#boston-bruins

#boston-bruins

"Yeah, I took a loss on it," said Frederic with a laugh. "Giving back to the community."

The B's are feeling good about themselves, and they have legitimate reasons for that. They managed to weather what some would have thought to be an apocalyptic combination of injuries to both Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak, keeping their heads just above the water line until their two stars returned last week. Now they're riding a four-game win streak that has put them firmly in the playoff hunt.

"I think the adversity helped us early on."

For the Boston Bruins, it's sunshine and bear attacks. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it's weather patterns and pirates. On Feb. 1, 2026 at Raymond James Stadium -- home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- it's two more jerseys in the tradition of the NHL Stadium Series' bold design choices. "They really capture what the Stadium Series is about: Taking chances, leaning in, designing toward the future of the game and having fun doing it," said Dom Fillion, creative director for Fanatics. The Bruins are playing in their sixth NHL outdoor game, while the Lightning are playing in their second.

That's what good teams do. They don't complain. They just work.

I didn't have any plans going back home over that summer but then as the season got closer, I played with that thought a little bit and just ended up signing there a week before the season started. It was good for me. I got back to my game a lot more to the way I want to play. Now afterwards, I don't regret anything. I think that was a good decision for me.

Oct. 21 vs Florida - In Brad Marchand's homecoming, the B's battle back from an early two-goal deficit and then another late one-goal disadvantage to tie it on Morgan Geekie's 6-on-5 goal at 18:29. But in the final minute, the B's allow the Panthers to attack the zone with speed and Carter Verhaeghe's shot goes off the post then Andrew Peeke's skate for the GWG with 26 seconds left.

The Bruins have been a resilient and admirable group for the most part this season. But the depleted B's learned on Monday night that vim and vigor can take you only so far in the National Hockey League. The Carolina Hurricanes were clearly the better team at the Garden and used two second period goals to power their way to the 3-1 win at the Garden

Don't get me wrong. It would be wise to hold back a piece of your heart before throwing it all on the bandwagon. Every game in this current seven-game win streak that has them at 11-7 has been a battle - even Tuesday's 5-3 win over Toronto when the Maple Leafs looked disinterested to start and then lost Auston Matthews in the middle of the game. Three of their seven wins have gone to extra time.