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Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1

Mar. 27, 2024 23:15 PM EDT

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

Mar. 26, 2024 22:33 PM EDT

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...

Charlie Coyle scores twice as Bruins hold off Flyers 6-5 to move into top spot in NHL

Mar. 16, 2024 23:00 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored the tying and go-ahead goals, John Beecher and Jake DeBrusk added insurance scores 19 seconds apart early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins held off the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 on Saturday night in a wild third period that included seven goals. ...

David Pastrnak reaches 40 goals as Bruins beat fading Penguins 5-1

Mar. 09, 2024 18:51 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak reached 40 goals for the third consecutive season, and the Boston Bruins beat the fading Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Saturday. Coming off a 4-1 victory over Toronto on Thursday, the Bruins posted consecutive regulation wins for the first time since Jan....

Charlie McAvoy scores in overtime, Bruins edge Oilers 6-5

Feb. 22, 2024 02:38 AM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored in overtime to lift Boston to a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night after the Bruins blew a three-goal lead. McAvoy sent a backhand past Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner 3:10 into the extra period that started with...

Bruins slip past Stars in 4-3 win in shootout to end 4-game skid

Feb. 19, 2024 17:43 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy scored in the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday. Marchand kept Boston’s bid alive in the shootout after Dallas took a 1-0 lead. McAvoy put the Stars in a...

Sway Now: All-Star Swayman posts shutout, Bruins beat Devils 3-0

Jan. 15, 2024 17:07 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman is making the most of being the new full-time goaltender for the Boston Bruins. Starting his third straight game since goalie tandem partner Linus Ullmark was injured, Swayman stopped 31 shots for his third shoutout of the season to lead the Bruins to a...

Bowness, Tocchet, Montgomery and Laviolette are the coaches for the NHL All-Star Game

Jan. 14, 2024 17:23 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks will join Boston’s Jim Montgomery and Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers as the head coaches for the NHL All-Star Game. The league said Sunday the coaches of the teams with the...

Marchand scores twice, passing 900 career points, as Boston beats St. Louis 4-3 in OT

Jan. 13, 2024 23:53 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored his second goal in overtime and Brad Marchand added two goals Saturday night, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues. The game-winning goal came 1:10 into overtime when McAvoy snapped in a wrist shot. ...

David Pastrnak and Kevin Shattenkirk each score twice to lift Bruins over Devils 5-2

Dec. 30, 2023 22:39 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two of Boston’s four second-period goals, Kevin Shattenkirk recorded his 100th and 101st career goals and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Jake DeBrusk also had a goal during the...