The Boston Bruins continue to dominate the NHL and put on a show against the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
It seems like the teams of New England just know how to dominate the opposition. The Boston Bruins and the New England Patriots destroy their opponents.
This has been an amazing start to the season for the Bruins. After their first 10 games, they are 8-1-2. With the slate of road games Boston had to start the season you can’t ask for a better start.
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Now there were plenty of reasons to be happy about the Bruins performance on Sunday night. The power play looked great. Jaroslav Halak was a suitable backup even though he didn’t exactly have his best night.
The scoreboard didn’t do the Bruins justice. They had this game in the bag since the middle of the 2nd period.
Still, Boston ran into some problems on Sunday night. Par Lindholm ended up leaving the game due to an upper-body injury and he would not return.
We saw last season how much injuries can impact a season. At points it seemed like everyone on the Bruins was injured. Hopefully, this doesn’t happen this year.
Boston looks like they have the ability to be one of the best teams in the entire NHL. But if the injuries start to rack up all that can change.
But let’s not focus on the future. Let’s talk about the 3 major takeaways from the Bruins great victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.
1. Marchand’s magic
We witnessed the best game of the season so far for Brad Marchand. He put on a show and embarrassed one of the best goaltenders in the NHL.
On Sunday, Marchand snagged 2 goals and 3 assists. He was absolutely phenomenal. It was the Brad Marchand we know and love.
One of Marchand’s goals was absolutely insane. David Pastrnak passed him the puck in front of Henrik Lundqvist. Marchand dangled the king out of his skates and scored his first goal of the game.
If Marchand can get on a hot streak the Bruins will be unstoppable. They already have David Pastrnak scoring at an amazing rate. If Marchand can do that as well the Bruins will be the best team in all of hockey.
The Bruins might finally bring a Hart Trophy back to Boston after a long time and they might even have two candidates. One of them being Brad Marchand.
2. Patrice Bergeron unleashed
If you thought Brad Marchand had a good night let me tell you about Patrice Bergeron’s night. Bergeron was the best player on the ice.
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Just like Tom Brady, Bergeron is aging perfectly. You think that he is ready to plateau but then he goes out and continues to dominate.
Bergeron had an amazing Sunday night. He bagged a hattrick and now has 5 goals this season.
I’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t expect such a great start from Bergeron. If anything I thought he would take a step back. He was injured entering the season and seemed primed for a step back.
It’s crazy how Bergeron has been able to maintain such a high level of play. He is one of the best Boston Bruins players to ever don the black and gold.
Just like the rest of the 1st line, Patrice Bergeron is having an amazing season.
3. Secondary scoring
There has only been one problem for the Boston Bruins this season. The Bruins are just too top heavy.
Boston’s first line is amazing but if they have a bad night they are finished. We have seen that happen before.
It seems like the Boston Bruins have fixed that problem. They are finally getting the secondary scoring they need.
On Sunday we saw Charlie Coyle light the lamp for the first time this season. Also, Zdeno Chara scored his 2nd goal of the year.
If the Boston Bruins can get a few goals a night from places besides the Bruins first line they will be golden. Then they will be able to grind out those 1-0 or 2-1 wins when the 1st line is struggling.
So the Boston Bruins continue to win and they grow more fun to watch with each and every game. Hopefully, that doesn’t stop anytime soon.