Daily Bean: Bruins Gameday, Maple Leafs GM Fired, Gudas Faces Toronto

Fans pass a giant flag around TD Garden before Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series between the Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Boston Bruins are back on home ice today, and it is against one of the two teams in the league that have already clinched a playoff spot. The Bruins took the day off yesterday, and rightfully so after picking up wins in their back-to-back this weekend.

There are eight games left on the schedule, and only three of them are against teams out of the playoff picture, though one still has a shot. A front office change happened in Toronto. The move happened just before their game, which already drew headlines as Radko Gudas faced the music and played the Maple Leafs.

He injured their captain, Auston Matthews, and was suspended for five games. In other news from around the league, the Penguins picked up a five-goal win against a team in the playoff picture, and the Avalanche beat the Flames by seven. Macklin Celebrini picked up his 100th point of the season, and John Tortorella got his first win as the head coach of the Golden Knights.

Happy Tuesday, catch up on Bruins and league news in today’s Daily Bean: Boston Bruins GAMEDAY : The Boston Bruins (42-24-8) are back on home ice, it’s their 39th home game of the season. They are 27-10-1 at the TD Garden. The Dallas Stars (44-18-12) are completing a four-game road trip and are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss in Philadelphia on Sunday.