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Bruins 2012 Report Card: Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin

By ⋅ May 12, 2012 ⋅ One comment

As the NHL playoffs roll along, we’ll be taking a look back at the Bruins season that was. First, we review one of the Bruins’ top lines… Report Cards: Marchand-Bergeron-Seguin | Lucic-Krejci-Horton Brad Marchand - B+ There was no sophomore slump for Marchand in his second full season as a Bruin. He had 28 goals and 27 assists [...]

Bruins Can’t Solve Holtby; Series Heads to Boston Tied

By ⋅ April 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

For the Boston Bruins to beat the Washington Capitals, at some point they’ll need to beat Braden Holtby. The rookie goalie has averaged more than 35 saves per night in his first four playoff games, including a dominating 44-save night Thursday that powered the Capitals to a 2-1 victory at the Verizon Center, evening the [...]

Bruins Comeback Finishes Regular Season on High Note

By ⋅ April 7, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a statistically meaningless game, but that didn’t stop the Bruins from pulling out the stops, especially late, to build up some needed momentum going into the postseason. Everything started out so close; in fact each team had 12 shots in a scoreless 1st period. Boston started to pick things up later on, especially [...]

Win-Win Situation in Bruins’ Victory Over Islanders

By ⋅ April 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Marty Turco didn’t have all that much work in the Bruins 6-3 win over the Islanders, stopping 19 out of 22 shots. Turco did stand tall at points in the game, making point-blank saves on multiple opportunities. That’s pretty much all you need from a backup goaltender, as he put his team in a position [...]

Bruins Wait to Clinch; McQuaid Suffers Eye Injury, but No Concussion

By ⋅ March 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Bruins needed two points Thursday night against the Capitals to clinch a playoff spot but came out of the game with only one in a 3-2 shootout loss to Washington. The Bruins found themselves down two in the third period and battled back to force overtime and a shootout.  David Krejci and Andrew [...]

Bruins Steal One in Anaheim, Win 3-2 Over Ducks

By ⋅ March 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Bruins have now won four of their last five games, ending the west coast trip with a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The Bruins have now opened up a five point lead over Ottawa and still have a game in hand. Marty Turco recorded his first win since February 1st of 2011 [...]

Rich Peverley Could Return to the Bruins Lineup Sunday

By ⋅ March 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Bruins have been without the services of Rich Peverley since February 17. Peverley suffered a knee injury and is returning to action faster than expected.  Before Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings, Peverley participated in pre game warm ups, but did not play. There is a chance that he will play Sunday against [...]

Bruins Are Back After 8-0 Win Over Leafs

By ⋅ March 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins have owned the Maple Leafs all season and Monday night was no different. Four first period goals powered the Bruins past the Leafs with a 8-0 final score. Fourteen Bruins skaters ended the game with at least one point. Tim Thomas needed only 13 saves to earn a shutout (he saw only two [...]

Bruins Finally Win Again

By ⋅ March 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The horrid losing streak is finally over thanks to a 3-2 shootout victory over Philadelphia, but Philly still nearly pulled out an impressive victory. And with Boston so used to giving up the first two goals lately, it was refreshing to actually see Boston get on the board first for a change, thanks to Chris [...]

This Is The First Line We Have Been Waiting For

By ⋅ March 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Claude Julien is not known for line shuffling, most nights everyone knows what the lines will look like before the puck drops. On March 1st we saw a change that might not change again for a really long time. Instant Production Both Tyler Seguin and David Krejci weren’t on top of their games for the [...]

Bruins Bounce Back with 5-4 Win in Toronto

By ⋅ March 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins escaped Toronto with a 5-4 victory Wednesday, improving to 5-0 against the Leafs this season. Goals coming from the top and bottom of the line-up helped the Bruins get the win. Jordan Caron is in the middle of his best stretch of pro hockey, with three goals in the last two games. The Leafs hung [...]

Bruins Survive Late Meltdown to Down Senators

By ⋅ February 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a tough start and finish for Boston, but they had enough meat in the middle to finish off the win in Ottawa, 5-3. Boston did get one chance with immediate pressure, but did nothing with it except give up pressure themselves. Erik Karlsson took advantage, surprising Tim Thomas just 1:10 into the game. [...]

Bruins Bring Offense to St. Louis, Beat Blues 4-2

By ⋅ February 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins beat the Blues 4-2 in regulation. Boston had an offensive explosion in the first period with three goals, but the Blues answered with two goals of their own in the first 20 minutes. Brad Marchand added a third period goal on a breakaway to seal the deal, his second goal of the game. [...]

Thomas Remains Perfect in Shootouts, Bruins beat Habs 4-3

By ⋅ February 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins escaped Montreal with a shootout win 4-3. The Bruins took a 3-1 lead into the third period with goals from Andrew Ference, Benoit Pouliot and Patrice Bergeron, but later found themselves in a shootout. Sloppy play in the third period let the Habs back into the game, and nearly lost the game for [...]

Marchand Was “Too Drunk” to Interview for Bruins Stanley Cup DVD

By ⋅ February 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This from the not-so-big-surprise department: Brad Marchand was drunk for the entire summer. How drunk was he? Well, as you may remember, Marchand, Tyler Seguin, and the rest of the Bruins partied their minds out at Foxwoods three days after winning the Stanley Cup in June. They even racked up a bill of more than [...]

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