Pre-Scout: Bruins desperate for victory on sluggish streak, but play improved vs Calgary
How about one more Edmonton Oilers game in this crazy year called 2025, taking out the calendar slate with a desperate Boston Bruins team right now.The Bruins still haven’t won since they last played the Oilers on December 18th. Make it six in a row to the bad after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday night. When they played Edmonton, a win would’ve meant first place in the Atlantic. Now? They’re only two points clear of last in the Eastern Conference. So it goes in this year’s zany East. Andrew Peeke scored the lone Bruins goal in the 1st period, before Blake Coleman tied it in the 2nd. Despite outshooting the Flames 8-1 in the 3rd frame, the coin flip game went against them. “It’s a point. A point is a point. We’ll take that any time on the road. Do we want two? Yes. But again, I feel good about that point,” head coach Marco Sturm said post-game. Jonathan Aspirot was activated back into the lineup for his first game back from injury on Monday, but made the crucial mistake for a high-sticking penalty just as regulation expired. The Bruins still threatened with a shorthanded breakaway in OT for Pavel Zacha, and Nikita Zadorov on the rebound, but couldn’t score. A failed clearance by Hampus Lindholm actually........