St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach

Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his...

St. Louis Blues fire coach Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery 5 days after he was let go by the Boston Bruins

Brad Marchand's 3rd-period goal lifts the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Red Wings

DETROIT (AP) — Brad Marchand's goal midway through the third period proved to be the winner and the Boston Bruins won their second straight game under interim coach Joe Sacco, beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 Saturday night. Marchand scored with 8:30 left as the Bruins followed a...

Sacco soaks up the experience in his 1st game as Bruins interim coach

BOSTON (AP) — The hours leading up to the Boston Bruins' game against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night had a different vibe for Joe Sacco. The longtime Bruins assistant was named the team's interim coach on Tuesday after Jim Montgomery was fired following a lackluster start...

Joonas Korpisalo stops 21 shots, Elias Lindholm scores, and Bruins win 1st game since firing coach

BOSTON (AP) — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots, Elias Lindholm scored the game’s only goal, and the Boston Bruins beat the Utah Hockey Club 1-0 on Thursday night in their first game since the team fired coach Jim Montgomery and named Joe Sacco as interim coach. The win snapped...

Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after slow start in regular season follows playoff disappointments

BOSTON (AP) — Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after the below-.500 team lost to last-place Columbus to extend its losing streak to three games. ...

Boston Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after losing 12 of their first 20 games and name Joe Sacco interim replacement

Blue Jackets score two short-handed goals to beat Bruins 5-1

BOSTON (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored short-handed in a three-goal first period that ended with the Boston fans booing their own team off the ice, and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Bruins 5-1 on Monday night. Justin Danforth also scored a short-handed goal, making it...

Brayden Schenn scores OT winner to lift the Blues over the Bruins, 3-2

BOSTON (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored 2:53 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to halt a four-game losing streak. St. Louis native Trent Frederic had both goals for Boston, which is 2-1-2 in its last five games. With the Bruins...

Dadonov scores 2 goals, including a penalty shot, as the Stars beat the Bruins 7-2

DALLAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored two goals, including the first successful penalty shot in the NHL this season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday night. Matt Duchene, Roope Hintz, Mason Marchment and rookies Logan Stankoven and Oskar Back also scored...