The Boston Bruins recently signed defenseman Jonathan Aspirot to a two-year contract extension. The left-shot blueliner certainly earned his new deal, as he has been a big surprise for the Black and Gold this campaign.

CHICAGO – Mason Lohrei, celebrating his 25th birthday, scored two goals to help the Boston Bruins win their sixth straight game, 5-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday. It was the defenseman’s first multigoal game in the NHL.

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired forward Jeffrey Viel from the Boston Bruins in a trade for a fourth-round draft pick.

Bruins defenseman Andrew Peeke was given the No. 23 spot on NHL insider Chris Johnston's latest trade board for The Athletic.

Bruins legend Zdeno Chara paid the Boston fans an incredible compliment at the ceremony to retire his number 33.

Chara's No. 33 will be hung from the rafters prior to the Bruins' game against the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 15 at TD Garden. He will become the first European player to have his number retired by the Bruins. The 48-year-old native of Slovakia recently signed on to serve as the team's hockey operations advisor and mentor.

CHICAGO – Mason Lohrei, celebrating his 25th birthday, scored two goals to help the Boston Bruins win their sixth straight game, 5-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday. It was the defenseman’s first multigoal game in the NHL.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Dallas Stars trying to build upon a six-game win streak. Dallas has a 27-13-9 record overall and a 12-7-3 record in home games. The Stars rank eighth in NHL play with 160 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).