Despite their seven game winning streak coming to an end on Nov. 13 in their matchup against the Ottawa Senators, the Boston Bruins have high hopes for a potential spot in the 2025-2026 post season. With new staff members and the many additions to the roster, the Bruins have been working to change the trajectory of the team after falling short of making the playoffs last season.
Current Bruins head coach, Marco Sturm, was hired on June 5, 2025. Previously, Sturm was the head coach for the German national team, assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings and head coach for the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. Prior to hiring Sturm, Jim Montgomery was fired in late November of 2024 for lack of production and was replaced by interim head coach Joe Sacco. Sturm’s wide range of hockey experience nationally and internationally, his 25 years of experience as a National Hockey League (NHL) player and his prior successful records gave the Bruins hope that he would lead the team in a new direction.
Moving into the 2025 season, the team not only had a coaching change, but in addition had significant roster changes. In March of 2025, the Bruins traded several players from their starting lineup including captain, Brad Marchand, along with Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic. However, this gave the team the opportunity to reset and acquire several new players such as left wing Tanner Jeannot from the Kings, center Sean Kuraly from the Columbus Blue Jackets and right wing Mikey Eyssimont from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins also selected James Hagens with their seventh overall pick in the draft, where he is currently playing in his sophomore season at Boston College and will become a roster member once he graduates. Going into the season, the Bruins hoped to utilize these new acquisitions in order to find more success than their 2024-2025 season.
Boston went into November with six wins under their belt, with victories on both Oct. 28 against the New York Islanders and on Oct. 30 against the Buffalo Sabres, marking the start of their seven game winning streak. In their second matchup this season against the Islanders on Nov. 4, the Bruins were able to keep their streak going, winning in a shoot out with a final score of 4-3. Right wing Viktor Arvidsson and center Pavel Zacha scored in the second period, tying the game after goals in the first and second period by Islanders left wing Anthony Duclair and center Bo Horvat. Moving into the third period, Hovat scored his second goal of the night putting the Islanders in the lead. However, Bruins center Marat Khusnutdinov tied the game once again, scoring a goal with just under five minutes remaining in the period. Khusnutdinov continued his successful offensive production, scoring the game winning goal in the shootout.
Other notable games during their winning streak were the back to back matchups against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston was able to secure two 5-3 wins, with standout performances by Bruins right wing David Pastrnak, scoring a total of three goals between the two games. These two victories secured the Bruins seven consecutive wins, their longest winning streak this season.
Their second loss to the Senators this season put an end to the winning streak, resulting in a final score of 5-3 in favor of Ottawa. Bruins center Morgan Geekie and Pastrnak still were able to finish the game with two points each. However, Senators center Tim Tim Stützle had the highest number of points at the close of the game, with three, two of which were goals.
Following their loss to Ottawa, the Bruins were able to secure another critical win against the Montreal Canadians at Bell Centre. The long term rivalry provoked an intense game,
with fights between Senators defenseman Jayden Struble and Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov and another between Senators defenseman Arber Xhekaj and Jeannot. Coming out of the first period, with the score tied at 1-1, the Bruins were able to take the lead with defenseman Mason Lohrei scoring a goal in the second period which was followed by a powerplay goal by Arvidsson. With forward Cole Caufield scoring for the Canadians in the second period and a scoreless third period, the Bruins were able to take the win with a final score of 3-2. This victory put the Bruins first in the Atlantic Division.
Throughout the upcoming weeks, the Boston Bruins are still pushing to put themselves in a position to ensure they secure their spot in the post season. The Bruins travel to the west coast this week for matchups against the Kings, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks before returning to Boston for a faceoff against the New York Rangers on Nov. 28. Games can be streamed on NESN, ESPN, ABC and the NHL Network.
