Bruins head to California for first road trip of the season

PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 01: Hampus Lindholm #27 of the Boston Bruins skates with the puck in the overtime period during the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG PAINTS Arena on November 1, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /

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Game 1 – Bruins (2-0-0) vs. Sharks (0-2-1)

Boston comes in as heavy favorites to beat the Sharks on Thursday. San Jose has yet to win a game after falling to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Opening Night, falling 2-1 in the shootout to the Colorado Avalanche, and falling on Tuesday to the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3.

This gives them a 5-12 goals for/against differential. Definitely not a good look. For the Bruins, they come in with a 6-3 goals for/against differential.

The Sharks will come at the Bruins with an attack of Tomas Hertl, Mike Hoffman, and Anthony Duclair (formerly of the Florida Panthers), but what’s unknown right now is their goalie situation.

While MacKenzie Blackwood has started two out of their three games, he has also allowed eight of their 12 goals. On the other end of things, Kaapo Kahkonen has only allowed four goals in one game.

Prediction: Bruins 4, Sharks 1

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