The Bruins host the howlin’ Coyotes tonight at 7:00PM on NESN.
- Coming from a weekend of spanking of the Maple Leafs and beating the Senators in overtime, the Bruins face a goaltending and injury challenged Coyotes team. Fox Sports
- Don’t count on Jake DeBrusk tonight. 98.5 The Sports Hub
- The Bruins have bounced back from the Florida roadie with verve- here are three takeaways from the OT win in Ottawa. Boston.com
- That was Brad Marchand you saw out there energetically taking it to the Senators following an under 24 hour turnaround from the Maple Leafs win. WEEI
- Kudos to scrappy Sean Kuraly, who took on Ben Harpur in Toronto and left the ice leaking while drawing a key extra two minute penalty. (With video) NESN
- Ray Ferraro weighed in on the Zach Hyman suspension, and how the Maple Leafs seemingly melted against the Bruins, which bodes ill for their playoffs. (Audio) TSN
- Was the weekend something the battered Bruins can build upon? HockeyBuzz
- Seen at the scene- Don Sweeney seated with the press to watch the Oilers and Flames. Hmmmm... The Hockey Writers Could they be scouting Ryan Nugent-Hopkins? Is this likelier with a sword hanging over Peter Chiarelli’s head? Boston Globe
- So December opened with a whimper. How do you like the Bruins as they return to form? Last Word On Hockey
- Meanwhile, in Providence, the AHL Bruins had a week- ECHL Gladiator callup Tanner Pond made a strong impression, Martin Bakos is now pursuing other options, and both Dan Vladar and Zane McIntyre have both rounded a corner, helping to pull the PBruins are out of the league basement. Providence Bruins
- Mark Divver’s observations include Peter Cehlarik being called for a groaner of a penalty at a key moment. Rinkside Rhode Island
- Hooray for beer cans! The NHL will crib some technology from brew bottlers to help officials with the pucks at the Winter Classic. Yahoo Sports
- Standings- the Bruins are back up to eleventh in the league NHL, have bounced back to fifth in the Eastern Conference, NHL and risen to fourth in the competitive Atlantic Division- NHL they have seesawed back into the first wild card spot, one point ahead of Montreal. NHL
Elsewhere around the rink:
- In news of former Bruins: Andrew Ference was pretty frank in the (Audio, 1:01:28) Sportsnet 31 Thoughts podcast- apparently he pulled no punches. Edmonton Journal A goaltender formerly on loan to Providence, Jordan Binnington has answered the callup to St. Louis at the expense of Chad Johnson, who was waived. St. Louis Today Due to other movements, Johnson’s destination is uncertain. @JThom1 Johnny Boychuk took on Justin Abdelkader on Saturday night- Destroychuk has still got it. @MSGNetworks
- The Coyotes are in a tough spot with Antti Raanta likely out for a significant stretch. Never fear- the ‘Yotes have a plan. NHL
- Younger siblings of NHL players seem to gravitate to goalkeeping. Here’s why. Sports Illustrated
- Baby, it’s cold outside! The NHL Christmas break also marks the annual deep freeze on player movement, as explained here. Pension Plan Puppets
- A foul smell sparked an emergency landing for the charter jet carrying the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Houston Chronicle
- The new Seattle team is going to the source for their new logo, which hints at the likeliest team names. Patch
- Just a holiday gift reminder- the hockey fan in your life might overlook the Canadiens content and focus on evolving the love of the game in Jay Baruchel’s book entitled Born Into It: A Fan’s Life. Quill & Quire
- Or maybe a bobblehead? The Sharks’ bobblehead game is STRONG. Get a load of these Sharks immortalized for all time in their um, extracurricular activities. Bonus- links to pictures of bobblehead collections. BarDown