After the Boston Bruins began the season with three straight wins under first-year coach Marco Sturm, it opened some eyes across the NHL. Then, they hit rock bottom as teams sometimes do under a new coach and lost six games in a row.
As is the case in the NHL and all sports, you can expect the unexpected at any time. Boston broke that losing streak against the best team in the league, the Colorado Avalanche, with a 3-2 win at the TD Garden in late October. Then, in late October through mid-November, the Black and Gold ripped off a seven-game winning streak.