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Boychuk, Bruins Use Strong Third Period To Down Sabres 3-1 At TD Garden
BOSTON – On Thursday evening the Boston Bruins played host to the Buffalo Sabres in the fifth of six meetings between these two Northeast division foes for the 2011-’12 campaign. The B’s were out to put a stop to a streaking Sabres team that has caught fire recently, in hopes of putting together a last [...]
B’s Fight Hard, But Are Beaten By Better Rangers Team
On Sunday afternoon the Boston Bruins (or what’s left of them) walked (or limped) into Madison Square Garden for a date with the number one team in the Eastern Conference. A Boston squad missing a full quarter of it’s regulars took on a tough Rangers squad in hopes or turning around their recent two-month-long slump. [...]
Rask Injured, Isles Edge Bruins 3-2 At TD Garden
BOSTON – After twice posting a six spot on the Islanders this season, the Bruins welcomed New York to town on Saturday afternoon in search of their first set of back-to-back wins in over a month and a half. Playing in the middle contest of a Big-Apple trifecta (NJ on Thursday, NYI Saturday, NYR Sunday), [...]
Krejci Turns The Trick As B’s Down Devils In OT
BOSTON – On Thursday, the Boston Bruins played their first of seventeen games on the slate for the month of March with one goal in mind: Finding consistency. Following a 5-7-1 February, which saw them shutout in five games, the B’s were looking to get things back on track with a strong effort against the [...]
GameDay: Bruins Battle Sens In Crucial Northeast Match-Up
Teams: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators Records: Boston 36-20-3 (75 Points) , Ottawa 32-22-8 (72 Points) Location: ScotiaBank Place , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Time: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 1 , Buffalo 2 (SO) ……. Washington 2 , Senators 5 Tonight’s [...]
Slumping Bruins Left To Ponder: What Is Going Wrong?
On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Bruins once again failed to get things going in the right direction again, as they fell 2-0 to the Minnesota Wild on a Hockey Day In America marquee matinee contest. The loss continues what has been an exceedingly tough month of hockey for the defending champs, as their February record [...]
Boston’s Struggles Continue As Lundqvist Blanks B’s At TD Garden
Back in November, fans and hockey pundits alike began to recognize the fact that all the Bruins needed in order to secure themselves a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and a chance to defend their Championship was to play .500 hockey the rest of the way. These sentiments would echo on through December and [...]
Lucic, Bruins Stage Late-Game Comeback, Knock Off Preds In Shootout
On Saturday afternoon at the TD Garden, the Boston Bruins looked to right the ship after a disastrous effort in a 6-0 blowout loss to the Sabres on Wednesday in Buffalo as they hosted the Nashville Predators for the first and only time this season. “We have a lot of pride. We don’t like losing, [...]
Fleury, Malkin Lead Pens Past Struggling Bruins
Hockey is a strange game folks. When things are going your way, everything seems to be clicking, you play with confidence, you tend to get the breaks here and there. You feel as if nothing is ever going to go wrong. However, when you’re struggling it’s a completely different ball game. All of a sudden [...]
Ward Stops 47 As B’s Are Again Stymied By ‘Canes
Throughout my years of watching sports, I’ve never been fond of the expression “they just have your number” in response to being beaten repeatedly by the same team. However, watching each of the four meetings between the struggling Carolina Hurricanes and the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins I’ve begun to think that my belief is [...]
GameDay: Bruins & Canes Set To Meet For Final Time This Season
Tonight the Boston Bruins will play their fourth and final match-up of the season against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. The B’s are coming off a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday evening and will be playing in the second game of a three game home-stand. The ‘Canes will be playing in their [...]
B’s Use Third Period Rally To Edge Sens 4-3 At TD Garden
The surprising Ottawa Senators have drawn fame this season from their ability to overcome early deficits and rally from behind to win games in the third period. Unfortunately for the squad from Canada’s capital, these roles were reversed on Tuesday in a 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Boston Bruins. Recovering from a 1-0 [...]
Gaborik Plays Hero As Rangers Edge Bruins In Battle Of Eastern Conference Elite
On Saturday afternoon, the New York Rangers came to TD Garden as the first place team in the Eastern Conference. When they left the snowy mess of New England, they we’re still atop the conference after an impressive 3-2 overtime win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions. With only 3.6 seconds left in overtime in [...]
How They Stack Up: Bruins Mid-Season Report Cards
Through forty-two games of the 2011-’12 regular season, the Boston Bruins have proven themselves a truly resilient bunch, and deserving of another chance at Lord Stanley’s Cup this spring. After a 3-7-0 start to the year, the Black and Gold have emerged from a slow start to build up a 59-point total through the mid-season [...]
Old-School Rivalry Taking On New Feel As B’s Sink Habs 2-1 At TD Garden
Once upon a time, the rivalry between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens was revered as one of the best in all of sport. A time when every meeting between the two Original Six foes was regarded as “must-watch television”, where each and every hockey fanatic in New England and Quebec, casual and die-hards [...]
GameDay: Rivalry Rekindled As Habs Pay Final Visit To The Hub
On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins will look to create a new winning streak when they play host to the rival Montreal Canadiens for the third and final time this season. The B’s and Habs have split the season series 2-2 thus far, with each side taking a game a piece at each of the [...]
Thornton’s Penalty Shot, Third Period Domination Enough To Lead Bruins Past Jets
On what was a far more exciting Mid-January night than one would have expected, the Boston Bruins were able to use a strong third period effort to up-end the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 and right the ship after a Saturday matinee loss to the Vancouver Canucks just three days ago. Through forty minutes of surprisingly exciting [...]
GameDay: B’s Look To Get Back On Track Against Wheeler, Jets
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Bruins will look to bounce back from their 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, when they host Blake Wheeler, Mark Stuart and the rest of the Winnipeg Jets. The B’s and Jets have met twice already this season, with each team winning one game. This first meeting saw the Black [...]
Canucks Edge Bruins In Penalty-Riddled Finals Rematch
In a game that saw 30 penalties, 18 power-plays, a penalty shot, and a combined 107 minutes of penalties, the Vancouver Canucks exacted a small bit of revenge against the Boston Bruins, as they defeated the B’s by a 4-3 score. With a chance to showcase arguably the two best teams in the league, and [...]
Bruins Put Out The Flames, Route Calgary For 9-0 Victory
On a night less than 48 hours in advance of a highly anticipated Stanley Cup Finals rematch with the Vancouver Canucks, it would have been easy to expect a “let-down” of sorts in Boston on Thursday evening when the Bruins played host to the Calgary Flames. Also, in a game that the B’s would be [...]
