1. Bruins:

* Are you kidding me NBC with that announcer – guy couldn’t work in a library

* Crowd was dead

* What did Lucic score on the Wonderlic – don’t let him touch the puck in his own end

* Did Pierre really call Seguin a sniper?

* Bruins set a record on icings

* Is Tim Thomas bumming or building a bunker?

* Rask has a nice job handling the puck

* Seguin poked checked – can not beat anyone one on one

* Is that Jagr or Milt Schmidt? Continue reading Connelly’s Top Ten: Bruins Keep Rolling »

The second round of the NHL Playoffs is underway, and it should be fun. Chicago and Detroit face off for the last times in the same division. Boston and the Rangers face each other in the playoffs for the first time in 40 years. The Penguins face a Senators team that just won’t go away. Los Angeles finally hosts four games in a playoff series, but against a well-rested Sharks squad coming off a sweep as the road team.

All of it makes the series pretty difficult to choose, as just one of the series had a unanimous winner as predicted by our panel. No sweeps were predicted in this round, but predictions for how many games each series will last were also quite diverse.

As before, picking the winner of a series is worth two points, while picking how may games each series will last is worth one point.

That all opens the door for some big movement in the standings after the second round, so check below for the second round picks, and come back once the round is complete for all the results.

Previous Results:

• First Round

What a first round. The only team to sweep an opponent was a #6 seed. The Bruins undertook a comeback for the ages. Pittsburgh was given a run for their money by the Islanders. All of that produced a variety of levels of success for our panel.

The Penguins, Blackhawks and Bruins were all solid choices, and the Sharks weren’t far behind. The rest of the field, difficult to pick, produced mixed results. The length of each series was also hard to choose, further widening the scoring gap between our experts.

So be sure to check the results below to see who’s in the lead, and come back Thursday for the next round’s picks. Continue reading 2013 NHL Playoffs Expert Picks: First Round Results »

This is why you never leave the party early.

Hope was all but lost and there was no wind left in the sails of any fan sticking around the TD Garden with less than 11 minutes to play in the Bruins’ season and down 4-1 to Toronto. Suddenly, the Bruins threw it into 4th gear. Playing one of the most physical games in recent memory, the Bruins stormed back from three goals down to send it to overtime where they capped off an improbable comeback to win it 5-4 and advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Continue reading Bruins Stun Leafs in Epic Comeback to Win Game 7 in OT »

David Krejci hat trick goal in overtime gave the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tuukka Rask was terrific in net for the Bruins, making 45 saves for the second straight game including 11 in overtime. Captain Zdeno Chara assisted on all four Bruins goals.

After falling behind 2-0 on goals by Toronto’s Joffrey Lupul and Cody Franson in a first period that the Bruins dominated for the most part, the B’s came out strong in the second period. Continue reading Bruins Beat Maple Leafs 4-3 in OT Thriller, Lead Series 3-1 »

The Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 in a must win Game 3. The Bruins exhibited their playoff experience by bouncing back from their ugly Game 2 loss to score five goals in front of a sold out and very loud Air Canada Centre. David Krejci had two assists and added an empty net goal while Tuukka Rask was dominate in net, making 45 saves.

The Bruins got on the board first when Adam McQuaid’s slap shot from the point found a hole and beat Toronto net minder James Reimer 13:42 into the first period. His first career playoff goal, was set up off a face off win by Krejci and a pass by Milan Lucic. Continue reading Bruins beat Maple Leafs 5-2: Take 2-1 Series Lead »