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Ward’s Shutout Gives Hurricanes First Season Sweep Over Bruins

By ⋅ February 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Bruins did just about everything they could against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night at the TD Garden. They won over 70 percent of their face-offs. They hit hard and often. And they ripped shot after shot after shot at goalie Cam Ward. They just couldn’t score. Ward saved all 47 shots against him [...]

Brad Marchand Returns from Suspension Thursday in New Jersey

By ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Brad Marchand has missed the last five games due to a suspension he received from the league for ducking a check against the Canucks. In those five games, the Bruins took six out of a possible ten points. The power play struggled during Marchand’s suspension, with the team going only 2-15 with Marchand in the [...]

Bruins Escape Florida with a 3-2 Win in Shootout

By ⋅ January 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins took down the Panthers in the shootout 3-2 and are now 5-0-1 when playing more than 60 minutes. Patrice Bergeron had himself a night with two goals in regulation, he added a goal in the shoot out but it does not count for the hat trick. Tuukka Rask made big saves at big times helping the Bruins avoid a [...]

Bruins Fall to Hurricanes, Get Swept in Season Series

By ⋅ January 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins lost a tough game to the Hurricanes in Carolina 4-2 on Saturday night. Carolina responded to goals by Boston twice and added an empty net goal to seal the deal. The Hurricanes are having a down season, but were ready to play and were helped further by sloppy play by the Bruins. Two Bruins giveaways [...]

Seguin, Chara Named 2012 NHL All-Stars

By ⋅ January 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

One of the best teams in the NHL, the Bruins, will be well-represented at the NHL All-Star Game in February. Joining goalie Tim Thomas, who is set to start in net, will be forward Tyler Seguin and defenseman Zdeno Chara. In just his second season, Seguin leads the B’s with 17 goals and 38 points [...]

Bruins Explode in Third Period, Rally Past Jets

By ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins came into their Tuesday night game with the Winnipeg Jets (20-16-5) looking to get back into the win column after a rough game and loss to the rival Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening. They were without Brad Marchand, who received a controversial and highly publicized 5-game suspension for his hit on Sami Salo. [...]

Benoit Pouliot Filling in During Brad Marchand’s Suspension

By ⋅ January 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

With Brad Marchand suspended for five games, that leaves an opportunity for Benoit Pouliot to play with Patrice Bergeron and Tyler Seguin. Through Tuesday’s game against the Jets, Pouliot has eight goals and seven assists on the season, mostly playing on the third line with some power play time. The Bruins signed Pouliot as a [...]

Bruins Smother Flames With Nine Goals, Twelve Point-Scoring Players

By ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Bruins Top Brodeur, Devils 6-1

By ⋅ January 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins  have been so good this season, they lead the NHL in goals per game (3.43), goals allowed per game (1.91), and goal differential (+60). Simply put, they are the best team in the NHL. That’s why their 4-2 loss last Saturday against the Stars was so surprising, though it is impossible (except in [...]

Brad Marchand’s Hat Trick Boosts Bruins to 8-0 Win Over Panthers

By ⋅ December 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Since starting the season 3-7, the Bruins can’t really find a way to lose. They entered Friday night’s clash with the Panthers as winners of 19 of their last 22 games, including one memorable blemish: a 2-0 loss to Florida back on Dec. 8. You have to imagine that despite the recent success, the Bruins must [...]

Tuukka Time in Boston: Bruins Shut Out Kings 3-0

By ⋅ December 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Injuries to captain Zdeno Chara and Steven Kampfer were not a factor in tonight’s victory over Los Angeles. Tuukka Rask was perfect in net and got his first shutout of the season as the Bruins defeated the Kings 3-0. Boston went on the power play on the first shift of the game and didn’t score yet [...]

Sputtering Bruins End Losing Streak in Columbus

By ⋅ December 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It took a while to get on track in this game and the past few games, but the Boston Bruins finally started a new winning streak in Columbus, taking the win 5-3. Starting the game, it looked like Boston’s losing streak would be pushed to three games; just 5:46 in, the Blue Jackets took the [...]

Seguin Returns as Panthers Shut Out Bruins 2-0

By ⋅ December 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Florida Panthers shut out the Bruins 2-0 Thursday night. Despite out-shooting the Panthers 40-30, the B’s couldn’t get one by Jose Theodore. The Panthers have been one of the surprise teams this season in the NHL. Coming into Thursday, the Panthers sat in third place in the Eastern Conference, also riding a two-game winning streak and [...]

Seguin benched for missing team meeting

By ⋅ December 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins played last night in Winnipeg and took a 2-1 loss and snapped a point streak that started at the end of October. Tyler Seguin was a healthy scratch prior to puck drop. That was a surprise to anyone outside of the Bruins organization. Jordan Caron skated in his place.

Red Wings Snap Bruins’ 10-Game Streak, Win in Shootout 3-2

By ⋅ November 25, 2011 ⋅ One comment

The Detroit Red Wings (13-7-1, 27 pts) defeated the Bruins (13-7-1, 27 pts) on Friday afternoon, topping a red-hot Boston club 3-2 in a shootout to end the B’s ten-game winning streak at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The contest was well played throughout the entire match, with several minutes of continuous play, precision skill, focused [...]

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