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The good, the bad, the ugly for the Bruins against Dallas

By jc

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 03: The Boston Bruins celebrate a victory after winning the game between the Dallas Stars and the Boston Bruins on October 03, 2019 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 03: The Boston Bruins celebrate a victory after winning the game between the Dallas Stars and the Boston Bruins on October 03, 2019 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TEXAS – OCTOBER 03: Torey Krug #47 of the Boston Bruins skates the puck against the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on October 03, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

The ugly

Power play: Boston’s power play started with a bang. The Bruins scored on their first opportunity of the young season. That was the lone highlight of special teams

The Bruins failed on their next three power play attempts. One of them was abbreviated, but they nonetheless didn’t muster anything up.

Boston’s power play looked like it did at times last year. The players worked the puck around well, but nobody wanted to shoot. And when they did shoot, there were no rebound opportunities.

Even worse, Boston gave up a few shorthanded attempts to the Stars. This was a major issue last year, as the Bruins conceded way too many shorthanded goals. Dallas couldn’t capitalize, but the Bruins must tighten it up on the power play.

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