;
What we learned: Tall task ends in tough bounce for Bruins
November 18, 2016
Coming away with at least one point against Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild and their league-leading defense would have been a pretty tall task in and of itself. Doing it without David Pastrnak made that task even taller for the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Thanks to Tuukka Rask, again, the Bruins had a […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Wild
November 17, 2016
With a three-game winning streak and winners in four of their last five, the Boston Bruins head into their final game of the road trip against the Minnesota Wild riding a pretty good wave. But not everyone will be on board for Thursday’s contest in St. Paul. Following an optional morning skate, Claude Julien told […]
Read More »Three up, three down: November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016
Over the last two weeks, there were several positives for the Boston Bruins that it was hard to narrow the list to three up. Equally, there wasn’t much to be negative about either and putting together a list of three downs was even more difficult. So which Bruins are trending up and how much will […]
Read More »NHL, NHLPA, compile protected player list for Expansion Draft
November 15, 2016
At this time next year, the city of Las Vegas will be about 15 games into their first season as the 31st franchise in the National Hockey League. What the Sin City franchise team name will be and how the roster will look are the two questions that will be answered over the next seven-eight […]
Read More »Four Bruins featured in NHL 17 campaign
It has been two months since EA Sports’ NHL 17 hit the shelves for the XBOX One and Playstation 4 and the game has garnered critical acclaim. Features such as Owner Mode, Hockey Ultimate Team and its fully functional customization mode – where players can create players and teams to a T – have undoubtedly given […]
Read More »Tuukka Rask named NHL first star of the week
November 14, 2016
Through the first 16 games of the season, Tuukka Rask is playing like a Vezina Trophy finalist. While he still has a long way to go before being considered a Vezina winner for the second time in his career, he did receive early league recognition for his stellar play. On Monday, Tuukka Rask received first […]
Read More »Bruins bury Avalanche to end busy week
Like their win in Arizona 24 hours prior, the Bruins took care of business against a team in the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Against a team that is dead last in goals scored (27), the Bruins shut down the Avalanche’s struggling offense. Though they managed to squeak out a 2-0 win thanks to […]
Read More »Quick pregame thoughts on Bruins-Avalanche
November 13, 2016
Given that this is the second game of a back to back of a weekend slate where the Bruins did not take part in pregame warmups, much of the same is expected tonight from the Black and Gold in Denver when they face the Colorado Avalanche. Aside from Zane McIntyre getting the nod to close […]
Read More »What we learned: Bruins taking care of business
For the first two periods, the Boston Bruins played better than their 2-0 margin indicated when they entered the locker room for the second intermission. With desperation setting in for the Coyotes, the Bruins needed a little help from their goaltender to secure another win on the road. Still, Saturday’s 2-1 win in Arizona continues […]
Read More »Game Day Preview: Bruins at Coyotes
November 12, 2016
With two games left in this five-game-in-seven-day stretch, the Bruins are one win away from going above .500 this week. They’ll have two chances to get a winning record in this span, beginning tonight in Arizona against the Coyotes. Over the last three games, the Bruins have outscored their opponents, 11-5. Eight of those 11 […]
Read More »