Shorthanded Bruins frustrated by Hurricanes in disappointing loss before road trip
Winners of eight of their last nine games heading into Monday night's home game against the Carolina Hurricanes, things were stacked against the Boston Bruins. Despite their recent hot streak that has vaulted them into first place in the Atlantic Division, injuries are piling up for the Black and Gold.
Center Elias Lindholm remains on injured reserve from an injury he suffered last month against the Buffalo Sabres. Casey Mittlestadt was placed on injured reserve on Monday, as was forward Viktor Arvidsson, who was injured late in Saturday night's 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Charlie McAvoy was also injured after taking a puck to the face. He'll be out for a while.
Carolina came into the TD Garden for the second time this month and got revenge for a 2-1 loss earlier this year with a win that was one of the more frustrating ones Boston has suffered.
Hurricanes two second period goals beats Bruins
The second period was a clinic by Carolina with their pressure in the offensive zone, and it paid off with a pair of goals. Jordan Staal opened the scoring when he outmuscled the Bruins in front of the net and pushed the puck by Jeremy Swayman with one-hand for a 1-0 lead. Mark Jankowski scored his first goal of the season off a rebound all alone in front, for a 2-0 lead. The Bruins were outshot 13-7 in the middle period.
For the first time in four games, the Bruins were held without a power play goal in four opportunities, and they only registered five shots on the three man-advantages. Boston had a lot of pressure in the third period on the Hurricanes, and goalie Pytor Kochetkov was up to the challenge before former Bruin Taylor Hall sealed the win with a late goal. He finished with 27 saves and only allowed a Riley Tufte power play goal with 9.6 seconds left.
The Bruins will hit the road for a four-game road trip beginning on Wednesday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Southern California.
Adam Peters calls in a familiar face to help repair a mistake at a position the Commanders can't seem to get right
The Washington Commanders have had plenty of issues on their roster dating back to last season, and a majority of them have led to the 3-8 record heading into the bye week.
The team headed back home with their sixth straight loss after falling to the Miami Dolphins thanks to critical mistakes at the end of the game. One issue with the team has been staring them in the face since training camp, and their negligence in the position came back to haunt them on Sunday.
Head coach Dan Quinn wasted no time making a change by releasing Matt Gay on Monday as the bye week kicks off, and general manager Adam Peters called in someone he knows to help fill the roster spot.
Commanders sign kicker Jake Moody to replace Matt Gay
The Commanders refused to bring in any kicking competition before the season, even after watching Gay struggle in training camp and the preseason, and it never got any better during the season. Gay finished his time in Washington kicking at 68.4%, and missed two field goals against the Dolphins, including what would've been the game-winner. Now the Commanders needed a new kicker, and they had a quick response to fill in.
Peters called in Jake Moody and signed him off of the Chicago Bears' practice squad and onto their active roster.
Sources: The #Commanders are signing K Jake Moody off the Bears’ practice squad.
Washington released Matt Gay today, and Moody — who went 8/9 on FGs and 3/3 on PATs for Chicago this season — now takes over. pic.twitter.com/u8aaZeC4jY — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report)November 17, 2025
Moody was a third-round pick for the San Francisco 49ers in 2023, which was Peters' last season there before coming to Washington as the general manager. He struggled with the 49ers before they released him this season, but he actually looked much better with the Bears, and went 8-9 in field goals, including a game-winner over the Commanders.
JAKE MOODY FOR THE WIN! pic.twitter.com/K8GEvd7dwC
— NFL (@NFL) October 14, 2025
The Commanders need Jake Moody to be the answer
The Commanders have been through a kicking carousel since Peters and Quinn took over, and for whatever reason, they haven't been able to figure out the kicking position, no matter who they tried. Moody is still only 25 years old until next week, so banking on a younger guy would be the best-case scenario, but that's still a big ask for a player who has had a roller coaster of a career.
Sometimes players need a change of scenery, though, especially kickers, and now Moody has six games after the bye week to audition as the kicker for next season. The Commanders shouldn't draft one since they don't have many picks anyway, so Moody is the right move to make, or they'll bring in another free agent after the season if he doesn't work out either.
