At least the Bruins have found success on home ice?<\/p>\n
Last night, the Penguins came back from three-down to beat the Bruins in overtime. The Bruins finish 2-0-1 against the Penguins this season, and picked up three of four points this weekend. However, the loss marks the Bruins\u2019 seventh straight on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They remain three points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sunday was a busy day around the league. Starting in Buffalo, where an Atlantic Division matchup showed out with 15 goals and over 100 penalty minutes. Out west, the St. Louis Blues, one of the biggest sellers at the trade deadline, have won four straight games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A few teams had trades fall through at Friday\u2019s deadline, or are dealing with consequential actions for making a 22-year-old right-shot defenseman available. Also, the Red Wings lost a goalie due to injury, but he \u201cshould be fine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the website looks a little different. I am eager to hear what you think (if anything is pressing, my Twitter is open). Comments should be coming back in the next few days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Happy Monday, here is today\u2019s Daily Bean:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Boston Bruins<\/p>\n
BRUINS LOSE<\/a>: Well, the Boston Bruins (35-22-6) were up 3-0, but lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-17-4) in overtime yesterday. The loss marks seven straight on the road for the Bruins, a feat that dates back to MLK weekend in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n BREAK APART<\/a>: It was not pretty. David Pastrnak<\/a> snapped his goalless drought, and Pavel Zacha<\/a> scored a hat trick, but both were quick to dismiss their feats. Marco Sturm used a timeout in the third period to calm the bench down and was ultimately okay with the point.\u00a0<\/p>\n Prospects Update<\/p>\n PROSPECTS NOTEBOOK<\/a>: It was a fun week for the Bruins\u2019 prospects. Both minor league affiliates are heating up, and the NCAA prospects are getting ready for \u2013 or are in the middle of \u2013 their conference tournaments.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Boston Bruins also announced that Frederic Brunet<\/a> signed a two-year contract with a cap hit of $875,000.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n NHL News & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Hockey Now<\/a>: Dan Kingerski was there yesterday, and he has coverage from the Penguins\u2019 locker room. It was a shocking win, no matter which way you look at it. But some Penguins\u2019 players knew what was needed to apply pressure against the Bruins\u2019 defense.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sportsnet<\/a>: What a game. The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-7 last night, and aside from 15 goals, the game had 102 penalty minutes. The Sabres have won their last seven and now sit on top of the Atlantic Division.<\/p>\n SportsCenter (video via \ud835\udd4f)<\/a>: FIGHTS! Here are three minutes of the action from that game.\u00a0<\/p>\n NHL.com<\/a>: Well, the team that had the biggest price tag at the trade deadline is winning games. Mark it four in a row for Jim Montgomery and the St. Louis Blues, who keep climbing away from better lottery odds.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Jersey Hockey Now<\/a>: The Devils dangled second-overall pick Simon Nemec<\/a> at the trade deadline. Now, his future is in limbo. Although his numbers have improved compared to last season, he might not be around for too much longer. James Nichols has more on Nemec\u2019s future in Newark.\u00a0<\/p>\n Montreal Hockey Now<\/a>: The Canadiens did not make a move at the trade deadline. However, Kent Hughes said that the framework for a deal was in place, but fell through at the final moments of the deadline. Marc Dumont has more on the potentially significant trade in Montreal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Detroit Hockey Now<\/a>: In their game last night against New Jersey, goaltender John Gibson<\/a> exited the game with an injury. After the game, though, Todd McLellan said that Gibson \u201cshould be fine, I think.\u201d Max Smith has more from Detroit.\u00a0<\/p>\n Today\u2019s NHL Schedule<\/p>\n Kings @ Blue Jackets, 4:00 PM \u2013 (Bruins are 3 points up on CBJ)<\/p>\n Rangers @ Flyers, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n Flames @ Capitals, 7:00 PM<\/p>\n Mammoth @ Blackhawks, 8:30 PM<\/p>\n Senators @ Canucks, 9:00 PM (CA: Prime Video)<\/p>\n