After a promising start to Game 4, the Bruins’ season is hanging by the thread. And they’ve got yet another beef with the National Hockey League because of it. The B’s squandered a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to the Florida Panthers at the Garden to fall into a 3-1 series hole on Sunday night. … Read more
Bruins fans showed up at the Garden on Friday looking for their team to exact some old school vengeance on the Florida Panthers after some cheap shots were thrown in the Panthers’ lopsided win in Game 2. The B’s, however, were not ready for the moment. And when they finally woke up, it was too … Read more
SUNRISE, Fla. — Well, you didn’t think this was going to be easy, did you? After the Bruins took Game 1 in this second-round series, the Florida Panthers bit back hard on Wednesday night, riding a dominant second period to a 6-1 victory to even the series at 1-1, chasing goalie Jeremy Swayman in the … Read more
SUNRISE, Fla. — Unlike a year ago, the Bruins are clear underdogs in their second round matchup against the Florida Panthers, the team that junked the B’s dream season in 2023. But on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena, the B’s served notice that they would not be an easy out in 2024. The Bruins allowed … Read more
In a rather shocking turn of events, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to go back to goalie Ilya Samsonov in net for Saturday’s Game 7. Word started to filter out in the early evening tat goalie Joseph Woll, who had given up just two goals in seven-plus periods to the Bruins, was banged up … Read more
As this first round series shifts to Toronto for Game 6 and pressure mounts on the Bruins, it is now the B’s turn to try and answer that age-old playoff question. How do we solve that goaltender? Through the first five games, the Maple Leafs were the ones who were trying to figure out Jeremy … Read more
TORONTO — Jim Montgomery had a feeling he might see something special from his captain as early as Wednesday’s morning skate at Scotiabank Arena. “He started barking the first drill before (the start of the skate). I said, ‘it’s three minutes early.’ He goes, ‘Lets’ go!’ I loved it,” said the Bruins coach with a … Read more
The Bruins stuck with their goalie rotation for Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and, though they got a very good performance from Linus Ullmark (30 saves), this best-of-seven series is tied at 1-1. And the Leafs earned the split. They were the better team when it mattered on Tuesday and they finally forged … Read more
Game 1 between the Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs will be played on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Garden, the NHL announced. The league, for some reason, is keeping the rest of the series schedule to itself for now. It is expected to be shared with the public on Thursday. The B’s finished up … Read more
Perhaps the Bruins were due for a stinker in this tough stretch of their schedule. And the Carolina Hurricanes were only too happy to deliver it to them. After the B’s beat the Canes in Carolina 4-1 last week, the B’s showed they could be hospitable hosts as well, dropping a 4-1 decision at the … Read more
