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What we learned: Kuraly, Bruins veto Senators in double overtime, ‘5-2’
April 22, 2017
With David Krejci leaving the game early and the Bruins trailing 2-0 in Game 5, Bruce Cassidy’s squad faced another uphill battle in a must-win game against the Senators. Once again they persevered and overcame a two-goal deficit to tie things at 2-2 thanks to David Pastrnak and Sean Kuraly, who replaced Ryan Spooner in […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Senators Game 5
April 21, 2017
The Bruins are in familiar territory: with their backs against the wall. Their battle through adversity has been well documented over the past few months. Tonight, they face their biggest obstacle of the season – an elimination game. Win and you extend the series at least for one more game in Boston on Sunday afternoon. […]
Read More »One key for Bruins in must-win Game 5? Score first
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: scoring first is often a good omen in the National Hockey League. Don’t believe that? Well, take a look at the records that the Bruins and Senators posted when scoring first during the regular season. The Senators posted a mark of 29-6-3, good for the second-highest points percentage […]
Read More »Facing elimination, Bruins ready to take things one game at a time
April 20, 2017
For most of the Bruins, they’ve been in this position before. But on the other hand, they’ve also been in the position the Senators are in. The Bruins enter Game 5 Friday night in Ottawa with their season on the line. Thanks to their 1-0 loss at TD Garden in Game 4 Wednesday night, the […]
Read More »Bruins not getting enough from Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak
Hockey is a team game, and in order to win in the playoffs, you need a complete effort. To go along with that complete effort, you always need your best players to be just that. Heading into Game 5, the Ottawa Senators have gotten more than enough from their best players. The Bruins, well not […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins staring down the barrel after Game 4 loss
Game 4 – down, 2-1, in the series. OK, not a “must win,” but pretty close. After 82 games and three in the postseason, the Boston Bruins’ backs are, well, not against the wall. But that wall in full view Wednesday night at TD Garden. Some good news with the return of defenseman Colin Miller. […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins-Senators Game 4
April 19, 2017
The Bruins’ main objective tonight? Make the remainder of the series a best-of-three. With their 4-3 overtime win in Game 3 on Monday night, the Senators have regained home ice advantage in the best-of-seven first round series. Another win in Game 4 would put the Bruins in a do or die situation when the series […]
Read More »Bruins need to find an answer for Erik Karlsson
April 18, 2017
There are many reasons as to why the Bruins find themselves down two games to one entering Wednesday’s pivotal Game 4 at TD Garden. Untimely penalties, long stretches of poor play and a depleted blue-line are just a few of those reasons. Erik Karlsson is another. The Senators’ captain has by far been the best […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins’ comeback falls short in Game 3 OT loss
Games 1 and 2 – a tale of opposites. The 2-1 win in Game 1 in which the Black and Gold came from behind with two third-period tallies after going without a single shot on goal in the middle 20 minutes. Game 2, the B’s bang home three in the second period to take a […]
Read More »Bruins suffer “demoralizing and disappointing” OT loss after Nash penalty
In a game where the Bruins came back from a three-goal deficit to even things up, the last thing anyone imagined were for the officials to dictate an important moment in the contest. Especially in overtime. On a night where they let much of the physicality go for the most part. Marc Methot’s face-washing of […]
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