Back to the Boston Bruins Newsfeed

Was Boston being too aggressive on a Late Powerplay Last Night?

Using four forwards on the powerplay has become more and more popular over the years. The Bruins spend the majority of their powerplay time with four forwards, and have for a few seasons now. Powerplay units with four forwards see a boost in goal scoring. However, the other edge to this blade is that there is also a boost in goals against.

From an article at hockey-graphs.com

When Travis Konecny took a penalty with 5:30 left in the third period last night, he sent the Bruins to the powerplay with a two-goal lead.