What we learned: One streak ends, another continues
January 31, 2018
Along with an additional two points in the standings, there were a few streaks on the line in the Bruins’ 47th game of the season against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Get one point in that outcome and the team’s point streak (14-0-4) stretches to 19, eclipsing the previous franchise second-best run of 18 […]
Read More »Ducks end Bruins point streak at 18
All good things must come to an end — and on Tuesday night, the Bruins’ 18-game point streak suffered that fate thanks to a 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at TD Garden. In their first contest following the All-Star break, the Bruins came out flat in the opening stanza and trailed the visitors 2-0 […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Ducks
January 30, 2018
Last time out, the Bruins did something that hasn’t been done since the Bobby Orr era. Their 3-2 win over the Senators in Ottawa extended their point streak to 18 straight games (14-0-4) matching the 1968-69 Bruins for second-most in franchise history. Tuesday night, in their first game since the All-Star break, the Bruins look […]
Read More »McAvoy returns to the ice one week after heart procedure
January 29, 2018
The Bruins announced Charlie McAvoy would miss at least two weeks following a procedure to treat an abnormal heart rhythm on Jan. 22. Exactly one week later, McAvoy was back at Warrior Ice Arena to ease into rejoining his team. And the standout rookie seemed eager, equipped with a smile and coming off what he […]
Read More »Highlights from Brad Marchand’s All-Star Weekend
January 28, 2018
Brad Marchand’s second All-Star Game nomination was well deserved, but that didn’t stop the crowd in Tampa with welcoming him with boo birds throughout the weekend. Despite his five-game suspension for elbowing Devils forward Marcus Johansson on Jan. 23, Boston’s leading scorer was able to participate in the skills competition and 3-on-3 tournament at Amalie […]
Read More »Signing Chara an EaZee decision for Don Sweeney
January 26, 2018
In the pregame hoopla before Tom Brady led his team to the AFC championship over Jacksonville, he unveiled his Facebook Watch series, “Tom vs. Time:” “When I see myself out there, I feel like, ‘Man, I still do this and I do it better than I’ve ever done it. So why should I stop?’” Brady […]
Read More »What we learned: Depth extends Bruins point streak to 18 games
After the Bruins started the season almost laughably plagued by injury, it seemed like things were finally settling down and back to normal with a 17-game point streak to show. Unfortunately for the B’s, “normal” has also come to mean Brad Marchand winding up in some sort of trouble with the Department of Player Safety. […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Senators
January 25, 2018
“I let my teammates down. I know that,” Brad Marchand told reporters in Ottawa prior to the Bruins-Senators contest Thursday night. “I let my organization down. I have to be better. There’s no question.” Marchand was referring to his five-game suspension for elbowing Marcus Johansson in the third period of the B’s 3-2 win over […]
Read More »Zach Senyshyn striving to live up to expectations
It was the offseason of 2015. Then-general manager Peter Chiarelli was fired and newly-anointed GM Don Sweeney began wheeling and dealing; most notably sending Milan Lucic to Los Angeles and Dougie Hamilton north of the border to Calgary. As a result, the Bruins became the first team in National Hockey League history to have three […]
Read More »Marchand suspended five games for elbowing Johansson
January 24, 2018
Brad Marchand has been suspended five games for elbowing New Jersey’s Marcus Johansson, the Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday night. The unpenalized elbow to Johansson’s head came with two minutes left in regulation of the Bruins’ 3-2 win against the Devils Tuesday night at TD Garden. Marchand is considered a repeat offender under the […]
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