Morgan Geekie scores two goals, and Jeremy Swayman stops 20 shots to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah. This marks Boston's fifth win in the last six games.

The Bruins had a 5-on-3 after Tim Stützle was called for hooking and Artem Zub was whistled for tripping 24 seconds later. And it was David Pastrnak who hammered home a one-timer by Linus Ullmark to make it 3-1 before the first period came to a close.

With the NHL's holiday break approaching, two important points will be at stake when the Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens in the Original Six rivals' second meeting of the season on Tuesday night.

Can there be a “must-win” game in December? David Pastrnak thinks so. Whatever the semantics, Tuesday’s Bruins-Canadiens is a pivotal one for the local team.

The Bruins have lost four of their last five games. That has not happened since October when they dropped six straight. They outplayed the Vancouver Canucks in Saturday’s 5-4 shootout setback. But their three other losses were all legitimate: 6-2 to the Minnesota Wild, 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers, 6-2 to the Senators.

Nikita Zadorov is challenging his teammates on the Boston Bruins ahead of what he calls a must-win game against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. Their final game before the holiday break, Zadorov — who is never shy to speak his mind — said this is a game a struggling Bruins team has to have.

Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm said he hopes his team can learn something from Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. After a defeat in which star center Connor McDavid's shorthanded breakaway goal in the third period provided key insurance,

Marco Rossi has gone scoreless since joining Vancouver. Our expert NHL predictions expect that to change tonight against the Bruins!

The Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Dec. 21. The Senators have now earned their fourth win in a row, while the Bruins have won just one of their past five games.

Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night.

The Ottawa Senators host the Buffalo Sabres with a four win streak intact. Ottawa has a 5-2-2 record in Atlantic Division games and an 18-13-4 record overall. The Senators have scored 114 total goals (3.