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Amid an up-and-down start to the Boston Bruins' 2015-16 season, Patrice Bergeron consistently has been terrific.

Not that anyone's surprised, as NESN's Billy Jaffe pointed out on "Big Bad Bruins Live" before Tuesday's game versus the San Jose Sharks.

Bergeron is fifth in the NHL with 231 face-off wins, and added a goal in Saturday's 3-1 win versus the Detroit Red Wings, his sixth of the season.

Check out Jaffe and Dale Arnold's discussion of Bergeron's play in the video above.

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