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Bruins penalty kill getting back on track
April 1, 2017
One of the more consistent aspects of this year’s Bruins team has been their abilities to kill off penalties and limit scoring opportunities when they are on the man down. Entering Saturday’s game with the Panthers the Bruins are in a three-way tie for second in the NHL in penalty-killing percentage at 85.3% and their […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins eclipse Stars to keep playoff pace
March 31, 2017
The run on Tums is officially on – six games to go and clinging to the last playoff position in the Eastern Conference. How do you spell r-e-l-i-e-f? How about a repeat performance of Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators for starters? Thursday night, another Western Conference foe in Tyler Seguin’s Dallas Stars in […]
Read More »Tuukka Rask key to Bruins playoff push
With the Bruins out of a playoff spot and in Brooklyn last Saturday for a huge contest with the New York Islanders, not having the services of goalie Tuukka Rask could have been a massive issue for the Boston Bruins. Instead, the Black and Gold got just enough out of Anton Khudobin to squeak out […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Stars
March 30, 2017
At this time last week, the Bruins were barely hanging on to the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Entering Thursday’s game with the Stars, the B’s have a little bit of breathing room with a three-point lead over the Lightning and only trail the Maple Leafs by a single point for third […]
Read More »Charlie McAvoy’s best path to pro success starts in Providence
March 29, 2017
(Photo by Rich Gagnon, BU Athletics) It was only a matter of time until Charlie McAvoy prepared for the start of his professional hockey career. That process sped up once Boston University’s season ended with an overtime loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the NCAA tournament. It took all of four days following the Terriers’ loss in […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins prey on ‘Preds in crucial win
Tuesday night — seven games to go in the annual nail-biting ritual to a hopeful playoff berth. The Nashville Predators at TD Garden with two huge points on the line for the Black and Gold. Nashville locked into at least a wild card in the Western Conference. Not on Tuesday night, but raise your hand […]
Read More »The Rask task takes an interesting turn
March 28, 2017
At this rate, Tuukka Rask is becoming one of the more polarizing members of the Bruins. Some of the criticism directed at Rask is performance based. On one side, the Rask detractors will nitpick at everything from not coming through in the clutch to having to miss a start due to injury or illness. In […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Predators
Seven games remain for the Boston Bruins with six of those contests being played on Causeway Street. Tonight, the Nashville Predators come to town fresh off a 2-1 win the night before against the Islanders – a huge benefit to the Bruins who still sit two points ahead of New York and one point ahead […]
Read More »Though healthy, Bruins would be wise to monitor Tuukka Rask
March 27, 2017
This may not please the crowd of Tuukka Rask detractors, but any possibility of him losing his No. 1 spot to Anton Khudobin – who has won his last five starts – was put to bed by Bruce Cassidy following Monday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. “Tuukka’s our No. 1,” Cassidy said about the third […]
Read More »Life is Riley; Nash playing role of unlikely savior
March 26, 2017
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Entering Saturday’s game with the Islanders, the Bruins really needed a victory and for some important players to come through. The usual suspects, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara, David Pastrnak and David Krejci all needed to provide a spark and lead by example. Not to go unnoticed are Dominic Moore and Riley […]
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