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What we learned: Bruins earn convincing Game 4 win for ‘Millsy’
May 22, 2021
The Bruins-Capitals reached a bitter level in Game 4 on Friday night. Tempers flared in the second period after Dmitri Orlov left his feet and delivered a high hit to Kevan Miller. The officiating crew originally assessed a major penalty to the Caps defenseman but downgraded it to a double-minor for roughing following a review. […]
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What we learned: Bruins earn a break with 2OT win in Game 3
May 20, 2021
The Boston Bruins merely survived the first three periods of Game 3 against the Washington Capitals. But they found their second wind during both overtime sessions. Bruce Cassidy’s squad was outshot 29-24 through the first 60 minutes. Their power play looked off again. They self-inflicted with a handful of turnovers in the defensive end. Yet, […]
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What could Taylor Hall’s ‘next level’ look like?
May 19, 2021
Bruins general manager Don Sweeney acquired Taylor Hall at the trade deadline hoping he’d close the revolving door of Boston’s second-line wing conundrum. Hall didn’t arrive at his fourth home in two seasons with the utmost confidence. His productivity in Buffalo declined significantly resulting in a paltry two goals during his 37-game stint with the […]
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What we learned: Brad Marchand ‘drags’ Bruins to Game 2 OT win
May 18, 2021
Through two games, the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals have more than maxed out the crispy meter. Both games ended a mere one-goal apart. Both tilts ended in overtime. Yet, Game 2 nearly got away from the Bruins. Bruce Cassidy’s squad relinquished a pair of first-period leads as T.J. Oshie (at 6:31) and Garnett Hathaway […]
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‘Playoff Krech’ aims to bounce back in Game 2
May 17, 2021
The polarizing world of social media provides a platform for a variety of hot debatable topics. Example: Tuukka Rask. David Krejci drew some of that debate over his Boston tenure. But with a pair of stellar toolsets skating alongside him in Craig Smith and Taylor Hall, he deservingly earned praise throughout Bruins’ social media late […]
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What we learned: Bruins can’t nab ‘Capital gains’ in Game 1 OT loss
May 16, 2021
We’re one game in, and the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals have already accumulated a series worth of bumps and bruises. Both teams landed punches and counterpunches in a physically-inducing postseason opener. Yet, with Caps netminder Vitek Vanecek exiting with a lower-body injury following Jake DeBrusk’s first-period tally, the Bruins struggled to generate significant pressure […]
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4 keys to a Bruins’ series win over the Capitals
May 14, 2021
The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals engaged in eight physically inducing contests during the 2021 regular season. They’ll at least have four more bruising tilts ahead beginning Saturday night in the nation’s capital. The Bruins and Capitals split the eight regular-season matchups. Yet, the Caps only saw the Bruins’ current makeover twice after Don Sweeney […]
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How the Zdeno Chara dynamic will impact the Bruins-Caps series
May 13, 2021
With the realigned divisions, it wasn’t far-fetched to suggest that Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara would meet his former team beyond the eight regular-season meetings. The scenario became a reality on Monday when the Boston Bruins clinched a first-round matchup against their former captain and the rest of a fine-tuned Washington bunch. The Bruins and […]
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What we learned: Young Bruins impress in losing effort to Caps
May 11, 2021
Even with two totally different lineups, the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals rarely showed their hand ahead of their upcoming first-round series. A day removed from securing the third spot in the East Division, Bruce Cassidy rested eight of his top nine forwards, his six regular blue-liners and his top netminder in Tuukka Rask. Across […]
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What we learned: Bruins-Capitals matchup set following OT win over Islanders
The Boston Bruins are on to Washington. And we’re not just talking about a visit to the nation’s capital for Tuesday’s regular season finale. In front of an increased capacity at TD Garden, the Bruins secured the first-round matchup with the Capitals following Monday’s heavy tilt against the New York Islanders. Bruce Cassidy’s squad notched […]
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