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What constitutes a head shot?
March 22, 2018
Consistency and the NHL. Those two don’t belong in the same sentence, at least when it comes to the rules of the game. Whether it’s questions around video reviews for goalie interference or offside or a verdict handed from the Department of Player Safety — primarily for hits to the head — the league’s front […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins clinch playoff berth in OT loss to Blues
At this point, with these Bruins, it has become redundant to rattle off the list of players who have succumbed to the latest injury bug. You get it. But after the Bruins earned a point in Wednesday’s overtime loss to the Blues, it feels different. David Backes. Patrice Bergeron. Anders Bjork. Jake DeBrusk. Rick Nash. Torey Krug. […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Blues
March 21, 2018
For three years, the Bruins’ playoff fate was decided during the last week of the regular season. They don’t need to wait much longer to become one of the 16 teams in this year’s postseason. In fact, a win or an overtime or shootout loss against the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night – to begin […]
Read More »What we learned: Donato’s debut, non OT call highlight B’s 5-4 loss
March 20, 2018
A playoff-like atmosphere that included an impressive debut from Ryan Donato and a pair of lead changes ended with controversy and a game-winner from another former college hockey standout from Boston. In the end, the Blue Jackets came away with the 5-4 overtime win and the Bruins only tallied one point on a night where […]
Read More »Ryan Donato passes his first NHL test
Having skated between games and practices as an added bonus of growing up the son of a Bruins player, Ryan Donato has scored dozens of “goals” on TD Garden — or rather, Fleet Center — ice. While playing college hockey locally at Harvard, Donato had the opportunity to score a few more — in a […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets
March 19, 2018
It’s been quite an eventful 48 hours for the Boston Bruins. First came their pivotal win over the Tampa Bay Lightning to close out their four-game road trip. Then they returned home and signed Ryan Donato to an entry-level contract. All eyes will be on Donato as the Olympian and three-year Harvard standout will make […]
Read More »How will Ryan Donato fit in on this Bruins team?
“At the end of the year, there’s always players you don’t know how in the world you’ll ever replace,” Harvard men’s hockey head coach Ted Donato said after a season-ending overtime loss in the ECAC semifinals Friday. “But that’s the nature of the beast.” Nothing was official at the time, but you have to think […]
Read More »Injury riddled Bruins proving they are playoff ready
March 18, 2018
Even with the slew of injuries in March, the Bruins were in a pretty good spot. They had games in hand on both the Maple Leafs and Lightning with home ice — and potentially a top spot in the Eastern Conference — well within reach. Well, the Black and Gold are now a step closer […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins gain ground on Lightning with crucial win
After Thursday’s ugly 3-0 loss to the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, the Bruins knew they needed a much better effort against the Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. Although produced with two completely different-looking teams on the ice since their last meeting — a 3-2 home victory for Boston on Nov. 29 — the end result […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Lightning
March 17, 2018
They’ve overcome in-game deficits and significant injuries, but the Boston Bruins are still staring adversity in the face entering Saturday’s pivotal road tilt with the Eastern Conference leading-Tampa Bay Lightning. With trade deadline acquisition Ryan McDonagh now healthy, the Bolts, despite falling to the Senators Tuesday night, have several high-end players at their disposal. Nikita […]
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