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How the Bruins have maintained success through multiple cores

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from Daily Faceoff, by Kyle Morton,

Through the first month of the year, the Bruins have massively exceeded those expectations. On Tuesday night, they will take on the reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes in a showdown between the teams with the two best records in the league, but it’s the Bruins and not the Hurricanes who own the NHL’s best record by points percentage with a record of 9-2-1.

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Bruins Practice: Sturm Eyes Cup Champions; Geekie Talks Scoring Struggles

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

BRIGHTON – The Boston Bruins are gearing up for a two-game road trip, one that begins with a matchup against the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes .

The Bruins have points in their last eight games (7-0-1) and a three-point cushion at the top of the Atlantic Division. The Hurricanes have points in nine of their last 10 games (8-1-1), and they return home after a 3-1-1 road trip out west. They sit one point ahead of the Bruins, occupying the top spot in the Eastern Conference with 20 points.

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Sharks’ Adam Gaudette to make season debut against Bruins

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from Daily Faceoff, by Scott Maxwell,

San Jose Sharks center Adam Gaudette is set to make his season debut on Saturday against the Boston Bruins .

Gaudette had initially missed game action due to an upper-body injury he had at the start of training camp. He did not play any preseason games, and began the regular season on non-roster injured reserve, but was activated after four games. He has since missed the previous seven games as a healthy scratch.

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Bruins’ Morgan Geekie Looks to Regain Scoring Touch

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

The Boston Bruins have had no shortage of offense to start the season, but their top goal scorer last season is still on the hunt for his scoring touch.

Morgan Geekie , who led the Bruins with 39 goals last season, has just one through the first 11 games this year. The Bruins haven’t struggled to find the net, though. Their 3.82 goals per game rank fourth in the league, and of the 17 Bruins with a goal this season, seven have three or more.

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Bruins’ Matt Poitras Making Most of Opportunity, Sean Kuraly Faces New Reality

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

Marco Sturm is giving the Boston Bruins ’ younger players a chance to prove themselves, and Matt Poitras is taking full advantage of it.

Poitras signed a one-year, two-way deal on the day training camp opened, and one day later told reporters that he needs to “ prove to everybody that I can be in the lineup every night .” It was not all smooth sailing, though. He suffered a lower-body injury during training camp and missed the first three regular-season games before playing in the last six.

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Bruins See ‘Night and Day’ Difference in Fraser Minten

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

Shortly after Fraser Minten signed a seven-year, $50.4 million extension with the Boston Bruins in September, the 22-year-old talked about earning a role through his actions, not his new deal.

“I think you got to earn that through time and you know, you get respect through your actions, not through your contract,” Minten said. “So continue to work hard and be a good teammate and gain the respect of everyone and become a leader that way.”

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Flyers Announce Several Injury Updates Ahead of Saturday’s Game in Boston

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from Philly Hockey Now, by William James,

The Philadelphia Flyers announced a flurry of injury updates ahead of their Saturday afternoon matchup with the Boston Bruins. Let’s get into it.

Starting with Rasmus Ristolainen, the defenseman has been placed on IR retroactive to October 3rd, when he exited the game with an upper-body injury. The Flyers could activate Ristolainen in time for the team’s Sunday night matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes.

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The Bruins today — Friday, October 9

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LeBrun: Bruins among teams showing interest in Red Wings RFA Edvinsson

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from TSN,

Detroit Red Wings defenceman Simon Edvinsson is generating interest from around the league as the restricted free agent remains without a deal in the early days of the 2026-27 season.

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reported Thursday that the Boston Bruins are one of at least 10 teams that have checked in on Edvinsson as he remains away from the team amidst contract negotiations.

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The Bruins today — Tuesday, October 6

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The Bruins today — Monday, October 5

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Daily Bean: Bruins Win; Another Gameday; Larkin, Red Wings Ownership Booed

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

They finished up last night with a win in overtime thanks to JJ Peterka’s first career overtime goal and quickly hopped on a flight to Minnesota. The Bruins are wrapping up the first of 14 sets of back-to-back games against the Minnesota Wild tonight, and the black and gold are looking to spoil yet another home opener.

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Bruins Game 3: Notes, Lines, and How to Watch vs. Wild

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from Boston Hockey Now, by Jack Studley,

The Bruins (2-0-0) are in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Minnesota Wild (1-0-0) home opener at Grand Casino Arena. The Bruins are coming off an overtime win in Winnipeg on Friday night, led by James Hagens’ first NHL goal and JJ Peterka’s overtime winner. The Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 on the road Thursday night.

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The morning email: yesterday in hockey, 5am Eastern - kkhockey.com/newsletter

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Paul's readers started the day at Kukla's Korner, and hopefully at KKHockey now. This is that, in your inbox.

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The Bruins today — Wednesday, September 30

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