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DeBrusk irked after 1st points of year disallowed: 'Almost don't believe it'

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Jake DeBrusk almost had a goal and an assist on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche, but the winger remains pointless on the season due to a couple of calls that went against his Boston Bruins.

First, DeBrusk assisted this disallowed goal by Karson Kuhlman, which was called back for goalie interference on David Krejci.

Later, DeBrusk thought he'd finally gotten off the schneid when he roofed one on the power play, but that goal was called back for an offside during the zone entry.

The two goals wound up being the difference in the contest, as the Avs went on to win 4-2. DeBrusk was notably frustrated afterward - from both a personal and a team perspective.

"Any time that you get production finally and it gets taken away from you - twice - it’s just one of those things where, you know, I almost don’t believe it but at the same time that’s how things are going for me," he said.

"I scored and had an assist tonight, but they got pulled back. We should’ve won this game 4-2, but honestly, those weren’t goals, I guess. One was offside and goaltender interference. They looked at it and called it how it was. I don’t think it’s going to snowball, but it's definitely pissing me off, for sure."

DeBrusk scored a career-high 27 goals in 68 games last year. Now in his third NHL campaign, many pundits had predicted a breakout season for the 22-year-old, but he's off to a slow - and perhaps unlucky - start through four games.

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