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What we learned: Bruins’ well-rounded effort pays off
October 12, 2018
Things are still a work in progress, but the Boston Bruins got a needed all-around effort from all 20 guys Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden. Yes, Boston’s first line did the bulk of the scoresheet-related work again, as they set the tone with two power-play goals and a late third-period empty-netter. […]
Read More »Nordstrom makes strong first impression on second line
October 11, 2018
Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy doesn’t consider himself much of a gambler. Cassidy took a gamble Thursday night by scratching Ryan Donato, one of Boston’s most promising young talents, from the lineup and replacing him with third-line journeyman Joakim Nordstrom ahead of Boston’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. The move came as a motivational […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Oilers
It’s another hockey night in Boston as the Bruins eye their third consecutive victory since their season-opening shellacking at the hands of the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. The difference between that 7-0 loss in D.C. and their last two victories against the Sabres and Senators was night and day. Though they still have some […]
Read More »Bruins prepare for first Connor McDavid challenge
The Boston Bruins rebounded nicely from the opening night disaster in Washington with a pair of decisive wins against Atlantic Division rivals and will look to extend their winning streak against Edmonton on Thursday night at TD Garden. Stopping Connor McDavid, one of the NHL’s premier talents, is a major key for Thursday’s showdown; a […]
Read More »Bruins join in on the Red Sox vibe
October 10, 2018
Following their day off, the Boston Bruins returned to practice Wednesday morning at Warrior Ice Arena ecstatic as ever about the Red Sox series-clinching win over the New York Yankees in the Bronx Tuesday night. Although their focus remains on preparing for their upcoming game against the Edmonton Oilers and 2017 Hart winner Connor McDavid, […]
Read More »Urho Vaakanainen looking to build on impressive preseason
Urho Vaakaninen impressed the Bruins brass enough to earn a spot on Boston’s opening night roster. Yet, the 19-year-old saw himself as a healthy scratch during the Black and Gold’s two-game road trip to open the 2018-19 season. Rather than slow his development from the get-go, the Bruins sent Vaakaninen down to Providence in time […]
Read More »What we learned: Top line sparks Bruins in home opener
October 8, 2018
The last two games have looked a lot better than the first. Though they’re still a work in progress, the Bruins looked good in their home opener for a full-60 minute effort for the 6-3 win against the Ottawa Senators. While the Senators may not have been the toughest of tests, it was a […]
Read More »No preseason? No problem for Patrice Bergeron
Is there anything Patrice Bergeron can’t do? After missing most of training camp healing from back spasms caused by off-season groin surgery, Bergeron admitted that it took a while to get into a rhythm during the Bruins’ season opener in Washington D.C. The B’s, themselves, weren’t rhythmic at all against the defending Stanley Cup Champions. […]
Read More »Sticking with Tuukka Rask is the right call, for now
October 6, 2018
He’s in his third-year behind the Bruins’ bench, but Bruce Cassidy’s decision-making in Boston is leaps and bounds ahead compared to his first NHL coaching stint in Washington. So it came to little surprise when Cassidy said he’d likely lean toward starting Tuukka Rask for the Black and Gold’s home opener against the Ottawa Senators […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins bounce back in Buffalo
October 4, 2018
BUFFALO — The Boston Bruins couldn’t have responded any better. A mere 24 hours after their ugly season-opening performance against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, the Black and Gold came out flying against 2018 top overall pick Rasmus Dahlin and the upstart Buffalo Sabres. “We all knew to a man — from the […]
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