All Entries Tagged With: "Tuukka Rask"
Let’s Give Credit Where It’s Due: Washington Deserved To Win The Series
It was their 196th game in the past eighteen months. Their power-play was once again unproductive, scoring at only a 14% (3-for-23) clip. They’d lost three out of the four playoff games on home ice. The unproven opposing goaltender posted an otherworldly (for a rookie) 2.00 goals against average. Yet, through all that, the Boston [...]
Joel Ward The Hero As Caps Win Game Seven, Eliminate Defending Champion Bruins
BOSTON, Ma– They had been here before. They knew how to handle this situation. They had the experience. They had the talent. They had home-ice advantage. It simply wasn’t enough. For the first time in four seasons, the Boston Bruins were unable to advance past the first round of the playoffs, becoming the second straight [...]
Brouwer’s Late Tally Pushes Boston To The Brink Of Elimination
BOSTON, MA– The Boston Bruins will be up against the ultimate test of character in the most dire of situations on Sunday afternoon. Facing the threat of elimination after a 4-3 defeat in Saturday’s game five, they’ve run out of room for mistakes. Troy Brouwer’s tie-breaking second tally of the series came at the most [...]
Caps Even Series As Holtby, Semin Lead Washington To 2-1 Game 4 Victory
WASHINGTON, DC– In hockey, perhaps the scariest proposition for any team – no matter how strong – going into the postseason is the possibility of running into a hot goaltender. Much to the chagrin of Black and Gold supporters hoping for the chance to seal the series on Saturday, the B’s were stopped cold in [...]
Chara’s Late Game Tally Completes Boston’s Workmanlike Game 3 Victory In Washington
WASHINGTON, DC– “The more we play each other, the more we hate each other.” – Brad Marchand The above quote, courtesy of the Bruins’ resident agitator and Boston fan favorite, Brad Marchand just about perfectly sums up Monday’s game three between the B’s and Capitals. The animosity between these two Eastern Conference foes had reached [...]
Holtby, Backstrom Lead Caps Past Bruins In Double OT, Even Series 1-1
BOSTON– After participating in a whopping 190 games since the start of the 2010-’11 season, the Boston Bruins were undoubtedly hoping for a quick and easy first round series as they began their first Stanley Cup championship defense since 1973. Unfortunately for the B’s, that dream seems to have gone the way of the dinosaurs. [...]
Chris Kelly’s OT Blast Lifts Bruins To 1-0 Game One Victory
BOSTON– A mere ten months after capturing the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship in nearly four decades, the Boston Bruins opened up their title defense with a bang on Thursday by defeating the seventh seeded Washington Capitals 1-0 in overtime. Things got off to a hot start for the Black and Gold as they created [...]
Why The Boston Bruins Will Beat The Capitals In Six Games
It’s that time of year again. No more five-minute, four-on-four overtimes. No more shootouts. No more three-point games. No more sleeping. Prepare for long nights of thrilling hockey, folks, as sixteen teams prepare to compete for the most coveted prize in sports: the Stanley Cup. After raising the franchise’s sixth championship banner to the rafters [...]
How Sweep It Is: Third Line Leads Boston To 8-0 Romp, Season Sweep Of Toronto
BOSTON– After snapping a season-long four-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins were looking to start a new trend on Monday evening when they played host to the Northeast division rival Toronto Maple Leafs. If Monday’s effort is any indication of things to come [...]
Semin, Caps Hold Off Late Surge To Edge Bruins 4-3 At TD Garden
BOSTON – On Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins looked to improve on their recent two-game winning streak when they welcomed Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to town for a showdown at the TD Garden. It was a tale of two halves in the first frame as the Caps took control from the opening puck [...]
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 [...]
Hobbled Bruins Limp Into MSG For Crucial Showdown With Rangers
Missing five of their original twenty roster players, the Boston Bruins will be without an entire quarter of their regulars when they limp in Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon for a crucial matinee tilt with the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers. Here’s a brief rundown of Boston’s seemingly ever-growing injury report. Nathan Horton – The Bruins’ [...]
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 Seek First Winning Streak Since January As Sens Visit Boston
Teams: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins Records: Ottawa 33-23-8 (74 Points) ,Boston 37-20-3 (77 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 5 , Senators 3 ……. New York Islanders 2 , Senators 5 Tonight’s Lineup [...]
Miller, Sabres Edge Bruins In Shootout
Entering Friday night’s showdown at the First Niagara Center, revenge was undoubtedly on the minds of the Boston Bruins. After all, they were set to play against the very same Sabres team that ran them out of town with a 6-0 blowout victory back on February 8. Both teams got off to a slow start [...]
GameDay: Rask, B’s Out For Revenge In Buffalo
Teams: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres Records: Boston 36-20-2 (74 Points) , Buffalo 26-27-7 (59 Points) Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York Time: 7:30 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 4 , St. Louis 2 ……. New York Islanders 1 , Sabres [...]
Marchand Sparks Bruins To Pivotal 4-2 Win In St. Louis
On Wednesday night the Boston Bruins ventured to St. Louis to face the best defensive team in the NHL in dire need of a victory. Fresh off the heels of two-game losing streak and a streak that’s seen them go 7-9-1 over their last 17 games, the Black and Gold took on the surprisingly resurgent [...]
GameDay: Bruins Look To End Skid Against Stingy St. Louis Club
Starting with tonight I’ve decided to switch up the style of my “GameDay” from here on Hockey Independent. I hope you all like the new format! Teams: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues Records: Boston 35-20-2 (72 Points) , St. Louis 36-16-7 (79 Points) Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri Time: 8 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio [...]
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 [...]
