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The Bruins claimed Kolyachonok off waivers from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday and quickly welcomed the 24-year-old defenseman into the family.
I wish we played them two or three weeks ago when they were struggling,” joked Marco Sturm about facing the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
With one victory secured to open a five-game homestand that leads into the NHL's holiday break, the Boston Bruins get ready for another Western Conference test as they welcome the surging Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
The Oilers will get a look at Viktor Arvidsson for the first time in a Bruins' sweater on Thursday when his Swedish countryman and previous Nashville & Edmonton teammate Mattias Ekholm plays in his 200th career game with the Blue & Orange.
The 24-year-old left-shot defenseman, a 2019 second-round pick of the Panthers, has been a member of six NHL franchises.
The Boston Bruins held a moment of silence Tuesday night to honor the lives lost over the weekend in two shootings, one at Brown University in Rhode Island and one at Bondi Beach.
Jeremy Swayman stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2.