The Boston Bruins were undefeated headed into Thursday nights game and sadly that won’t be the case moving forward.
It seemed like the Boston Bruins couldn’t lose. Their top line was scoring and between the pipes they were as solid as a rock.
But eventually they had to lose. No team is going to win every game they play. Boston lost its first game of the season against the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night.
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The Avs were definitely a worthy opponent. Besides Boston’s 1st line, Colorado has one of the most dangerous lines in hockey.
Now those 4 goals we seem like a lot but you can’t be mad at Jaroslav Halak. He played an amazing game with over 30 saves.
If it wasn’t for Halak making some spectacular stops the Bruins could have been down by much more.
The Bruins were also coming off a crazy game in Las Vegas. When you combine that with playing in Colorado two days later it was tough to expect perfection. Going 3-1 to start the season is setting the Bruins up for a great season.
Now the Bruins get to rest up a bit and prepare for what should be an entertaining home opener. The New Jersey Devils and P.K. Subban will be trying to rain on Boston’s parade.
But sadly we have to talk about the Bruins losing so here are the 3 takeaways from Boston’s first loss of the season.
1. Video review sucks
Why can’t we allow the referee’s on the ice to make all the calls. Why do we need perfection? Video review is one of the more annoying parts of the NHL.
The Bruins had 2 goals taken away due to video review and one was for sure a questionable call. Boston basically had the game stolen from their hands.
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Early in the 2nd period, it appeared that Karson Kulman gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead. He perfectly handled a bad pass and rifled it into the net.
But then Colorado challenged for goalie interference. David Krejci was in front of the net battling for position. Now Krejci made slight contact with the goaltender but this definitely didn’t impede him from making the save.
Still, the refs decided to call goaltender interference and the goal was taken off the board.
Then early in the 3rd period, Jake DeBrusk scored a powerplay goal to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead. He did his usual amazing celly and it seemed like the Bruins would head on to win.
Well, Colorado once again challenged for offsides and of course the refs ruled in their favor. I hate that you can challenge for offsides.
You can enter the zone and have the puck for two minutes and score a goal but then if your skate was off the ice or a millimeter too far the goal can be taken away. That is insane!
Once again video review has become one of the Bruins biggest enemies.
2. The 1st line is rolling
We saw how dominant the Boston Bruins first line could be last season. They lit up opposing teams and went on a points rampage.
Once again the Boston Bruins 1st line kicked off the scoring for the team. This time David Pastrnak was the guy to light the lamp.
The play was amazing from all 3 players. Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron were amazing on the forecheck and that helped lead to the goal.
Marchand literally stole the puck from a Colorado defensemen and made a great pass to Pastrnak who would put it home.
It was Marchand’s 2nd assist of the season and Pastrnak’s 2nd goal of the year.
Now if Boston’s 1st line can continue to score like this it will be another amazing season for the Bruins. They will be scoring goals left and right.
So once again the Boston Bruins 1st line was amazing and they made sure that Boston had a chance to win.
3. The big man still has it
One would think that Zdeno Chara would lose a step as he gets older but he still plays a major role on this Boston Bruins roster. He showed that he still has it on Thursday night.
Chara was able to score his 1st goal of the season on Thursday night. He rifled a slap shot through traffic and into the net.
Now Chara has definitely lost some juice on his shot, but it’s still one of the fastest in the league. I wouldn’t want to stand in front of that.
Hopefully, Chara will continue to do well and not be a hindrance to the team. Hopefully, he won’t break down and start letting people blow by him.
So hopefully the Bruins are able to bounce back and snag a home victory in front of their fans on Saturday at TD Garden. We don’t need a losing streak so early in the season.