Bruins' Hot Start Continues, Sharks' Offense Stays Cold, And More: The Hockey News Morning Skate

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Monday featured a small four-game slate headlined by a clash between two top-10 teams in the Vegas Golden Knights and the Boston Bruins.

Let's run through the biggest storylines that emerged from last night, and make sure to check out the video version of this story above.

The Bruins' undefeated home streak extended to six games on Monday with a 3-2 win over the Golden Knights in the shootout. Morgan Geekie and James Hagens each scored in regulation before David Pastrnak buried the shootout winner. The Bruins are now also 11-4-1 and have a three-point lead in the Atlantic Division.

Meanwhile, the Golden Knights' offensive struggles continued in this game. They've lost five of their last six contests and have been outscored 23-13 in that span.

The Calgary Flames continued their three-game road trip in San Jose and picked up a 2-1 win over the Sharks. Dustin Wolf stopped 26 shots and rookie William Stromgren scored his first career goal in his season debut. The Flames have gone 7-3-0 after starting the season with six straight losses, and sit fifth in the Pacific Division standings.

On the other side of things, the Sharks have lost four of their last five games have scored a combined nine goals in that span. Macklin Celebrini leads the team with 16 points in 14 games, but Will Smith is the only other forward who has put up points in the double digits to start the year.

The Detroit Red Wings snapped the Florida Panthers' three-game win streak with a 5-3 victory. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard continued his impressive rookie campaign with a goal and an assist, now giving him 10 points in 15 games. 2021 third-round pick Carter Mazur also picked up his first career NHL goal in this one.

The Red Wings are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games and the Atlantic is now the only division in the NHL where every team has a positive record.

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