In Tuesday night’s 3-2 overtime victory against the Nashville Predators, Hampus Lindholm continued the recent trend of Bruins defensemen contributing goals with his tally at 13:16 in the first period. In their 13 games played this January, the Bruins' backend has scored a total of eight goals. This is a much needed turn in production compared to early in the season when the defense combined for just six goals in the first 28 games.
While the offense from the Bruins’ blue-liners is much needed, there has been concerning play in the third period over the past two games.