Dan RyanMon, December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC·2 min readWelcome to December, folks!
A new month is upon us, with November and all of its turkey trappings now firmly in the rearview mirror. Just 24 more shopping days until Christmas, for your awareness.
The Bruins ended November on a high note on Saturday night, beating the Detroit Red Wings in the shootout at TD Garden.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat game saw the Bruins allow the game-tying goal with the Detroit net empty late in the third, but they managed to bounce back and skate off home ice with two points.
The B’s will play the Red Wings again tomorrow night, this time in Detroit, as we get to enjoy a nice Atlantic back-to-back.
Morgan Geekie, who has been instrumental to the Bruins’ better-than-expected first two months of the season, starts December tied for the league lead in goals, which we all saw coming.
He’s joined in the “Welcome to December” Team MVP race by mainstay David Pastrnak and by Jeremy Swayman, who has been outstanding over the past few weeks, in particular.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNikita Zadorov also strikes me as someone who has exceeded expectations on the season thus far, which is extra important when you consider the unavailability of Charlie McAvoy.
There’s still plenty of season left, with two months down and four-plus months to go. It just feels like once the calendar turns to December, it’s less “early season” and more like “middle of the season.”
Anyways, the B’s find themselves in the playoff picture as we begin the last month of the year, and that’s better than many of us expected.
(As an aside, I had no idea Tampa was now in first in the Atlantic Division, but the Bolts are riding a seven-game winning streak and are 8-2-0 in their last ten. That’ll do it.)
What’s on tap as you begin December? Any surprises (positive or negative, Bruins-related or league-wide) as we begin the 12th month of 2025?
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