Was that 19-game point streak just a mirage? Or was their recent three-game skid a fact that the Bruins were due for a couple of stinkers following their impressive two-month run?
Some of these answers will come over the last few weeks of the season, but the initial response upon their return home from their recent road trip got them back in the win column.
Saturday’s Bruins-Blue Jackets tilt wasn’t pretty. Yet they accomplished a few feats that plagued them during their recent stops in Pittsburgh, Columbus and Winnipeg.
They had trouble finding the back of the net, but the Bruins made up for that with structured defense, solid puck possession and a better start.