All Entries Tagged With: "Toronto Maple Leafs"
Marchand’s Overtime Goal Gives Boston 3-2 Win in Game 1
BOSTON, MA – Just three nights after successfully completing a miraculous three-goal comeback in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice on Thursday evening for the opening contest of their Eastern Conference Semi-Final series against the New York Rangers. In what was an exciting, back-and-forth contest, the Bruins [...]
Bruins Make History with Miracle Comeback in Game 7
BOSTON, MA – With eleven minutes left of regulation time in Monday’s Game 7, the crowd of 17, 565 Bostonians began to dissipate from the stands at TD Garden. Those that were left began to rain down upon their beloved Black and Gold with a large chorus of boos. After entering the third period trailing by [...]
Hop on the Bus Blackhawks, Time for School
283 miles separate the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings home base. The Hawks will most certainly ride in style in their private jet back and forth to Detroit. However, considering Coach Q wasn’t thrilled with their 1st round performance, as he knows they can play better as a team, I would vote for an [...]
Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears A Crown
The New York Rangers gave themselves one mother of a task Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden after dropping a 2-1 overtime decision to the Washington Capitals Friday night. Fend off elimination. And fend it off they did in what was a 3-hour emotional roller coaster, holding on to dear life for a 1-0 game [...]
Maple Leafs Edge Bruins, Force Game 6 in Toronto
BOSTON, MA – For as dominant as the Bruins have shown they can be over the past few seasons, an Achilles heel of the Black and Gold has always been an inability to close out opponents in the postseason. Under head coach Claude Julien, the team was just 3-6 in non-Game 7 contests in which the B’s [...]
GameDay: Bruins Look to Close Out Leafs in Game 5
Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Series: Boston leads, 3-1. Location: TD Garden – Boston, MA Face-Off: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Boston 4, Toronto 3 (OT) Tonight’s Lineups (Subject To Change): BOSTON: Marchand–Bergeron–Seguin Lucic–Krejci–Horton Peverley–Kelly–Jagr Paille–Campbell–Thornton — Chara–Seidenberg Ference–Boychuk Bartkowski–McQuaid — Rask Scratches– ….. Carl Soderberg, Kaspars Daugavins, Jay Pandolfo, [...]
GameDay: Bruins Looking to Take Control of Series with Game 4 in Toronto
Teams: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs Series: Boston leads, 2-1. Location: Air Canada Centre – Toronto, Ontario Face-Off: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Toronto 2, Boston 5 Tonight’s Lineups (Subject To Change): BOSTON: Marchand–Bergeron–Seguin Lucic–Krejci–Horton Peverley–Kelly–Jagr Paille–Campbell–Thornton — Chara–Seidenberg Ference–Boychuk Redden–McQuaid — Rask Scratches– ….. Carl Soderberg, Kaspars Daugavins, Jay Pandolfo, [...]
Bruins Burn Leafs in Playoff Return to Air Canada Centre
TORONTO, ON – For the first time since 2004, NHL playoff hockey made its return to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Monday evening. And what an atmosphere it was. From hours before puck drop, there were thousands of fans lining the streets of Maple Leaf Square singing chants of “Go Leafs Go”. Once we [...]
Lupul’s Pair Lifts Maple Leafs to 4-2 Game 2 Victory
BOSTON, MA – Buckle up, folks. We may be in for a long series. Following Boston’s 4-1 dismantling of the Maple Leafs in Game 1 on Wednesday, it looked as if there was a chance for this series to be fairly one-sided. However, on Saturday evening, the Leafs responded with a tremendous effort in all facets [...]
GameDay: Bruins Look for Repeat Performance in Game 2
Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Series: Boston leads, 1-0. Location: TD Garden – Boston, MA Face-Off: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Toronto 1, Boston 4 Tonight’s Lineups (Subject To Change): BOSTON: Marchand–Bergeron–Seguin Lucic–Krejci–Horton Peverley–Kelly–Jagr Paille–Campbell–Thornton — Chara–McQuaid Seidenberg–Boychuk Redden–Hamilton — Rask Scratches– ….. Carl Soderberg, Kaspars Daugavins, Jay Pandolfo, Aaron [...]
Bruins Cruise Past Maple Leafs for 4-1 Game 1 Victory
BOSTON, MA – The Boston Bruins have flipped the proverbial switch. Well, for now, at least. In perhaps their strongest effort of the season, the B’s dismantled the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series at the TD Garden on Wednesday. In doing so, the Bruins were able to pick [...]
GameDay: Bruins Open Postseason Against Maple Leafs
Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins Series: Tied 0-0 Location: TD Garden – Boston, MA Face-Off: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: N/A Tonight’s Lineups (Subject To Change): BOSTON: Marchand–Bergeron–Seguin Lucic–Krejci–Horton Daugavins–Kelly–Jagr Paille–Campbell–Thornton — Chara–Seidenberg Ference–Boychuk Redden–McQuaid — Rask Scratches– ….. Carl Soderberg, Rich Peverley, Jay Pandolfo, Aaron Johnson, Dougie Hamilton [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 First Round Predictions
With the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) [...]
Bruins Fall to Fourth Seed After 4-2 Loss to Sens
BOSTON, MA — The dates are set, the opponent is set and the NHL postseason is just three nights away from returning to the Hub. But, will the hometown Bruins be ready for it? If Sunday’s regular season finale is any indication, I’m not so sure. With a 4-2 loss against the Senators at TD [...]
Outdoor Overexposure
The Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs just can’t catch a break. First, their turn in the Winter Classic spotlight is hijacked by the lockout. Now, just over a week after the re-introduction of the Original 6 matchup as the 2014 game at the Big House in Michigan on New Year’s Day, we [...]
Canadiens Rally Past Bruins for 6-5 Shootout Win
BOSTON, MA – Entering the third period on Wednesday evening at the TD Garden, it appeared as if the Bruins had the hated Canadiens right where they wanted them. After all, the team had just reeled off four consecutive goals to take a 4-2 lead into the final frame, and things appeared to finally be clicking on all cylinders. [...]
B’s Bounce Back with 3-2 Shootout Win over Maple Leafs
BOSTON, MA – For the first time since a 4-1 thrashing of the Washington Capitals last Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins were back on TD Garden ice on Monday evening for a Northeast division showdown against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Coincidentally, the Bruins latest departure from the friendly confines of the Garden would result in some [...]
Hawks Prevail, Broken Wings and All!
It was bound to happen. The Blackhawks battled back on Wednesday night against the Avalanche with a late Carcillo tally to keep the streak alive. You know, the streak that has seen minor absences in the form of a Crawford (UBI – upper body injury… it’ll stick trust me), Bolland on a timeout and Carcillo [...]
Seguin, B’s Bounce Back with 4-2 Win Over Toronto
BOSTON, MA – After a pair of uncharacteristic third period performances resulted in back-to-back losses earlier in the week, the Boston Bruins were looking to get back on track at home on Thursday against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Luckily for Boston, it was a trifecta of second-line tallies and a well-timed David Krejci goal that would [...]
Blackhawks Centre of Attention
The Blackhawks continue the streak and have their eyes on the prize against the Sharks on Friday night. The prize being a page in the history books as the most games played gaining consecutive points to start a season at 17. The incident that has the Blackhawks attention after the battle with the Canucks is [...]
