Marco Sturm’s efforts of molding the 2025-26 Bruins into a hard-working, straight-line squad has yielded strong returns out of the gate this year.

While many Bruins fans have spent most of the fall perusing through Gavin McKenna highlights, Boston has jumped out to a 3-1-0 record to open the year — buoyed by both expected production from the team’s franchise pillars, as well as several other contributors further down the depth chart.

Boston’s first true test will come on the road this week, as the Bruins are set to battle the Golden Knights, Avalanche, and Mammoth in the span of a four-night gauntlet out West.

Still, the Bruins have showcased some signs in the early going that this group could be more competitive than many might have expected.

Here’s what has caught our eye through the

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