Marco Sturm tries to make sense of Bruins' struggles at home during playoffs
The Boston Bruins, who were dominant at home during the regular season, struggled in their playoff games at TD Garden, ultimately being eliminated in the first round. Former player Marco Sturm suggested the team felt added pressure playing at home despite their strong regular-season record there. The Bruins now enter the offseason, with attention turning to the NHL Draft Lottery and potential roster changes.
- ▪The Bruins were 29-11-1 at home during the 2025-26 regular season but lost all three of their first-round playoff games at TD Garden.
- ▪Marco Sturm attributed the home struggles to increased pressure and emotional investment from the players.
- ▪Boston managed only one win in the series, a Game 2 victory in Buffalo, before being eliminated in Game 6.
- ▪The team's elimination marks the start of the offseason, with the NHL Draft Lottery approaching.
- ▪Sturm emphasized that the players' effort and character were not in question despite the disappointing outcome.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/marco-sturm-tries-sense-bruins-032313948.html","headline":"Marco Sturm tries to make sense of Bruins' struggles at home during playoffs","datePublished":"2026-05-02T05:38:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-02T05:38:04.000Z","keywords":["Bruins","Toronto"],"description":"All season long the Bruins were a dominant team at home. That wasn’t the case in the playoffs.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo Sports","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/default/icons/favicon_y112_112.png","width":112,"height":112},"url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Lauren…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.