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The historic regular season continues as Bruins tie NHL wins record
April 9, 2023
The 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning have company. On Saturday night, the Boston Bruins earned their 62nd win of the 2022-23 season, tying the NHL single-season mark. Now they need just one victory in their next three games to stand alone in the record books. “Any time you’re talking about putting […]
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An ailing David Pastrnak led by example and other Bruins-Leafs takeaways
April 7, 2023
The Boston Bruins avoided an injury scare when Charlie McAvoy exited Thursday’s tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs after sustaining an upper-body ailment during his collision with Patrice Bergeron in the second period. McAvoy wasn’t the only ailing Bruin. But before Jim Montgomery provided a favorable prognosis for McAvoy, he watched one of his star […]
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Bruins’ depth shining during load management phase
April 6, 2023
Over the last few weeks, Jim Montgomery and the Boston Bruins coaching staff began giving some of his battle-tested veterans a needed breather. Patrice Bergeron, Hampus Lindholm, David Krejci, Charlie McAvoy and several other marquee players took advantage of the time off. Meanwhile, Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno and Derek Forbort continued rehabbing from their respective […]
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Bruins overcome late-game blues en route to 60th win
April 2, 2023
Even some late-game blues couldn’t stop the Boston Bruins from making more history in 2022-23. Boston needed to survive a relentless St. Louis comeback bid over the final 20-plus minutes of play. Jordan Kyrou and ex-Bruin Torey Krug helped the Blues overcome a 3-0 deficit. The former bookended the come-from-behind effort with his late-second-period tally […]
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What we learned: Pastrnak’s trick trumps Crosby’s interference
April 1, 2023
The load management portion of Boston’s historic regular season continued in Pittsburgh on Saturday, with Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron staying home to attend to nagging injuries. So did the victories. The Bruins had to overcome a few hurdles without their captain. The Penguins responded to each Boston tally to even things up, beginning with Bryan […]
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Bruins set franchise record with Presidents’ Trophy clinching win
March 31, 2023
It’s time to change the record books again. Despite another slow start Thursday night, the Boston Bruins continued to rewrite their own record books with their overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the tail end of another empty power play for the Bruins, the Blue Jackets took it the other way for the […]
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Bruins-Predators takeaways: “For whatever reason, we laid an egg tonight.”
March 29, 2023
With the playoffs approaching, complacency might have crept in for the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. For the first two periods, the league’s best team slept walk to a 1-0 deficit against the Nashville Predators. While their defensive layers looked okay in front of Ullmark, the Bruins weren’t showcasing an assertive attack in 5-on-5, with […]
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Breaking down the Bruins’ potential first-round opponents
March 27, 2023
The Boston Bruins clinched the Atlantic Division following Saturday’s highly entertaining victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. They followed up that spirited win over the Bolts with a gutsy shootout win in Carolina on Sunday, getting them one step closer to clinching the Presidents’ Trophy and securing home-ice advantage throughout the postseason. The Stanley Cup […]
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Shorthanded Bruins earn a gutsy record-tying win
March 26, 2023
With the Atlantic Division title secured, the Boston Bruins embarked on another afternoon of load management in the second half of their weekend back-to-back. Patrice Bergeron (illness), Hampus Lindholm and Brad Marchand (nagging injuries) did not accompany their teammates for Sunday’s road matchup in Carolina. In turn, the Bruins inserted A.J. Greer — back from […]
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Fourth line sets the tone for Bruins division-clinching afternoon
March 25, 2023
Saturday’s billing between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning lived up to the hype. Both teams have their first-round fate all but secured. The Bruins, barring an epic late-season letdown, will face the league’s second wild-card team in mid-April. The Lightning, carrying a three-game skid into Saturday’s matchup, have their Round 1 showdown with […]
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