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Thomas Leads Red-Hot Bruins Over Crosby’s Penguins

By ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

When you’re winning, everyone contributes. The same has held true for the Bruins over the last 15 games, over which the Bruins have an amazing 14-0-1 record, with the latest triumph coming Monday night over the East-leading Pittsburgh Penguins. For many of the team’s wins through the points streak, the B’s have received big efforts [...]

Bruins Den: Giving Thanks for Winning Streaks

By ⋅ November 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Eight games and 21 days into the November, the Boston Bruins (11-7-0) are still yet to lose this month. On their current eight-game winning streak, which has seen them rocket from last place in the Eastern Conference to just two points out of the Northeast Division lead with two games in hand, the Bruins have [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Saturday March 5th

By ⋅ March 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (38-19-7) look to extend their season-long win streak to eight tonight, when they host the hated Matt Cooke and the Pittsburgh Penguins (37-21-8) at TD Garden. We already know that the Penguins will be shorthanded tonight, with their two stars, Sidney Crosby (concussion) and Evgeni Malkin (knee) sidelined long term with their injuries. [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Monday January 10th

By ⋅ January 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (21-12-7) will look to rebound from Saturday night’s embarrassing loss this evening, when they skate with the Sidney Crosby-less Pittsburgh Penguins (26-13-4). The B’s technically still sit atop the Northeast Division standings, tied with Montreal at 49 points, but with two games in hand on the Habs. Boston had their chance to create [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Ducks, Monday December 20th

By ⋅ December 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (17-10-4) find themselves in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference right now. Tonight, they’ll face off with the West’s current eighth seed, the Anaheim Ducks (17-15-4) at TD Garden. Both teams have 38 points, but the Ducks have played five more games than Boston so far this year. Boston has played pretty [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Canadiens, Thursday December 16th

By ⋅ December 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (16-9-4) will get a second chance to climb to a tie atop the Northeast Division this evening, when they take on the hated Montreal Canadiens (18-11-2) at the Bell Centre, north of the border. Boston found themselves just two points behind the Habs in the standings heading into last night’s action, but the [...]

Bruins Fight Back, Beat Pens 7-4

By ⋅ November 11, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Never thought I’d see the day. Bruins getting smashed in the mouth right and left, down two goals and somehow come back to win by three? Just doesn’t seem right. After being down by two goals heading into the third period, the Pittsburgh Penguins were tossing the Bruins around all over the ice (and into [...]

Screaming for Vengeance, Dying for Goals: Bruins Win Fight, Lose Another Game

By ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ One comment

If you want blood… you almost got it. But not quite. Matt Cooke showed his face in Boston, and Shawn Thornton punched it, giving Bruins fans some satisfaction, despite the fact that the Small, Not-Good Bruins were shut out by the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0. As every NHL fan knows, Cooke delivered a cheap head-shot to [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Thursday March 18th

By ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Who knew? There’s apparently a little hockey game at TD Garden this evening. The much anticipated homecoming for the Boston Bruins (31-26-12) is finally here, as they host Matt Cooke and the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-24-5) after a season-long seven-game road trip. Any preview of this game has to obviously start with Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke. Cooke [...]

Bruins and Penguins of Years Past

By ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or so the saying goes. With tensions running high after the Savard hit, and with the Penguins and Bruins set to meet again this Thursday, several members of each staff would do well to remember possible past lives, or at least figures who [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Sunday 3/7

By ⋅ March 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (29-23-11) will go for their sixth straight road win this afternoon in Pittsburgh when they make their second stop on their seven-game road trip, taking on the defending champs, the Penguins (39-22-4). The Penguins have caught a hot streak as of late, especially at home, where they have earned points in seven straight [...]

Canada 3, USA 2: Canada Narrowly Averts National Humiliation, Wins Gold Medal

By ⋅ February 28, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Do you believe in dramatic yet predictable outcomes? Olympic hockey favorites Canada narrowly avoided losing on their home ice in their national sport to their hated rivals, the sixth-seeded Team USA, for the second time in a week, winning the gold medal on Sidney Crosby’s sudden-death overtime strike. In a tense, well-played, and dramatic game, [...]

Americans Top Mighty Canadians, 5-3

By ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Vancouver Games have been dominated by the United States thus far, and that superior play carried over into the hockey rink Sunday night, as the highly anticipated battle of North America was finally staged at Canada Hockey Place: the heavily favored hosts from Canada, taking on the youthful, miracle-seeking United States. Led by a [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Saturday 11-14

By ⋅ November 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (8-7-3) will see their first repeat opponent of the young NHL season Saturday night, as they travel to the Steel City to face off against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-0). Pittsburgh is in the midst of a 4-game losing streak, following their home defeat to the Devils Thursday night. This past [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Tuesday 11/10

By ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“Sid the Kid” and the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins visit the TD Garden this evening for a skate against the Bruins. Pittsburgh will be making their final stop on a cross-country four-game road trip, on which they are 1-2-0 thus far. The Penguins (12-5-0) sit in a tie atop the Eastern Conference, knotted [...]

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