The hopes of New England sports fans are pinned on the Bruins after the Patriots' loss. Let's hope that matinee games go much better for the Boston Bruins this year:

• In case you missed it, the Bruins looked sharp defeating the Rangers 3-1 on Saturday. [TheScore]
• ...while the Winnipeg Jets fell in their home opener to the Ottawa Senators. [The Globe and Mail]
• ...and the road is not a friendly place to the Jets as a rule. [SLAM Sports]
• "Gritty trumps pretty" for the Bruins. [New England Hockey Journal]
• the Bruins benefitted from post Black & Gold scrimmage soul searching. [CSNNE]
• Aaron Johnson is called up from, and David Warsofsky returns to, the Providence Bruins. [WEEI]
• An analysis of what Jeremy Jacobs' apology REALLY means. [PuckDaddy]

More fun and games:

• Zdeno Chara 's jersey giveaway a sweet prize to fan's widow. [NESN]
• The POOH BEAR sweaters will celebrate their season's debut this afternoon. [nhlbruins Instagram]
• HNIC solicited fan photos celebrating season opening games, and included this Bruins fan's submission. [@Bev774]
• Bruins Daily solicited and published fan tweets in response to the win. [Bruins Daily]
• Let's revisit "Sugar" Shawn Thornton 's penalty shot from last year's game. [YouTube]
• The Phoenix Coyotes ' Mike Smith pulls a Tuukka Rask. [PuckDaddy]