Overview
- Boston started 3–0 under Sturm before falling 3–4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, marking his first defeat with the Bruins.
- The unbeaten run included a 3–1 win over the Buffalo Sabres with goals from Pavel Zacha, Mark Kastelic and Sean Kuraly.
- Sturm has emphasized identity, energy and a family culture, a message players say has lifted the locker room’s daily intensity.
- His appointment is rare in league history as the first German-born head coach and only the fourth NHL bench boss from outside North America.
- Hired after the Bruins missed last season’s playoffs, Sturm brings a pedigree of 1,006 NHL games as a player and Germany’s 2018 Olympic silver as coach.