Brad Marchand enjoyed a good night in his 1,000th NHL game on Tuesday at the Garden. He and the Bruins fell just short of making it a great one. The B’s erased a two-goal deficit (Marchand had the primary assist on both goals) and had numerous chances to notch the go-ahead/winning goal — including one … Read more
Bruins fans love their team – but not unconditionally. That much was apparent on Saturday when, in the midst of a lifeless 3-0 loss to the Washington Capitals, they let their displeasure clearly known, booing the team off the ice after the second and third periods. Hard to argue with the logic. “It’s just a … Read more
The Vancouver Canucks arrived at the Garden on Thursday with the well-earned status of a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. The Bruins – and, yes, their fair share of good luck – made their guests look like pretenders. In a much-anticipated matchup of the top team in the NHL (Vancouver) and second-place team (Boston), the B’s … Read more
We are past the halfway mark in the NHL season. Teams that we thought would be contenders have shaken off slow, nearly disastrous starts to get right back in the mix. Other teams we thought might fade are sowing they’re no pretenders. When play resumes in earnest after the bye weeks and All-Star break, teams … Read more
The Bruins may not have exactly returned to their winning ways in Ottawa on Thursday, but they grabbed a victory over the Senators – and the officials – anyway. After the B’s lost a two-goal lead on two Ottawa power-play tallies – both on questionable calls – Brad Marchand nailed the two points down with … Read more
Not every Bruins game is destined to have a happy ending, apparently. But it took the B’s some convincing of that Wednesday at the Garden in their 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The B’s fought back to erase a two-goal third deficit to tie the game, but Jordan Martinook slipped behind the surging Bruins … Read more
The Bruins went on a wild ride with the high-flying Colorado Avalanche on Monday at Ball Arena and had their chances to come away with two points. But they though scratched back to tie the game in the third period and then had a power play in overtime, they just couldn’t quite close the deal. … Read more
The Bruins may or may not have gotten everything on their Christmas list, but they at least got a little of their mojo back on Wednesday. Coming out of the three-day holiday break riding a four-game losing streak, the B’s put on a special teams clinic to knock off the Sabres in Buffalo, 4-1. The … Read more
The Bruins left Boston on Thursday with the feeling that being on the road and away from the holiday distractions of home would help them focus on the task at hand. That was the theory, anyway. The reality was that the B’s played arguably their worst game of the season in Friday against the Winnipeg … Read more
The Bruins may not be a great team, especially with the way they’re currently constituted. But they do battle as well as any team on most nights. And they did so yet again on Friday, earning a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders. Playing catch-up all night, the B’s tied the Islanders late in … Read more
