The Boston Bruins are 12 games into the 2019-2020 regular season, and it would appear that the all of the productivity that the first line was missing in last years playoffs has been found. David Pastrnak is currently leading the league in points (24), goals (12), and power play goals (7), Brad Marchand is third in the league in assists (14), Tuukka Rask is leading the league in SV% (.951) and GAA (1.41), the team as a whole is atop the league in power play percentage (30.9%), tied for the lead in wins (9), second in points (20), and first in point percentage (.833). If you’re a Bruins fan you might be asking, “where was all of this scoring three months ago?” I don’t have an answer for you. What I do have are lots of ridiculous statistics that scream the Bruins are out for vengeance.
The main (and perhaps only) concern? It would appear just about all of the Bruins productivity is coming from its top line. Have the bottom three lines contributed as well? Absolutely. But not nearly to the magnitude of which the first line has.
Secondary scoring has been, and will continue to be a top priority for the Bruins success in its history. Very few teams have had long term success with their top line pulling the brunt of the weight, and for good reason. It’s a team sport, and one line cannot sustain this type of success throughout 82 games. Slumps happen, injuries occur, it’s part of hockey.
Is it phenomenal to see what this squad is capable of early on? Of course it is. However, the rest of the team needs to pick up the slack at some point, or this league dominance may be short-lived.

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