When the season resumes, contenders will face a challenge they’ve never seen before.
Boston Bruins
Boston’s Bergeron again a finalist for NHL’s top defensive forward award
Center Patrice Bergeron, already a four-time winner, helped the Bruins put together a defense that allowed a league-low 174 goals.
Bruins’ list of ‘unfit’ players keeps growing
The team was unable to scrimmage Saturday, as planned, because nine players were unavailable.
Bruins notebook: Pastrnak in isolation because of contact with someone who has COVID-19
David Pastrnak, the Bruins’ leading scorer, tested negative according to his agent but is being held out of team workouts as a precaution.
Bruins Rask among finalists for top goalie award
Tuukka Rask, Connor Hellebuyk and Andrei Vasilevskiy are named finalists for the Vezina Trophy.
NHL not planning to quarantine players for training camps
Players, coaches and staff will be quarantined from the general public for the playoffs and tested regularly – at least once they arrive at one of the hub cities where games will be played.
Leon Draisaitl and John Carlson are easy picks for NHL’s major awards
Bruins veteran Tuukka Rask is the most deserving for the Vezina Trophy, which goes to the league’s best goalie.
NHL awards: Boston’s Pastrnak shares goal-scoring title with Ovechkin
David Pastrnak and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin each finished with 48 goals, and Bruins goalies Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak will get the award for fewest goals allowed.
Who will be Boston’s next MVP?
The Bruins’ David Pastrnak is the front runner, but there are others should could contend for their league MVP, including Jarrett Stidham.
NHL teams have challenges preparing for draft
The shutdown forced by the pandemic limits the amount of time teams have to scout and evaluate players.