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Jake DeBrusk picks a perfect time for his coming out party
April 26, 2018
He has been one of the more prolific Bruins forwards through the first six games against the Maple Leafs. But Game 7, indeed, was Jake DeBrusk’s coming out party. The talented Bruins rookie winger, who notched five points (three goals, two assists) in his first six career postseason contests, proved that no moment was too big […]
Read More »Do the Bruins need changes heading into Game 7?
April 25, 2018
If you woke up thinking about 2013 again, well, you’re not alone. As we inch toward the five-year anniversary of the most memorable come from behind win in team history, the Bruins are hoping for a repeat performance against the Maple Leafs in Game 7 Wednesday night at TD Garden. No, even with Dave Goucher […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 7
Game 7: a tale of two teams and two different stories. After jumping out to a 3-1 series lead, Game 7 is the last thing the Bruins envisioned. The Maple Leafs, however, couldn’t be happier. After fighting off elimination and staying alive with wins in Games 5 and 6, the Leafs have put all the […]
Read More »Bruins embracing pressure-cooked Game 7
April 24, 2018
Game 7. It’s the two best words in hockey. It brings anticipation and excitement for a winner take all scenario. It also brings its share of tension, anxiety and nerves. The latter adjectives are something Bruins fans are likely feeling after failing on two attempts to end their first-round series with the Maple Leafs after […]
Read More »What we learned: Frustration settles in as Leafs force Game 7
April 23, 2018
The Bruins had the Maple Leafs where they wanted them in Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead. They just showed up late and couldn’t overcome another 4-1 deficit Saturday night. Two nights later, the Bruins again had the Leafs where they wanted them with a 1-0 lead in Game 6. But mistakes crept in […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 6
“[We’re] moving on to the next one, and we’ll finish the job in Toronto,” Tuukka Rask said after being pulled during the second period of the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 5. That is obviously quite the statement from a goalie who allowed four goals on eight shots before being yanked […]
Read More »P-Bruins rebound with 5-3 win in Game 2
April 22, 2018
With the Providence Bruins up 2-0 in the second period of Saturday night’s Game 2, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms did what they had done all season, and what had led them to victory in Game 1 on Friday: score quickly to turn the game around. When Mark Friedman and Mike Vecchione found net 71 seconds […]
Read More »What we learned: Maple Leafs force Game 6
No shortage of indigestion in the Hub of Hockey from morning till midnight Saturday. And likely beyond for a few more days. With the Bruins up 3 games to one 1, the first buzz was the status of Patrice Bergeron for Game 5. “We will make that decision after warm-up,” Bruce Cassidy said after practice, […]
Read More »A missed chance at another 4-1 comeback
4-1. That outcome is trendy, isn’t it? Game 5 on Saturday night was a chance for the Bruins to clinch their first-round series with the Maple Leafs with a decisive 4-1 outcome in front of a rowdy 17,565 at TD Garden. Yet, they found themselves in a 4-1 deficit following James van Riemsdyk’s power-play tally […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 5
April 21, 2018
Bruins-Maple Leafs. Two Original Six squads pegged by pundits, fans and media folks to go the distance in their first-round series. Those prognosticators, including your’s truly, might need to eat a little crow as the Bruins have a chance to wrap the series up in Game 5 Saturday night at TD Garden. Patrice Bergeron took […]
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