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Bruins hoping Marchand can return and give team a boost in Game 4 vs Panthers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell...
Pavel Zacha scores late winner to lift Bruins over Panthers, 4-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the winning goal with 2:21 remaining in the game and the Boston Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Tuesday night. “It gives us confidence in three weeks when it starts for real,” Boston coach Jim Montgomery said, referring to the...
