The Boston Bruins closed the month of November with a 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings at the TD Garden on Saturday night. At 15-12-0, the Black and Gold are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race as we enter the third month of the season.
Are the Bruins a playoff team when the dust settles in April? Who knows, but they have certainly exceeded expectations so far. They are battling through some injuries currently with David Pastrnak, Viktor Arvidsson, and Charlie McAvoy. There is no timetable for any of them returning, but Boston did send prospect Georgii Merkulov to the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL) on Sunday.