WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots, Alex Ovechkin scored his seventh goal and the Washington Capitals handed the Boston Bruins their first road loss of the season, 4-1 on Thursday night. John Carlson had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, whose 9-3-0 record matches the best start in franchise history. Holtby notched […]
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Stars blind Bruins, 5-3
BOSTON — Tyler Seguin scored three goals against his former team as the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Tuesday night. Jyrki Jokipakka scored his first NHL goal and Alex Goligoski scored his first of the season for the Stars, who ended Boston’s four-game winning streak despite being outshot 39-19. Jason Spezza and […]
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Lightning zap Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — Loaded with postseason experience on a roster that’s nearly identical to last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are off to another strong start. Steven Stamkos scored his 500th career point with a tiebreaking power-play goal that sent Tampa Bay to a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday afternoon. Brian Boyle […]
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NHL: Boston Bruins elevate Sweeney to GM position
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have elevated Don Sweeney to general manager. Sweeney has spent the past six seasons as the assistant general manager and takes over for his former boss, Peter Chiarelli, who was fired last month after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years and four years after […]
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Battle of the Bears: Reliving the dream
Following the first intermission of Saturday’s Battle of the Bears at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the University of Maine players casually skated in preparation for the second period/ In the middle of the Black Bear parade of alumni was Crowder, standing out in his black and gold Bruins jersey. “A lot of those guys I […]
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Battle of the Bears: Reunion on ice
It sounded like a good idea at the time. The question was whether it was realistic. Portland lawyer Gary Prolman was contemplating organizing an alumni event for the University of Maine hockey program. He just so happened to have Boston Bruin great Rick Middleton with him at the time. “We were talking about getting a […]