// Patrice Bergeron

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 [...]

Bruins Beat Rangers 2-1, Clinch Division Title

By ⋅ April 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It was clearly a playoff atmosphere Sunday night at Madison Square Garden as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers for the first time this season, winning 2-1. Tim Thomas stole the show with 33 saves, as the veteran goalie has really turned his game around at the right time. Patrice Bergeron got it [...]

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 [...]

Inconsistent Bruins Return in 2-1 Loss to Sharks

By ⋅ March 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

There had been some signs that the Bruins had gotten past the roughest stretch of the season. They may be past that point still and Thursday night’s game was just a bad game. The Sharks scored first and went on to win 2-1. The Bruins only had 17 shots on goal, a season low. Tim Thomas [...]

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 [...]

Penguins Handle and Hurt Bruins 5-2

By ⋅ March 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins once again started the game slow getting down three goals in the first period. Tim Thomas didn’t look sharp again playing in back to back days. Marty Turco made his Bruins debut in relief of Thomas and played well considering the situation. Injuries continue to hurt the Bruins, Adam McQuaid, Max Sauve, and [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Bruins Turn Predators Into Prey in Saturday Matinee

By ⋅ February 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Tyler Seguin: Star in the Making

By ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Tyler Seguin recently celebrated his birthday turning 20 years old. In Sunday’s win over Washington Seguin celebrated his 20th goal making him the first Bruin to hit that mark this season. What a difference a year can make: in 74 games last season Seguin had 22 points. This season Seguin has 44 points in 50 [...]

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