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What Decline? Boston Bruins Start 5-0
Plus, Alex DeBrincat's hat trick and assist lead Wings over Flames, Rasmus Andersson suspended, and a lot more.
Brandon Rubeo & kevin Allen
October 23, 2023
Good morning.
Once again our Hockey Recap fam was all over it, with two-thirds of Friday’s poll participants correctly predicting the New Jersey Devils would hand the New York Islanders their 1st defeat of the 2023-24 NHL season Friday night.
ICYMI, Jack Hughes ended the game with a lethal OT snipe.
- Brandon Rubeo & Kevin Allen
Today’s Lineup:
Boston Bruins start the season 5-0
Alex DeBrincat’s 4 points lead Wings over Flames
Flames’ Rasmus Andersson suspended 4 games
And a lot more… 👇
What Decline? Boston Bruins Start 5-0
NHL consensus was the retirement of veteran centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci would trigger the decline of the Boston Bruins.
It turns out the Bruins don’t accept that theory.
The Bruins, who set an NHL record of 135 points last season, have launched the 2023-24 season with five consecutive wins. Their fifth came Sunday night on a 3-1 triumph over the Anaheim Ducks.
Boston joined the Colorado Avalanche (5-0) and the Vegas Golden Knights (6-0) as the league’s last remaining undefeated teams.
This represents the Bruins’ best start since the team began the 1937-38 campaign at 6-0.
“Three (games) in four (days) on the road against an Anaheim Duck team that played really physical, played with a lot of emotion and they had us on our heels in the first there, physically," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "I think we got a little bit better as the game continued to go on, but it was a big win for us."
Although the Bruins lost Bergeron and Krejci, they still have impact player Brad Marchand on one line and dynamic scorer David Pastrnak on another. Marchand scored an empty netter against Anaheim to give him seven points in five games. Pastrnak was blanked in this game after scoring in each of the first four Boston games.
The Bruins also have last season’s Vezina-Trophy winning goalie Linus Ullmark who made 32 saves against Anaheim.
Nineteen-year-old rookie center Matthew Poitras was Boston’s hero against the Ducks. He scored the first two goals of his NHL career.
"It's pretty surreal, just seeing the puck go in the net is really exciting," Poitras said. "I don't really know what I did. I kind of blacked out a little bit, but super excited and happy."
The Bruins drafted Poitras 54th overall in the 2022 NHL draft. He played for the Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League.
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🐱 Alex DeBrincat scores hat trick and adds assist in 6-2 win over the Flames. The 25-year-old forward opened the scoring just 1:59 into the 1st, one-timed a Dylan Larkin feed midway through the 2nd to give the Wings a 4-1 lead and capped off the hat trick with a blocker side snipe off the rush just 3:44 into the 3rd. DeBrincat set a new franchise record as the first player to score 8 goals in his first 6 games as a Red Wing. The Michigan native currently leads the NHL with 8 goals and 12 points as the Red Wings won their 5th straight. Read more →
🚫 Flames’ defenseman Rasmus Andersson has been suspended for four games for elbowing Patrik Laine. The 26-year-old defenseman was immediately assessed an elbowing major and 10-minute misconduct at the end of Friday’s game as he launched himself into the head of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ forward. Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and, based on his average annual salary, Andersson will forfeit $94,791.68. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund. Read more →
Alex DeBrincat is in the midst of a 6-game point streak. Who holds the Detroit Red Wings all-time record for longest point streak?
Steve Yzerman holds the Detroit Red Wings franchise record for longest point streak with a 28-game streak in the 1988-89 season.
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