The Bruins have clawed their way to a 3-3-1 record but remain 6th in the Atlantic Division and winless at home. You know the drill: the offense and the power play have been firing on all cylinders, while the defense has been dismal. At least David Krejci is doing well on an individual level, tied for the league lead in points (12) with Jamie Benn, Patrick Kane, and Tyler Seguin. Other than that, there's not much else to say at this point.
The Coyotes have kept up their surprising play since the last time we checked in with them. A 5-3-1 record has them atop the Pacific Division. Mike Smith has been pulling his weight in net with a .922 save percentage, though a 45.2 CF% and a very high 1053 PDO signal regression is on its way. Veteran forward Martin Hanzal leads the league in assists with ten while rookie Anthony Duclair is tied for 3rd in the league in goals.
LINE COMBOS (Boston)
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Brett Connolly
Loui Eriksson-David Krejci-David Pastrnak
Matt Beleskey-Ryan Spooner-Jimmy Hayes
Chris Kelly-Joonas Kemppainen-Tyler Randell
Zdeno Chara-Kevan Miller
Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid
Joe Morrow-Colin Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jonas Gustavsson
Scratches: Zac Rinaldo, Zach Trotman
LINE COMBOS (Arizona)
Tobias Rieder-Martin Hanzal-Anthony Duclair
Max Domi-Kyle Chipchura-Mikkel Boedker
Jordan Martinook-Brad Richardson-Shane Doan
Tyler Gaudet-Boyd Gordon-Steve Downie
Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Michael Stone
Klas Dahlbeck-Zbynek Michalek
Nicklas Grossmann-Connor Murphy
Mike Smith
Anders Lindback
Scratches: Stefan Elliott, John Scott, Joe Vitale
FLYING HIGH
David Krejci
Krejci again? Krejci again. David Krejci has been on fire lately, with four goals and six assists in his past five games. Krejci has been a major part of all the Bruins victories and a saving grace in their losses. As I said before, he's leading the league in points and his return is a relief for those concerned about his struggles and injury in 2014-15.
Max Domi
One of four Calder-eligible player who cracked the opening-night roster and one of five who could play against the Bruins. Domi has scored a goal and four assists in his past five games and has four goals and six assists in ten games so far in the season. Though he was pointless against Boston last time, this time he is riding a streak
COMING DOWN TO EARTH
Max (Maxime?) Talbot
OK, so he's not technically on the team anymore, but Max Talbot is coming down to earth hard. He started out as an 8th-rounder for the Penguins but was on the opening day roster by 23 and became depended on in a steady, bottom-six role and being counted on to contribute to secondary scoring, make "smart plays" and all of the stuff you hear when coaches talk about role players. Anyways, in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Colorado, Talbot had a steady job, but when he encountered a logjam on the fourth line in Boston, he was the odd man out and now he's headed to the booming metropolis known as Providence, Rhode Island. All I'm saying is, that has to hurt.
Shane Doan
Though Doan has produced since we last saw him, with two goals and three assists, Doan has still been playing a full two minutes below his career average in ice time. Though he's still playing top-six minutes, it's still a decline from his usual ice time, with an abysmal 46.50 TACF%.
Prediction: It's a close game that could go either way, so I'm just going to predict that whoever wins will win by one goal.
The Coyotes have kept up their surprising play since the last time we checked in with them. A 5-3-1 record has them atop the Pacific Division. Mike Smith has been pulling his weight in net with a .922 save percentage, though a 45.2 CF% and a very high 1053 PDO signal regression is on its way. Veteran forward Martin Hanzal leads the league in assists with ten while rookie Anthony Duclair is tied for 3rd in the league in goals.
LINE COMBOS (Boston)
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Brett Connolly
Loui Eriksson-David Krejci-David Pastrnak
Matt Beleskey-Ryan Spooner-Jimmy Hayes
Chris Kelly-Joonas Kemppainen-Tyler Randell
Zdeno Chara-Kevan Miller
Torey Krug-Adam McQuaid
Joe Morrow-Colin Miller
Tuukka Rask
Jonas Gustavsson
Scratches: Zac Rinaldo, Zach Trotman
LINE COMBOS (Arizona)
Tobias Rieder-Martin Hanzal-Anthony Duclair
Max Domi-Kyle Chipchura-Mikkel Boedker
Jordan Martinook-Brad Richardson-Shane Doan
Tyler Gaudet-Boyd Gordon-Steve Downie
Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Michael Stone
Klas Dahlbeck-Zbynek Michalek
Nicklas Grossmann-Connor Murphy
Mike Smith
Anders Lindback
Scratches: Stefan Elliott, John Scott, Joe Vitale
FLYING HIGH
David Krejci
Krejci again? Krejci again. David Krejci has been on fire lately, with four goals and six assists in his past five games. Krejci has been a major part of all the Bruins victories and a saving grace in their losses. As I said before, he's leading the league in points and his return is a relief for those concerned about his struggles and injury in 2014-15.
Max Domi
One of four Calder-eligible player who cracked the opening-night roster and one of five who could play against the Bruins. Domi has scored a goal and four assists in his past five games and has four goals and six assists in ten games so far in the season. Though he was pointless against Boston last time, this time he is riding a streak
COMING DOWN TO EARTH
Max (Maxime?) Talbot
OK, so he's not technically on the team anymore, but Max Talbot is coming down to earth hard. He started out as an 8th-rounder for the Penguins but was on the opening day roster by 23 and became depended on in a steady, bottom-six role and being counted on to contribute to secondary scoring, make "smart plays" and all of the stuff you hear when coaches talk about role players. Anyways, in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Colorado, Talbot had a steady job, but when he encountered a logjam on the fourth line in Boston, he was the odd man out and now he's headed to the booming metropolis known as Providence, Rhode Island. All I'm saying is, that has to hurt.
Shane Doan
Though Doan has produced since we last saw him, with two goals and three assists, Doan has still been playing a full two minutes below his career average in ice time. Though he's still playing top-six minutes, it's still a decline from his usual ice time, with an abysmal 46.50 TACF%.
Prediction: It's a close game that could go either way, so I'm just going to predict that whoever wins will win by one goal.