The Bruins, the NHL’s most sultry group adrift level this season with their shocking 14-0-1 record on home ice, moved to the mile-high climes of Colorado Wednesday night and labeled the Torrential slide with a 4-0 loss here at Ball Field.
Driven by a couple of Taylor Corridor objectives, and singles from David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic, the Bruins improved to 21-3-1 and maneuvered into an in front of the pack attach with New Jersey with 43 places in the NHL standings.
Linus Ullmark (23 recoveries) further developed his association best imprint to 15-1-0 with his second shutout of the time.
Corridor, whose markers gave the 2-0 and 4-0 leads, has 11 objectives for the season, five of those in the last four games. The previous No. 1 draft pick has a genuine gone for 30 objectives — a level he has reached however once in his NHL profession, during his MVP season (2017-18) with New Jersey.
With 57 games staying in the standard season, the Bruins could play .500 the rest of the way and get done with 100 focuses. They have beaten the shielding Stanley Cup advocate two times in five days, outscoring them, 9-1. The Bruins are once again at it Friday night in Tempe, Ariz., stop No. 2 on a three-game excursion that encloses up Sunday by Vegas.
Frederic has found a home on the right side, his off wing, presently playing his most certain hockey in his range of four or more seasons with the varsity.
“I didn’t realize he had a one-clock, presently we are seeing it constantly,” joked mentor Jim Montgomery. “I think the way things are playing out now is him drawing near to his roof [for potential] He’s setting his spot as a third-line player.”
Frederic has conveyed 6-5-11 of every 11 games, the best result of his vocation.
A quick, solid beginning was No. 1 on Montgomery’s agenda. He didn’t get it.