BOSTON — Tuukka Rask was again up to the task for the Bruins. Rask made 32 saves and extended his personal point streak to 19 games lifting Boston to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. “Any team will play better when you know the goaltender has your back,” Bruins coach […]
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Henrique scores twice, Ducks end Bruins’ win streak
BOSTON — Adam Henrique scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks ended Boston’s 18-game point streak with a 3-1 victory over the Bruins on Tuesday night. Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, the first team to beat the Bruins in regulation since Washington’s 5-3 win Dec. 14 at Boston. Cam Fowler and Rickard Rakell had […]
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The Hot Corner: New England championship power rankings, Gen X edition
How pampered is our life as New England sports fans? I can actually make a top-10 list of my favorite championship teams and feel like it’s too restrictive. Seriously, every time a major sports network shows that infamous graphic of “longest drought by an American city without winning the title in a major sport,” we […]
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Bruins keep rolling, beat Senators for fifth straight win
OTTAWA, Ontario — Jake DeBrusk scored with 8:41 left to lift the Boston Bruins over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Danton Heinen and Tim Schaller also scored to help the Bruins get a point in their 18th straight game (14-0-4), their second longest point streak ever. Tuukka Rask […]
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Bruins’ Marchand suspended five games for elbowing Johansson
NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Boston forward Brad Marchand five games without pay Wednesday for elbowing New Jersey’s Marcus Johansson in the head during the Bruins’ win over the Devils the previous night. The hit occurred with 1:59 left in the third period of Boston’s 3-2 win and knocked Johansson out of the […]
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Gladiators team wins Bruins Mini 3-on-3 tourney
From left, Ryan Mileikis of Auburn, Ace Watson of Lewiston, Axel Favreau of Auburn and goalie Will Routhier of Lewiston celebrate after winning the Boston Bruins’ Mini 3-on-3 Tournament at the TD Garden earlier this month. BOSTON — On Sunday, Jan. 14th, four members of the Maine Gladiators Tier II Squirt travel hockey team competed […]
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Bruins beat Canadiens in Julien’s return to Boston
BOSTON — David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner each scored an early goal, Tuukka Rask stopped 21 shots and the Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 Wednesday night in Canadiens coach Claude Julien’s return to Boston. The surging Bruins have earned at least a point in 14 straight games (10-0-4), their longest stretch since going 15-0-1 in March […]
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Boston honors hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree
BOSTON — Hockey pioneer Willie O’Ree was honored in Boston on Wednesday on the 60th anniversary of the Bruins forward breaking the NHL’s color barrier. At a news conference at the TD Garden before the Bruins game against the Montreal Canadiens, Mayor Marty Walsh declared Jan. 18, 2018 to be “Willie O’Ree Day”. O’Ree made […]
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Bruins anthem singer and Lewiston native Rene Rancourt to retire
BOSTON — Lewiston native Rene Rancourt, the tuxedoed troubadour who has sung the national anthem before Boston Bruins games for more than 40 years, announced on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the season. The 78-year-old trained opera singer began singing the “Star-Spangled Banner” at Red Sox games and took over the […]
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Seguin scores in OT to lead Stars to win over Bruins
BOSTON — Tyler Seguin made a move at the left circle to get past one defender, then skated into the slot as the other two Bruins went to the ice. He swooped wide to Anton Khudobin’s glove side, inducing the goalie to leave his skates as well, and then flipped the puck into the net […]