjugstad is an ideal depth piece. Barbashev, along with line mates Oskar Sundqvist and Alexander Steen, tormented the Bergeron line throughout the series and life a nightmare for the Bruins top line. The Black and Gold have been nothing short of spectacular up to this point, and there’s buzz around the city that this team could have what it takes to battle for the Stanley Cup. The Bruins already have some major hallmarks of a cup contender: elite goaltending, depth, balanced scoring and experience. The NHL trade deadline is less than a month away and as the season draws closer to a close, teams will begin to set their sites on a push for the playoffs.

Boston Bruins in a lucky position. New Jersey Devils top prospects are not available. Potential trade targets for the Colorado Avalanche.

[Nick Bjugstad](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/bjugsni01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Coyotes – Center – Pending UFA at $900,000. [Max Domi](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/domima01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Blackhawks – Center/Wing – Pending UFA at $3 million. [Dmitry Kulikov](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kulikdm01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Ducks – Defense – Pending UFA at a $2.25 million cap hit. [Ryan O’Reilly](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/o/oreilry01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Blues – Center – Pending UFA with a $7.5 million cap hit. [Jack Johnson](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/johnsja02.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Blackhawks – Defenseman – Pending UFA with a $950,000 cap hit. [Jonathan Toews](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/toewsjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Blackhawks – Center – Pending UFA with $10.5 million cap hit. [Sean Monahan](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/monahse01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Canadiens – Center – Pending UFA with a $6.375 million cap hit. [Adam Henrique](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/h/henriad01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Ducks – Center – A year left at $5.825 million. [NHL Rumors: Is Vladislav Gavrikov the perfect fit for the Toronto Maple Leafs](https://nhlrumors.com/nhl-rumors-is-vladislav-gavrikov-the-perfect-fit-for-the-toronto-maple-leafs/2023/02/13/) [Luke Schenn](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/schenlu01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) – Canucks – Defense – Pending UFA at $850,000. [Conor Ryan](https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1625184863585288202): Boston Bruins coach [Jim Montgomery](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/m/montgji01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) on how the Bruins will be approaching the trade deadline: “I think we’re in a lucky position. [James Nichols](https://twitter.com/JamesNicholsNHL/status/1625175578100768768): Have been told that New Devils prospects Luke Hughes and Simon Nemec are absolutely not involved in any trade talks and are a non-starter. [Jack Roslovic](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rosloja01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr), [Boone Jenner](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/j/jennebo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr), [Jesse Puljujarvi](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/puljuje01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr) and [Nick Bonino](https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/boninni01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=nhlrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-02-13_hr).