Boston Bruins: How does their 5 game pace look after 5 games?
By Luke Ryan
Points from all but one game
The Boston Bruins frankly are ahead of where they need to be. If they’re aiming for six points every five games, they already have two points in reserve and can afford an extra loss somewhere along the line. Not that we want them to have that extra loss, just they have that safety net already.
In taking away 8 points out of 10; they’re on pace for a 131-point season. Obviously, they’re more likely to have some significant peaks and troughs in their performances between now and April next year, but were they able to maintain their form, that’s where they’d be.
Given the elite performance of the Tampa Bay Lightning on their way to the Presidents’ Trophy last season saw them tally 128 points, it’s rather absurd to even suggest that 131 is an achievable target.
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Realistically, the Boston Bruins’ current pace points-wise is going to come back down to Earth and level out; we should hope for a 6.5 to 7 point average every five games if we want a definite assurance of making the play-offs.
With the improvements we saw across multiple Atlantic Division teams this summer, it’s possible that’s the level we need to be playing at to 100% ensure that the playoffs are a thing again in 2020.
Looking at our goalscoring, we’ve managed to score 12 goals thus far, translating to 2.4 goals per game. Current Altantic Division leaders after five, the Buffalo Sabres by comparison average 4.2 goals per game right now.
Where we out-do most of our rivals is our ability not to concede; Buffalo may be scoring at will, but they’re conceding at a rate of 2.6 goals per game meaning they have to out-score their issues.
The Boston Bruins have 2 shut-outs in their five games thus far and are conceding a full goal less on average at just 1.6 goals against per game.
What about our players; what sort of pace are they at five games in?