BOSTON (AP) — Lars Eller scored two goals for Montreal and Alex Galchenyuk had three assists as the Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Saturday night. Alexander Semin added two assists and David Desharnais scored for Montreal, which has won the last six meetings between the longtime rivals. Montreal scored the first three goals […]
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Jets cruise, land on Bruins, 6-2
BOSTON (AP) — Six different Winnipeg skaters scored in the season opener, and Jets coach Paul Maurice is happy about that. Not just for the well-distributed scoring, but because he’s got a half-dozen players who can spend another day in fantasy land. “Everybody’s got hopes and dreams when they come into a season, thinking they […]
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Bruins name Sweeney GM
BOSTON (AP) — On his first day as general manager of the Boston Bruins, Don Sweeney met with Claude Julien and declined to give his Stanley Cup-winning coach more than a tepid endorsement. “He’s the coach of the Boston Bruins as of today, for sure,” Sweeney said Wednesday in a news conference after he was […]
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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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Panthers damage Bruins playoff chances
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Roberto Luongo earned his 401st career win and Jaromir Jagr got his 1,800th career point Thursday night, helping the Florida Panthers beat Boston 4-2, damaging the Bruins’ playoff hopes. The Bruins have lost two straight after winning their previous five games. They trail Ottawa by two points and Pittsburgh by one […]
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NHL: Bergeron leads Bruins over Leafs in shootout
BOSTON (AP) — A season-high 50 shots weren’t enough for the Boston Bruins to keep streaking toward the playoffs. A shootout goal by Patrice Bergeron made up for it. With that, the Bruins maintained a three-point lead for a wild-card berth with their fifth straight win, taking their home finale 2-1 over the Toronto Maple […]
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Bruins shake off Red Wings
DETROIT (AP) — Zach Trotman’s first career NHL goal couldn’t have come at a better time for the surging Boston Bruins. He scored with 2:08 remaining to lift the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Trotman’s wrist shot got between Petr Mrazek’s glove and jersey, and trickled past […]
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Lucic, Bruins put kibosh on Rangers
BOSTON (AP) — If the Boston Bruins want an example of what’s needed in the final few games to make the playoffs, they can simply watch a replay of the first period against the New York Rangers. Milan Lucic scored twice in the first 10 minutes, Carl Soderberg also scored in the first period, and […]
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Ducks waddle past Bruins in OT
BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Getzlaf scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Getzlaf, who also assisted on Corey Perry’s tying goal late in the third period, beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask from the slot with a wrist shot over his shoulder to […]
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NHL: Senators overrule Bruins
OTTAWA, Ontartio (AP) — Bobby Ryan’s third-period goal snapped a tie and lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 victory over the Boston Bruins in a back-and-forth game on Thursday night. The surging Senators moved within two points of the Bruins in the race for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa has […]