Well, you had to know this was coming, right? The Bruins are back on the throne thanks to a six-game winning streak that saw them run through the Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Seattle Kraken and Vancouver Canucks.
In those six games, the Bruins outscored opponents 26-11, increasing their goal differential to a whopping plus-95 on the season. They’ve recently been outperforming expectations on both ends of the ice, with expected goals rates of 18.96 for and 14.91 against.
The most unexpected goal for? That one certainly belongs to Linus Ullmark.