Without Backstrom, Bruins’ focus still on task in hand
ARLINGTON, Va. — There’s no secret that both Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom deserve a lot of attention from opposing defenses when the Washington Capitals take the ice. But this year, without Backstrom for 40 games due to a concussio…
Backstrom suspended for Game 4
After receiving a match penalty at the end of the Boston Bruins’ 4-3 victory in Game 3, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom earned a one-game suspension from NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan for his cross-check on Rich Peverley at …
Tyler Seguin wins Bruins seventh player award
With just three games left in the 2011-12 Boston Bruins regular season the Bruins handed out their annual seventh player award before another sold out TD Garden crowd. The award is given each year to the Bruins player who goes above and beyond the du…
Peverley returns after 19 game absence; adds forward depth
When the Boston Bruins acquired Rich Peverley last year at the trade deadline, many Bruins fans didn’t know what to think. But when the 29-year-old undrafted forward played a substantial role in the Bruins’ Stanley Cup run last season, fans knew …
Corvo scratched again, Peverley day-to-day
Corvo scratched For the second straight game, defenseman Joe Corvo will be listed as a healthy scratch when the Boston Bruins welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs — for the final time this season — Monday at the TD Garden. According to coach C…
Bruins Daily player of the week 12/12- 12/18
Three games, three wins, and two shutouts made for some happy times last week in the Hub of Hockey as the Boston Bruins continued their dominance of the National Hockey League. The Bruins kicked off the week Tuesday night with a 3-0 shutout of the Lo…
