{"id":134038,"date":"2022-12-13T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=134038"},"modified":"2022-12-13T21:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T02:32:55","slug":"2022-23-boston-bruins-elite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/12\/13\/2022-23-boston-bruins-elite\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Proving Hot Start to the Season Was No Fluke"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the Eastern Conference’s top teams is proving they are for real. <\/span>The 2022-23 Boston Bruins opened the season with key players out with injuries. In addition to that, a new head coach was in place. Overcoming that adversity and defying the odds, the Bruins proved they’re for real on their recent stretch of play.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2022-23 Boston Bruins Are for Real<\/h2>\n

You can say they had an easy schedule while everyone was out, but anyone can win on any given night. The team set a record for home wins to start a season and kept winning, even without three key players. But this recent stretch of games featured top-tier teams, and with that, the Bruins showed that their dominance was no fluke thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Opponents<\/span><\/h3>\n

Aside from one slip-in game against the Arizona Coyotes<\/a>, the rest of the teams they have faced are top-tier teams in the league. The Boston Bruins went on to face the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> twice, Florida Panthers<\/a>, Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>, Colorado Avalanche<\/a> twice, and Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> twice. So how did they make out? <\/span><\/p>\n

Each win came earned and deserved, and in a different fashion. The team got off to a hot start in Tampa Bay. A big second period, where they scored four unanswered goals, helped secure the win against Andrei Vasilevskiy. Boston would then drop a stinker in Florida, giving up five goals and playing a game to forget. That type of game was bound to happen, given how things were going. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Bruins had a lot to be thankful for, especially David Pastrnak. After being down 2-0, the team stormed back and defeated Carolina 3-2, thanks to Pastrnak\u2019s overtime blast. They got the best of Vasilevskiy again, but the most significant test was Colorado. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Bruins defeated them twice, and both in dominant fashion. In addition, the Bruins outscored the Avalanche 9-1. In between came Bruce Cassidy\u2019s homecoming, as he spoiled the historic home win streak and secured the shootout victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

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