ST. LOUIS - Charlie Coyle certainly made a good first impression on Friday afternoon.

During a 2-on-2 drill at his first practice with the Bruins, the 26-year-old gave his new teammates a sneak peak at his abilities with an impressive surge through the middle of the ice. He twice danced around Karson Kuhlman, left a nifty drop pass to Matt Grzelcyk, and just missed tapping home the return feed at the net front.

"Saw him in practice today. He's a great skater, he can move it, he's pushing the pace, he creates time and space for the other guys out there with him," said David Backes, who will start off as Coyle's right wing on Boston's third line. "That's a good quality to have. He's pretty reserved, a little quiet, so maybe we'll get him to use his outside voice out there and communicate and that will only help us gain some chemistry and make some plays and score some goals."

STAT OF THE WEEK: The Bruins victories in Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose marked the first time in team history that they swept the California road swing, and the B's current seven-game win streak is the team's longest streak of the season.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I'm watching more Bruins games growing up in the Boston area, so that's what you vision when you're playing street hockey in your house or in practice or just skating on the pond when you're younger. You envision you're playing for the hometown team…so obviously it's a cool moment right now, and I don't think it's fully hit me, but I'm pretty excited."- Charlie Coyle on being traded to his hometown team

TWEET OF THE WEEK (WEEK 25): @ConorRyan_93 (Conor Ryan, Boston Sports Journal): "Important takeaway from today's media availability: Brandon Carlo used to own a pet guinea pig named "Monte" Carlo."

LAS VEGAS - Charlie Coyle knows there will be plenty of emotions running through his mind on Tuesday night when he steps onto the TD Garden with the Spoked-B across his chest for the first time. A native of East Weymouth, Mass., the 26-year-old dreamed of playing in the National Hockey League and one day donning the Black & Gold.

"You've got me smiling just thinking about it," said Coyle, who was acquired from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night in exchange for Ryan Donato and a 2019 conditional fifth-round pick.

"I'm watching Bruins games growing up in the Boston area, so that's what you envision. We all played street hockey in front of your house…or just skating on the pond when you're younger, you envision playing for the hometown team.

"I definitely did some of that when I was younger. Obviously it's a cool moment right now and I don't think it's fully hit me, but I'm pretty excited."

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, February 21, that the team has assigned forward Trent Frederic to Providence and recalled forward Peter Cehlarik from Providence.  

LAS VEGAS - To start the 2018-19 season, the Bruins' Atlantic division rivals the Tampa Bay Lighting and Toronto Maple Leafs soared out to big early leads in the division. Meanwhile, the Black & Gold were decimated by injuries up and down the lineup. From being down to the 12th defenseman to missing leaders Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara simultaneously, the Bruins struggled to keep pace in the Atlantic.

LAS VEGAS - Bruce Cassidy rolled the dice on Wednesday night in Vegas. And he came up with a lucky seven.

Boston's bench boss tapped the shoulder of David Backes in the sixth round of the shootout - the veteran's first attempt since 2016-17 - knowing that his heavy wrist shot could be an advantage against Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.

Turns out the decision was money.

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, February 20, that the team has assigned forward Peter Cehlarik to Providence.  

BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, February 20, that the team has acquired forward Charlie Coyle from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward Ryan Donato and a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The pick becomes a fourth-round selection (NYR) should the Bruins advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

LAS VEGAS - The Bruins will be attempting to make it a lucky seven on the Vegas strip as they visit the Golden Knights on Wednesday night with their six-game winning streak on the line.

Jaroslav Halak will get the start between the pipes as the Bruins look to keep their perfect road trip alive. Boston's three wins over Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Jose to start the trek marked the first time in franchise history that the team has swept the California road wing.

Overall, the Bruins have strung together an 11-game points streak and are 14-3-4 since Jan. 1. The run has them tied with the Sharks for the third-most points in the National Hockey League with 78.

Here's everything else you need to know ahead of tonight's game in Vegas (10 p.m. ET on NBCSN and 98.5 The Sports Hub):

BOSTON, MA - The Boston Bruins announced today that current Season Ticket Holders (who hold season tickets for personal use) are now able to renew their Season Tickets for the 2019-2020 NHL Season.