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Swayman delivers on vow, Bruins top Panthers 2-1 in Game 5 to stave off elimination

May. 14, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman said the series would return to Boston. And he backed up that claim in a big way. Swayman made 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead score and the Bruins staved off elimination by beating...

Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers

May. 14, 2024 13:28 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marchand traveled with the team to Florida but is “not an option tonight,”...

Bruins hoping Marchand can return and give team a boost in Game 4 vs Panthers

May. 11, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Leon Draisaitl provided the Edmonton Oilers with a boost when he came back from an injury. Sam Bennett delivered in his return for the Florida Panthers. The Bruins are hoping Brad Marchand can do the same. Bennett, who was injured in Game 2 of...

Panthers head to Boston for Game 3. Canucks seek 2-0 lead on Oilers

May. 09, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers know what awaits them on Friday night. A fired-up crowd in Boston, an angry bunch of Bruins, probably a good amount of chirping and a tension the likes of which can only be created during the NHL playoffs. Panthers forward Matthew...

David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs

May. 05, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — With the Boston Bruins' season on the brink and the team's top scorer mired in a scoring slump, coach Jim Montgomery didn't hesitate to publicly challenge David Pastrnak to do more in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It helped bring out some of his best hockey...

Nylander and Woll help Maple Leafs beat Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7

May. 03, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 22 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night to force a seventh game in the first-round Eastern Conference series. “We battled and competed,” said Nylander, who sat the first...

DeBrusk nets 2 power-play goals, Swayman saves 35 as Bruins win 5-1 to open series with Toronto

Apr. 21, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins were clinging to a one-goal lead when defenseman Charlie McAvoy caught a skate edge and fell while trying to race Toronto's Auston Matthews to a loose puck. The Maple Leafs' forward — and the top goal-scorer in the NHL this season — had no one...

Brad Marchand caps Bruins' four-goal second period in 6-4 win over Penguins

Apr. 13, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brad Marchand scored short-handed to cap Boston’s four-goal second period, and the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Saturday night. Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and Jake DeBrusk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Danton Heinen and Morgan Geekie also scored...

Jesper Boqvist scores in OT as Bruins beat Panthers 3-2 to move 5 points up in Atlantic

Apr. 06, 2024 20:29 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Jesper Boqvist scored 2:05 into overtime, Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Saturday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Atlantic Division. First-place Boston moved five points ahead of second-place Florida....

After clinching a spot, the Boston Bruins hope to fine-tune their game for the playoffs

Mar. 29, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Kevin Shattenkirk arrived in Boston months after the Bruins lost in the first round of the playoffs as the Stanley Cup favorites following a record-setting season, and then he watched Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci skate off into retirement. What he saw...