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What we learned: Opportunity lost as Bruins falter in finale

April 9, 2018

When the final horn sounded Saturday night for the Bruins’ 5-2 win over Ottawa, the Tampa Bay Lightning were just entering overtime at Carolina with Bruce Cassidy and his coaching staff huddled backstage watching. A Tampa win gives the Lightning the conference title, and Sunday’s finale against Florida becomes a meaningless 60 minutes. “Opportunity for […]

What we learned: Bruins’ win sets up Game 82 for East title

April 8, 2018

The last three seasons for the Boston Bruins were nail-biting affairs into the first week of April – must wins to make the playoffs. While there’s no doubt about the Black and Gold’s playoff status this season, Saturday’s Game No. 81 against Ottawa took on a unique nail-nibbling mode — a must-win and a must-lose […]

What we learned: Bruins squander opportunity in loss to Panthers

April 6, 2018

“Tonight’s game has purpose to Florida – and the Bruins,” NESN analyst Billy Jaffe said pregame about Thursday’s final road game against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center. The Panthers, though 12-2-0 in their last 14 at home, were facing playoff elimination four points behind Philadelphia. For Boston, Thursday marked Game No. 80, keeping […]

What We Learned: Don’t overthink Bruins’ loss to Lightning

April 3, 2018

Analyzing things — even overanalyzing things — is just human nature. It’s natural to try to pinpoint where, exactly, the Bruins went wrong in their 4-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday. So no worries if you find yourself doing that. Sometimes it does take that play-by-play dismantling to figure out what really […]

What we learned: Unfazed by fighting, Bruins rout Panthers

March 31, 2018

There have been a few recurring indications that things are going well for the Bruins (49-17-11) this season. One of the latest favorites is Bruce Cassidy cracking up at his own jokes in postgame press conferences. Concurrently, there was no lack of self-amused chuckling Saturday afternoon, as Cassidy joked that David Krejci works so well […]

Jake DeBrusk in as Bruins get closer to full health

Another day and another game where the Bruins are that much closer to getting their full complement of players back before the playoffs. Jake DeBrusk is the latest to return to the lineup. The second-line winger, who was playing the best hockey of his rookie season prior to his upper-body injury, missed the previous eight […]

What we learned: Bruins vault into first in Eastern Conference

March 30, 2018

Simply put, Game 76 at TD Garden Thursday night was the biggest of the season thus far, with first place in the Eastern Conference on the line against the Tampa Bay Lightning. While recent seasons had the Black and Gold scratching for desperate playoff points down the stretch, the 2017-18 campaign has been the polar […]

Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Lightning

March 29, 2018

Bruins-Lightning day is finally upon us. At the beginning of this season, who would’ve thought facing the top team in the Atlantic Division would be something Boston fans are actually looking forward to? Somehow, through all the injuries, the Bruins have clawed their way up to second in the Atlantic. This all comes to a head with […]

Resilient and injury-prone Bruins find themselves in a good spot

Injuries and resiliency are commonly tied at the hip, and the 2017-18 Boston Bruins are living proof of that. This month alone was a trying time for the Black and Gold as they were without their top center (Patrice Bergeron), top pair defensemen (Zdeno Chara and Charlie McAvoy), two top six wingers (Rick Nash and […]

Performance and leadership factor into Chara’s new deal

March 28, 2018

Zdeno Chara may have turned 41 a mere 10 days ago, but father time and a talented youth movement isn’t slowing him down. In fact, he’s arguably having one of his better years in the back-9 of his career. The tallest player in National Hockey League history wants to play, and who can blame him. […]