Boston Bruins: Examining team mid-way through the season

By Sam Minton | Jan 29, 2019

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 14: Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins celebrates with Charlie McAvoy #73 and Patrice Bergeron #37 after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period at TD Garden on January 14, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 12: Sean Kuraly #52 of the Boston Bruins (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

1. An unbalanced offense

The Boston Bruins have been putting on a scoring clinic this season. The issue is that it is mostly coming from one line.

Boston’s first line has been one of the best in the league. David Pastrnak leads the team in scoring with 27 goals and 29 assists while Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron have combined for 33 goals and 61 assists.

The Bruins have still gotten some scoring from other players such as David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk, but after that it is a whole lot of nothing.

Boston needs to get some more consistent scoring from the bottom 6. I’m not asking for a point per game, but after the above players, Sean Kuraly is the next best scorer with 6 goals and 8 assists.

This is why we may see the Bruins be active during the trade deadline. If Boston can bring in a goal scorer they would be a serious contender for the Stanley Cup.

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