3 stats the Boston Bruins still need to improve if they plan on making the playoffs
The Boston Bruins can be good, they can be bad, they can be outright awful, and they can sometimes be great.
Back in December, I wrote about a trio of statistics that defined the Boston Bruins turbulent season in its first two months. Some of those statistics were good, but others weren’t so good. And it turns out that, even a month and a half later, there are still some problems.
So, how bad has it gotten for the Bruins in what are some of the more important stats that most of the NHL’s better teams possess? Take a look below and I’m breaking down three of them, two of which have been a thorn in this team’s side all year long.
1 – Penalty Kill
Yeah, the Bruins special teams has been horrid all season and it starts with the power play. But before we get into that, I want to talk about the penalty kill, which is at least salvageable at this point.
Right now, it’s a not-so-good, but not meager 75.00 percent, about 3.63 below the league average heading into Monday night. But the major problem here is that the Bruins have been penalized 168 times, 23 more than the league average of 145.
This wouldn’t be as much of a problem if opponents didn’t draw them into so many penalties. But until they learn a thing or two about playing a more disciplined game or figure out how to play sound hockey at 4-on-5, this is going to be a problem.
