The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday night, giving them a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series, which will remain in Boston for Game 4 on Wednesday. Coming off of two thrillers in Chicago, which included a combined four overtime periods, the [...]
Yippee Paille! Daniel Paille had the game-winner in overtime on a beautiful pass from Tyler Seguin, who corralled a turnover in the Blackhawks zone. The result? The Bruins win Game 2 to knot the series at one game apiece. Check out the winning goal:
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 [...]
Who would have thought the Bruins would play a must win game against the Leafs? That is what happened Monday night at TD Garden, taking a shootout to decide the game for a Bruins 3-2 win over Toronto Another slow start for the Bruins against the Leafs, getting down 2-0 in the second period. Milan [...]
The Boston Bruins never led in the game, but came back to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in a shootout after trailing 2-0. David Krejci scored the game winning goal in the fourth round of the shootout and also had an assist to cap off his 400th career NHL game. Bruins net minder Tuukka Rask [...]
The Boston Bruins dominated a struggling Florida Panthers team with a 4-1 win during their Sunday matinee to improve to 3-1 on their current five-game road trip and finish off the Florida part of the trip. The win improves the Bruins dominant road record to 7-1-1. Milan Lucic kicked off the scoring for the B’s, [...]
Now, let’s take a look at the Bruins’ third line: 4th Line: Grit and Toughness LW- Daniel Paille - 2011-2012 stats: GP 69 G 9 A 6 PTS 15 +/- -5 PIM 15 C- Gregory Campbell - 2011-2012 stats: GP 78G 8 A 8 PTS 16 +/- -3 PIM 80 RW- Shawn Thornton - 2011-2012 stats: GP 81 G 5 A [...]
Easily one of the best fourth lines in the NHL for the second straight season, this line brings energy every single shift they get. Thornton and Campbell once again took on a big part of the team sparking role with well timed fights while Paille does his best work while penalty killing. Part of the [...]
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 [...]
After two overtime thrillers began the first round series between the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals, Game 3 followed suit with an exciting finish. But this one finished in regulation thanks to a big shot by Zdeno Chara that gave the Bruins a 4-3 win and a 2-1 lead in the series. With under two [...]
The Bruins had to hold their breath late into another game on their shaky stretch, but in the end, they got the job done against Nashville, 4-3, in a shootout. The Bruins did keep up the offense, but Tim Thomas didn’t have the best day against a Nashville offense that didn’t get more than seven [...]
Good things come to those who wait. The Boston Bruins waited five games to get back Brad Marchand. They waited two games to get back Rich Peverley. And they waited 63 minutes Thursday night before finally solving the New Jersey Devils’ stout defense and even more stout goalie, Martin Brodeur. Once the waiting period ended, [...]
The Bruins (29-13-1) were looking to follow up their shootout win on Monday night as they visited the slumping Lightning. Unfortunately a lack of defensive effort across the table instead led them to an awful 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay, who had been losers of seven consecutive games. The smallest of bright spots in the [...]
As a young boy, I played on a recreation-league soccer team in Brookline, Mass. We weren’t very good, but I liked the team’s name: the Flames. I’m pretty sure we could’ve given the Boston Bruins a better game than the Calgary Flames gave them Thursday night at TD Garden. Patrice Bergeron and Nathan Horton each [...]
Tuukka Rask recorded the shutout for the Bruins Tuesday night. So, of course, Tim Thomas had to stand on his head the following night to prove he still deserves to be the starting goaltender. Thomas finished with a season-high 47 saves, including 21 saves alone in the third period, to lead the Bruins to a [...]