{"id":434114,"date":"2023-11-11T09:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T14:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=434114"},"modified":"2023-11-11T08:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T13:06:07","slug":"breaking-down-the-bruins-red-hot-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/11\/11\/breaking-down-the-bruins-red-hot-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down The Bruins Red Hot Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Bruins are once again off to a red-hot start. They improved to 11-1-1 after defeating the New York Islanders 5-2 at TD Garden Thursday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many thought they would regress due to the retirement of Patrice Bergeron<\/a> and David Krejci<\/a>. But so far, that hasn’t been the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


Defence and Goaltending<\/h2>\n

The strength of the team is their defence and goaltending. Through the first 23 games of their Centennial season, they have allowed just 25 goals, which is the best in the league. Five on five, they have only allowed 15 goals, which is also the best in the league.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The structure of their defensive scheme is very apparent, as they often keep their opponents to the perimeter. This limits high-danger scoring chances.<\/span><\/p>\n

When they have breakdowns, their goalies are there to shut the door. <\/span>Linus Ullmark<\/a> and <\/span>Jeremy Swayman<\/a> have a combined 1.92 GAA and a .938 SV%, leading the league on both.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jeremy Swayman with the glove save \ud83e\udd2fpic.twitter.com\/LLxCitgKLu<\/a><\/p>\n

— Spittin' Cap\u2122\ufe0f (@SpittinCap) November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n