Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals could turn out to be even worse than losing the game. Nathan Horton is being listed as ” day to day” after injuring his shoulder in the triple overtime thriller Wednesday night, not exactly great news for the Bruins. Horton has once again elevated his game during this [...]
Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw scored the game winning goal in the third overtime period to hand the Boston Bruins a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in Game 1. The pesky Shaw deflected the game winning goal past Tuukka Rask 12:08 into the third overtime period. Rask made 59 saves in the losing effort.
From the drop of the puck, Shawn Thornton and the rest of the Merlot line showed the Bruins came to play and displayed some physicality early on. David Krejci had an excellent shot on net with no pressure from the Penguins, scoring early in the first period with his 9th goal of the postseason. It [...]
It did not take long for the Bruins to put pressure on the Penguins in Game Two. In the first period, Brad Marchand scores his first goal of the postseason (19:32) off a break away when Sidney Crosby mishandled the puck in his own zone, putting the Bruins up 1-0. Following a Bruins power play, Brooks [...]
David Krejci hat trick goal in overtime gave the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tuukka Rask was terrific in net for the Bruins, making 45 saves for the second straight game including 11 in overtime. Captain Zdeno Chara assisted on all four Bruins goals. After [...]
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 [...]
When the Capitals two goaltenders Tomas Vokoun and Michal Neuvirth went down late in the season with injuries, most people thought the playoffs were practically over for them. Well, that hasn’t been the case, as 22-year-old Brandon Holtby has been as good as his predecessors, if not better. He stood on his head in Game [...]
The Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins are back in the playoffs with a chance to defend their crown. Even though the Bruins were off on Friday night, the team clinched a playoff spot for the fifth straight season after the Buffalo Sabres lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3. The B’s are six points up on [...]
Alex Freaking Burrows. The Vancouver Canucks could not have asked for a better night for their little biter in their 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Bruins Saturday night. Burrows was involved in all three of the Canuck goals, tallying up two goals and an assist on Hart Trophy finalist Daniel Sedin’s 9th playoff goal [...]
The Bruins have announced that playoff tickets for the team’s first three home games will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday March 30th, at 11 a.m. The tickets will be available for purchase at the TD Garden Box Office, bostonbruins.com, and by phone through Ticket Master at 1-800-745-3000. The first-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is [...]