NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Goalie Pekka Rinne celebrated his 36th birthday and a new contract extension Saturday night by shutting out the Boston Bruins in the Nashville Predators’ 1-0 victory. Rinne stopped 26 shots to notch his 53rd career shutout and second this season. The Predators announced before the game that they had signed the Vezina […]
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Brad Marchand, Bruins stop Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Brad Marchand scored the tying and go-ahead goals and the Boston Bruins continued their dominance of the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Marchand scored the tying goal with 18 seconds left in the second period and the eventual game-winner just over five minutes into the third period as […]
Carey Price, Canadiens blank Bruins
BOSTON — Carey Price knew he had a lot of help in front of him and was more than willing to credit them. Price stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season, collecting his 290th career win with Montreal to move into second place in team history in the Canadiens’ 3-0 win over […]
Zdeno Chara scores twice, Jaroslav Halak stops 26 as Bruins top Flyers
BOSTON — Boston’s defense provided all the offense the Bruins needed, and then some. Zdeno Chara scored twice, Jaroslav Halak stopped 26 shots and the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Thursday night. “If I can contribute to the offense, it’s always nice, but I think that we are more proud of keeping our […]
Pastrnak, Bergeron combine for seven points, Bruins beat Sens
OTTAWA, Ontario — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, Patrice Bergeron added a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Tuesday night. The Bruins (5-2-2) snapped a three-game skid and beat the Senators for the second time this season. David Krejci scored his second of the […]
Bo Horvat scores in overtime, Canucks top Bruins
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Bo Horvat scored at 3:12 of overtime and the Vancouver Canucks edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Saturday night. Brandon Sutter scored for the Canucks in regulation, and Joakim Nordstrom scored for the Bruins. Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 shots. Jaroslav Halak turned away 20 of 22 shots for the […]
Leon Draisiatl scores in overtime to lift Oilers over Bruins
EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisiatl scored in overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in their home opener. Connor McDavid set up the winner at 37 seconds of the extra period, and Kailer Yamamoto and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored to help the Oilers win their third […]
Pastrnak gets hat trick, B's rout Wings
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak got to the 100-goal mark and moved right past it. Pastrnak scored three times Saturday, giving him 101 goals for his career, and the Boston Bruins kept Detroit winless with an 8-2 victory over the Red Wings. “It’s been quick and I’m glad that I get to be part of […]
Marchand, Nordstrom strike fast for Bruins in win over Oilers
BOSTON — Brad Marchand and Joakim Nordstrom scored in a 36-second span in the second period and Jaroslav Halak stopped 25 shots to help the Boston Bruins beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Thursday night. David Pastrnak had his fourth goal of the season, and Patrice Bergeron added an empty-netter in the final minute. Connor McDavid […]
Bruins move up start time Saturday to avoid conflict with Red Sox
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have moved up the start time of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings to 3 p.m. to avoid a conflict with the Red Sox playoff game. The hockey game had been a 7 p.m. start. Game 1 of the AL Championship Series between the Red Sox and Houston […]