All Entries Tagged With: "Zdeno Chara"
Analyzing The Bruins’ Possible First Round Opponents
With the regular season drawing to a close faster than a Zdeno Chara 108.8 MPH slapshot, now is as good a time as any to take a look at the possibilities for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the NHL post-season. Under the assumption that the Black and Gold will indeed clinch the [...]
B’s Stage Late Comeback, But Fall To Caps 3-2 In The Shootout
BOSTON– On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins were out to continue their most recent three-game winning streak, when they hosted the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Unfortunately for Boston, they were unable to secure a playoff berth – which they would have done, had they won – as they fell 3-2 in a shootout. Things [...]
B’s Take Down Bolts 5-2 At TD Garden, Plus Stamkos Speaks On Tampa’s Difficult Season
BOSTON– On Tuesday evening the Boston Bruins looked to continue their most recent hot streak – after winning four of their previous five games when they hosted Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the TD Garden. The B’s took care of business against the Bolts — despite Stamkos’ phenomenal individual effort — taking [...]
Thomas’ 40-Save Performance Lifts Boston To 4-2 Victory In Los Angeles
On Saturday evening, the Boston Bruins hoped to right the ship after dropping their road-trip opener in San Jose on Thursday. Fortunately for the hoards of B’s fans who stayed up for the late start, the B’s came through with an important 4-2 win at the Staples Center. After a scoreless first period, Patrice Bergeron [...]
GameDay: B’s Visit Kings In Crucial Staples Center Showdown
Teams: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings Records: Boston 42-28-3 (87 Points) , Los Angeles 37-25-12 (86 Points) Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Time: 9:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 1 , San Jose Sharks 2 ……. St. Louis Blues 0 [...]
Shark Bite: Sleepy Bruins Fall 2-1 In San Jose
On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins were looking to build on their recent two-game home winning streak when they took their talents out west for a showdown with the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion. Unfortunately, it seemed as though the B’s left their new-found momentum back in Boston when they made the 3,000 [...]
Follow The Leader
When the Rangers bought out the final year of Chris Drury’s contract in the offseason, there was no better candidate to be the 26th man to captain the Blueshirts than Ryan Callahan. As much as Henrik Lundqvist is the backbone of the Rangers, Callahan is the heart and soul, embodying every aspect of the team [...]
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 [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 32-32- 7 with 71 points through 71 games. After 71 games last season, the Bolts were 39-22-10 with 88 points. The Bolts are in fifth (last) place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by twelve points. Tampa Bay is in 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, seven [...]
Bergeron, B’s Snap Skid With 3-2 Shootout Win Over Philly
BOSTON– On Saturday afternoon the Boston Bruins were out to buck their most recent trend of sub-par hockey when they hosted one of their most heated rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. On a warm St. Patrick’s Day afternoon, the day after losing the Northeast division lead to the surging Ottawa Senators, the B’s undoubtedly expected a [...]
GameDay: B’s And Flyers Set For St. Patrick’s Day Matinee
BOSTON– Teams: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins Records: Philadelphia 41-22-7 (89 Points) , Boston 40-27-3 (83 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 1:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 2 , Florida Panthers 6 ……. Flyers 3 , Islanders 2 Tonight’s [...]
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 [...]
GameDay: Bruins And Sabres Meet In Crucial Northeast Clash
Teams: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins Records: Buffalo 31-28-8 (70 Points) , Boston 39-23-3 (81 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 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4 ……. Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Sabres 3 (OT) [...]
GameDay: Bruins Visit Leafs In Carlyle’s Home Debut
Teams: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs Records: Boston 38-23-3 (79 Points) , Toronto 30-28-7 (67 Points) Location: Air Canada Centre , Toronto, 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 3 , New York Rangers 4 ……. Maple Leafs 3 [...]
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 [...]
Thomas’ 37 Stops Not Enough As Sens Blank B’s
Following Peter Chiarelli’s deadline wheeling and dealing on Monday afternoon, the Bruins were back at it on Tuesday evening as they hosted the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden for the third and final time this season. The game did not begin the way the B’s envisioned it as it took them nearly seven minutes to [...]
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 [...]
