Bruins Believe There’s ‘A Lot To Build On’ After Hot Start

The Boston Bruins entered the season with plenty of confidence despite last season’s struggles.

Boston finished with the fifth-worst record in the NHL last season, but despite that, the Bruins were confident they would be a playoff-contending team again.

The Bruins are off to a 3-0 start to begin the season, and forward Pavel Zacha believes things can continue improving.

“There’s a lot to build on,” Zacha said, via NHL.com. “I’m excited for that.”

The Bruins entered the year with a chip on their shoulder.

Goaltender Jeremy Swayman said the team was excited for a fresh start and locked in from Day 1 of training camp.

“I think we’ve been building since Day 1 of training camp,” Swayman said. “Really excited about, obviously having (head coach Marco Sturm), but excited for just a fresh start. That’s something we need to prove every day. It’s been really fun to be a part of it.”

Although Boston is off to a 3-0 start, Sturm isn’t getting ahead of himself. Instead, the coach said he’s taking it one game at a time.

“I don’t look that far,” Sturm said. “I go game by game pretty much, but I didn’t know what really to expect either, to be honest. We had a decent preseason, but I knew we still had work to do, but these guys came out really on fire in Washington (a 3-1 win on Wednesday) and that kind of carried over right away.

“Now, slowly, they know what we worked on, what I want, and all that kind of stuff, we kind of came together. Yes, we’re 3-0, but I just go game by game. Definitely going to take those wins, and go from there.”

The Bruins will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday at 1 p.m. ET.