The Boston Bruins were outplayed in every way in an ugly, blowout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
The Black and Gold not only lost 8-2 to the ‘Canes but they were also outshot 37-15 in the contest, managing just five shots on goal in each period.
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery attempted to boost the offense by juggling all four forward lines, but Carolina’s puck pressure and pace were too much for Boston and the team couldn’t sustain any type of cohesiveness throughout the game.
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“We knew they’d come hard,” Montgomery told Andy Brickley on NESN’s postgame coverage. “Unfortunately, we didn’t move pucks fast enough.”
David Pastrnak said the Bruins’ struggles are more than just line combinations not working.
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“Right now, it’s not about the combinations,” he told reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “We are not good enough as a team, and that’s where it starts.”
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Boston finished the first month of the season winning one game out of its last six, but Montgomery believes the team can turn it around in the upcoming month.
“We had a lot of success the last two years,” he said, per team-provided video. “We were first place in the league the last two years. We never achieved anything we wanted to.
“Right now, we’re not happy. Nobody’s happy with what’s going on. But we will get out of it. We will be better and hopefully create some better results come playoff time. It starts by sticking together and working. There’s no substitute for second and third effort.”
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The Bruins aren’t willing to point the finger at any one player on the roster and are taking responsibility for how the team is playing on the ice.
“All you can do is keep working hard,” Trent Frederic told reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “I think everybody is doing that and trying their best. I think everyone needs to come together. A lot of individuals, including myself, aren’t doing well.
“I think everyone just needs to worry about the team and be team first. I’m not saying that’s the case, but the individual stuff will come and kind of all blend in together. We’ve done it for how many years now? It’s a recipe, we just got to get to it.”
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Here are more notes from Thursday’s Bruins-Hurricanes game:
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— The Bruins’ 8-2 thrashing to Carolina is the worst loss for Boston since a 6-0 blowout defeat to the Hurricanes on Feb. 10, 2022, according to 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Ty Anderson.
— Boston surrendered three power-play goals for the third time this season in the first 11 games. The Bruins had allowed three power-play goals in a single game just three times in the previous 437 games, per Anderson.
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— Brad Marchand tallied his second goal of the season and became the ninth player in franchise history to score 80 career power-play goals. The Bruins captain also moved into the fourth spot, ahead of Rick Middleton, in team history in goals scored (403).
— Jeremy Swayman was pulled midway through the second period after the Boston goaltender gave up six goals on 22 shots through 30 minutes.
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— The Bruins travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers in a matinee matchup Saturday. Puck drop from Wells Fargo Center is slated for 1 p.m. ET. You can watch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.
Wall Street’s eyes are on the Federal Reserve, and what happens with well-regarded chair Jay Powell now that President Trump is trying to push him out.
No such dramatics are playing out here in Boston, where a new chair for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston was named, and new members added to the board of directors, without controversy.
Lizanne Kindler, chief executive of apparel retailer KnitWell Group, was designated the new Boston Fed board chair as of Jan. 1. Liberty Mutual chief executive Tim Sweeney, Hannaford president Mike Vail, and New Balance chief executive Joe Preston all joined the nine-member board for the first time, while MassMutual’s Roger Crandall and Kimberly Sherman Stamler, of development firm Related Beal, cycled off.
The Boston Fed’s board holds eight regular meetings a year, along with regular calls to discuss rate recommendations. Aside from their oversight functions, board members offer important economic information to Boston Fed chief executive Susan Collins and the entire Federal Reserve system and an important link between the Fed and the private sector — all while trying to avoid the kinds of headlines that trail Powell and Trump.
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This is an installment of our weekly Bold Types column about the movers and shakers on Boston’s business scene.
Jon Chesto can be reached at jon.chesto@globe.com. Follow him @jonchesto.
Nebraska has landed a commitment from Boston College defensive tackle Owen Stoudmire, a 6-foot-1, 292lb interior defender with one year of eligibility remaining.
Stoudmire is the fourth defensive line addition the Huskers have made in recent days, joining Iowa Western Community College three-star Andy Burburjia, Pitt transfer Jahsear Whittington and UCLA transfer Anthony Jones.
The soon-to-be sixth-year senior joined Boston College in 2021, redshirting as a freshman. In 2022 and 2023, he played in 19 games, in reserve action, totaling 17 tackles in those two seasons. In 2024, he played in 13 games, starting twice and totaled career highs in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks, recording 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
In 2025, Stoudmire stepped into a consistent starting role but after just three starts, suffered a season-ending injury that cost him the rest of the year. He recorded five tackles prior to the injury.
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Stoudmire entered the transfer portal on Jan. 14 and visited Nebraska just one day later. Shortly after his trip to Lincoln, he committed to the Huskers, adding much needed veteran experience, and depth, to the defensive line room.
Stoudmire will be expected to help strengthen Nebraska’ run defense in the A and B gaps while helping the pass rush. He’ll join an interior linemen group that is set to return Riley Van Poppel, Gabe Moore, David Hoffken, Sua Lefotu, Ashton Murphy, Dylan Parrot Tyson Terry and Malcolm Simpson. The aforementioned Burburjia and Whittington will factor into the interior defensive line rotation as well. The Huskers remain in pursuit of 2026 Monroe (La.) Ouchita Parish four-star defensive lineman Dylan Berymon, who officially visited last weekend. The 6-foot-1.5, 330 pound senior is considering Kentucky and Oklahoma State as well, expected to commit and sign in February.
Nebraska has seen two interior defensive linemen depart the program this offseason. Elijah Jeudy exhausted his eligibility while Jaylen George transferred to Tulsa. Dylan Parrott also briefly entered the transfer portal, but has since pulled his name out of the portal.
