The Providence Bruins took another step toward clinching a playoff berth Sunday, while the Portland Pirates continued to limp toward the end of the season. Providence jumped out to a three-goal lead, nearly gave it away, and then pulled away in the third period to score a 7-2 win over Portland in front of 9.247 […]
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Bruins clinch top spot in East with 5-2 win
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins own the NHL’s best home record. Now they know they’ll have home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conferece playoffs. Johnny Boychuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:06 left in the third period, Milan Lucic had two goals and the Bruins clinched the conference’s best record with a 5-2 win over […]
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Red Wings take edge off Bruins
DETROIT (AP) — Gustav Nyquist broke a tie with 7:12 left in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night. Nyquist scored 1:42 after teammate Tomas Jurco tied the game. Jimmy Howard finished with 33 saves to seal the win. The NHL-leading and Atlantic […]
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Bruins put lid on Caps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Check two more items off the list in an impressive homestretch by the Boston Bruins. They are now Atlantic Division champions, and Jarome Iginla has recovered from his slow start to reach 30 goals once again. Boston accomplished those feats Saturday against the Washington Capitals, a desperate team whose first and foremost […]
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Bruins write off Blackhawks, 3-0
Bergeron scored his first goal at 11:50 of the first period, and the Bruins broke the game open with goals by Carl Soderberg and Bergeron in a 13-second span early in the third. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots in posting his NHL-leading seventh shutout. Chicago, fourth in the Western Conference, remained one point short of […]
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Habs fight off Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk scored the only shootout goal, and the Montreal Canadiens stopped the Boston Bruins’ 12-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Monday night. The Bruins fell one game short of their longest winning streak since 1970-71 and two shy of the club record set in 1929-30. But their one point from […]
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B’s make it 11 straight, defeat Avs
DENVER (AP) — Patrice Bergeron and Carl Soderberg each had a goal, Chad Johnson stopped 31 shots for his third career shutout, and the Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Friday night for their 11th win in a row. Boston became the first team to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs. […]
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10 straight wins for Boston Bruins
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brad Marchand and Jarome Iginla scored in a 59-second span early in the second period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Tuesday night for their 10th straight win. Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly also scored and Chad Johnson made 20 saves as the Eastern Conference leaders […]
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Bruins wallop Wild
BOSTON (AP) — Jarome Iginla scored two goals, Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots, and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to nine games with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. The Bruins increased their conference lead to five points over idle second-place Pittsburgh by posting their longest since […]
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Bruins silence Coyotes, 2-1
BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask made 21 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Zdeno Chara and Jarome Iginla scored for Boston. The Bruins took over the top spot in the Eastern Conference with 93 points, one more than Pittsburgh. Mike Smith made 18 […]