Before the Western Conference leader Winnipeg faces the best team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday, the Bruins will give them a pitstop in Boston.
The Bruins will get a boost on their blue line on Thursday night, as defenseman Charlie McAvoy will rejoin the lineup when Boston hosts the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden.
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The Boston Bruins welcomed back historic defenseman Zdeno Chara to the organization in hopes of helping out interim head coach Joe Sacco, Brad Marchand, and the rest of the players.
This former Bruins star is off to a nice start with his new club. On Jan. 25, former Boston Bruins forward Taylor Hall was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in the monster Mikko Rantanen three-team blockbuster.
The Bruins get a big boost on the blue line on Thursday night as both Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo return to the lineup for Boston’s matchup against the NHL-best Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. McAvoy,
The current playoff odds don't favor the Bruins. But even with Boston looking at an arduous road, they're embracing the challenge.
The Boston Bruins‘ most important defenseman is set to return, as head coach Joe Sacco confirmed that Charlie McAvoy will re-enter the lineup Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets, per Scott McLaughlin of WEEI Sports Radio.
Koepke has missed each of the Bruins' last five games due to injury. The 26-year-old winger suffered his injury after receiving a big hit from former Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Darren Raddysh on Jan. 14.
The Bruins boast a minus-20 goal differential — the second-worst rate in the Eastern Conference. Boston ranks 26th in the NHL in goals scored per game (2.77), and 23rd in goals against per game (3.17).
The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins have been strong teams through the first half of the 2020s. Boston has 221 wins since the start of the 2020-21 season and Edmonton has 215.