A lot of the conversation lies with the roster construction and how the Bruins could use more high-end talent.
Tobi Geekie was in Tampa to see her sons — the Bruins' Morgan and the Lightning's Conor — face off for the first time.
Boston Bruins forward Morgan Geekie had one of the best nights of his life on Thursday in a matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights, helping the team to a 5-4 victory with his first NHL hat trick. Geekie potted a pair of first-period goals and completed his three-goal night late in the second.
David Pastrnak scored a power-play goal with 2 seconds left in overtime and the Boston Bruins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
There were have been no recent call-ups as the B’s slide on a five-game skid (0-4-1). But for the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, there were a couple of tweaks.
We are at the midway point for the Boston Bruins’ 2024-25 season and what a rollercoaster ride it has been. As it stands, the Bruins sit in third place in the Atlantic Division and occupy a playoff spot.
Conor’s older brother, Morgan, is six years older, which meant it was up to Conor and the middle Geekie sibling, Noah, to take on the oldest Geekie in frequent 2-v-1 sports battles.
Geekie gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 6:02 of the first period by pulling in a loose puck that deflected off Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola off a point shot from Mason Lohrei. It was Boston's first power-play goal in eight games.
David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the host Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise.
David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each logged a goal and two assists and Jeremy Swayman tied his career-high mark with 43 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Tuesday night.