The Bruins are 5-1-1- through their first seven games and sit in first place in the Eastern Conference, but don’t worry, there are a lot more numbers than that.
Just in case you forgot: The Bruins are no longer Stanley Cup champions. The Wild have stocked up on talent. Tim Thomas is still hiding in a cave somewhere. The Sedin Sisters are still soft. And Zdeno Chara is still 6-foot-9-inches tall.
Hockey is back and it has brought with it all of its fantastic finishes, furious flurries and of course, its fascinating statistics. Whether it’s how many times Jack Edwards calls it the penalty bench or how many girls Tyler Seguin got on his 21st birthday, there will be stats you don’t notice. And here are some of the most interesting.
0: Somewhat interesting is the fact that the team has not shut out any of its seven opponents or been shut out on the year.
0: The Bruins have no players in the top-40 in the league in points through the first two weeks of the season. David Krejci is 51st wit...
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PLAYERS:
Tim Thomas,
Zdeno Chara,
Tyler Seguin,
David Krejci,
Brad Marchand,
Rich Peverley,
Patrice Bergeron,
Johan Hedberg,
Patrick Marleau,
Shawn Thornton,
John Scott,
Dougie Hamilton,
Jared Knight,
Chris Bourque,
Johnny Boychuk,
Phil Kessel,
Tuukka Rask,
Sami Salo,
Daniel Paille,
Alexander Ovechkin,
Thomas Vanek,
Aaron Johnson,
Dennis Seidenberg,
Lane Macdermid,
David Clarkson,
Anton Khudobin,
Jamie McBain,
Niklas Backstrom,
Alexander Sulzer,
Jeff Skinner,
Eric Staal,
Andrew Ference,
Claude Julien,
Gregory Campbell,
Chris Kelly,
Milan Lucic,
Nathan Horton
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild
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