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Chara reunites with teammates as Bruins begin December slate

December 1, 2016

BRIGHTON — Though they’ll have to play without him for at least one more game, a big presence is inching closer to returning. For the first time since suffering a lower-body injury against the St. Louis Blues nine days ago, Zdeno Chara skated with his fellow Bruins teammates this morning at Warrior Ice Arena as they […]

What we learned: Bruins outplay Flyers in losing effort

November 30, 2016

Sometimes, the team that dominates play gets the short end of the stick. The Bruins were the one’s who fell victim to that aforementioned sports cliche on Tuesday night. If it wasn’t for Steve Mason and his tremendous 45-save performance, the Bruins would unquestionably have earned two points on any other night. Instead, despite dominating play […]

Game Day Preview: Bruins at Flyers

November 29, 2016

All things considered, the Bruins are treading water without Zdeno Chara. Although things could have been better in their three games without their 6-foot-9 captain, they also could have been a lot worse. Case in point Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning where John-Michael Liles left the game early in the first period after […]

Notable events that happened since Jimmy Hayes last scored

November 27, 2016

For 278 days, Jimmy Hayes was looking for the back of the net. From the time he scored his last goal on February 24th against the Penguins to finally ending his 35-game drought with his second period tally against the Lightning, the Dorchester native and the rest of the world has seen a lot go […]

What we learned: shorthanded Bruins overcome adversity vs. Bolts

Facing the high-octane Tampa Bay Lightning without Zdeno Chara was a tall task (no pun intended) in and of itself for the Boston Bruins heading into their first matinee of the season Sunday at TD Garden. Facing the Bolts with just five defensemen after John-Michael Liles (upper body injury) left the game following a violent […]

Julien on Stamkos: “You want those guys to be playing”

A couple of cogs from Bruins-Lightning matchups in years past will be missing for the first matinee of the season at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. On one side, the Black and Gold will be without Zdeno Chara for the third straight game with a lower body injury. But there was some encouraging news regarding […]

Bruins offense battling through frustrating times

November 26, 2016

BRIGHTON — “It’s frustrating, but the only way to get out of it is by having some confidence to finish the plays and keep plugging at it.” The aforementioned quote from Patrice Bergeron is a perfect description of the state of the Bruins offense over the last five games. In that span, the Black and Gold have […]

What we learned: Chad Johnson, Flames frustrate Bruins

Without Zdeno Chara for the second straight night, defensive miscues cost the Black and Gold another two points. The effort surely wasn’t the Bruins’ best, but the B’s absolutely missed their captain in this one. Once again they were lost in their own end at times and were left scrambling. Both of Calgary’s goals could easily […]

Game Day Preview: Bruins vs. Flames

November 25, 2016

After an ugly 3-1 Thanksgiving night loss to the Ottawa Senators in Canada’s capital city Thursday night, the Bruins return home for their annual Black Friday home game, this time hosting the Calgary Flames. The Flames will be without former Boston College Eagle Johnny Gaudreau who had finger surgery earlier this month. Calgary is coming […]

What we learned: Bruins really miss Zdeno Chara

In both a figurative and literal sense, Zdeno Chara’s absence is a big deal. In their first game without their 6-foot-9 captain who is nursing a lower body injury, the Bruins were outmatched against the Senators falling 3-1 on Thanksgiving night. Here is what we learned as the Black and Gold dropped two straight for […]