Yardbarker · Oct 9, 2015
Bruins Strayed From Two-Way Mindset After Strong First Period Vs. Jets
BOSTON — To say the Bruins’ 2015-16 season got off to a less-than-ideal start wouldn’t exactly be accurate.
Losing a game 6-2 can’t be viewed as a positive outcome no matter how black-and-gold-tinted your goggles are, but if you focus solely on the first 20 minutes of Thursday night’s regular-season opener, you’ll find plenty of positives to take away.
Against the Winnipeg Jets in that opening period, Boston’s unproven corps of defensemen did what so many Bruins supporters pleaded it to do last season: They pushed the pace. They created scoring chances. They were active in the offensive zone. At the end of the first, the Bruins owned a 1-0 lead and a 14-6 edge in shots on goal.