“Why This Season’s Penguins Are Proving to Be the Surprising Underdogs Against the Bruins”
We’ve reached the finish line, or at least very close to it. So close that you might be able to lean forward and rip through the tape. I don’t know that experience as I’ve never won a race in my life. I don’t really understand the point of running if you aren’t doing it as part of a game. Personally, that “runner’s high” that people talk about eludes me. Maybe I’m not going fast enough. In any case, no one is running in this game, we are just skating here as the Bruins take on the Penguins.
What a wild ride it has been for Boston. They were the best team in the world a couple of years ago and then lost in the opening round. Last year they were still good, but couldn’t make any real progress. This year, they are on the outside looking into the playoffs. The team has struggled to a 32-39-9 record for the year, and they are very bad on the road. How bad? 12-25-3 on the road. That means they are 20-14-6 at home, which isn’t great, but probably could have them find a way into the playoff picture at least. They are at the bottom of the Atlantic Division and will likely end their season there. They struggle both on offense and severely on defense. For the season, they are only scoring 2.68 goals per game, and allowing 3.31 goals against per game. They don’t take that many fewer shots than their opponent, but something clearly isn’t clicking for the Bruins. In this game, they are likely to have Jeremy Swayman in the pipes. He has been disappointing this season with a 22-29-6 record and a 3.08 goals against average. His save percentage is also under .900, so he is certainly struggling for Boston.
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