News Category: Boston Bruins

Leafs, eager for return of William Nylander, host Bruins

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to even their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series when they host the Boston Bruins in Game 4 on Saturday night. The Maple Leafs trail 2-1 in the series after losing 4-2 in Game 3 on Wednesday in Toronto. Maple Leafs forward William Nylander appears ready to make his playoff debut after missing the first three games reportedly with migraine issues. Nylander was second on the team with 40 goals

Leafs focused on Game 3 after earning split in Boston

Star forward Auston Matthews made his presence felt to help the Toronto Maple Leafs capture a road split of the first two contests of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins. Matthews and the Maple Leafs will look to ride that momentum into Game 3 on Wednesday when the best-of-seven series shifts to Toronto. The 2021-22 Hart Trophy recipient was held in check during the series opener before scoring the go-ahead goal in

Bruins keep perspective on series-opening win over Maple Leafs

While the Boston Bruins opened their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a convincing 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, coach Jim Montgomery knows that his club can show even more in Game 2 on Monday. Jake DeBrusk scored two power-play goals in a 2:32 span after an earlier assist in the second period, leading the Bruins to their eighth consecutive win over Toronto between the regular season and playoffs combined. The Bruins

Penguins look to increase points streak to 11 when they face Bruins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on some kind of roll yet are guaranteed nothing as they get ready to host one of the top teams in the NHL on Saturday, the Boston Bruins. Seemingly out of the hunt for a playoff spot late last month, the Penguins (37-30-12) have stacked together a 10-game points streak (7-0-3). Thursday, they beat Detroit 6-5 in overtime to move into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. That means

Bruins’ confidence climbing entering clash with Canes

The Boston Bruins will look for their fifth straight win Tuesday night when they host the Carolina Hurricanes in the teams’ second meeting in less than a week. Boston (46-17-15, 107 points) capped its recent six-game road trip with a 4-1 win over Carolina (49-22-7, 105 points) last Thursday and has played just once since, beating the Atlantic Division rival Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on Saturday. Recent wins over playoff competitors have led to

Bruins return home for pivotal encounter vs. Panthers

Returning from a six-game road trip for their first home game since March 21, the Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers in a Saturday afternoon showdown between the top two teams in the Atlantic Division. The Bruins (45-17-15, 105 points) finished the trip with three straight wins, making a statement against a fellow Eastern Conference playoff competitor with a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. “First place is on the line,” coach Jim

Eastern heavyweights collide as Hurricanes host Bruins

Two of the Eastern Conference’s top three teams will become familiar foes down the stretch of the regular season as the Boston Bruins face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first of two meetings in a six-day span on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. Boston (44-17-15, 103 points) looks for its third straight win in the finale of a six-game road trip. On Tuesday, a three-goal third period and Linus Ullmark’s 31-save shutout effort led to a

Bruins score three in third, shut out Predators

Linus Ullmark made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins scored three goals in the final seven minutes of the third period en route to a 3-0 win over the host Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. The game was scoreless until Charlie Coyle scored a short-handed goal with 6:42 left, lifting Boston (44-17-15, 103 points) to its second consecutive win. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha rounded out Boston’s scoring

Bruins aim to capitalize on Preds’ recent defensive issues

With a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs already clinched, the Boston Bruins will kick off a two-game Southern swing on their six-game road trip with a Tuesday night visit to Nashville to face the Predators. The Bruins (43-17-15, 101 points) have been idle since following up their clinch with an impressive effort to snag a 3-2 shootout win over the host Washington Capitals on Saturday, which included killing off a four-minute power play in

Playoff-bound Bruins trying to improve, visit Capitals

The Boston Bruins clinched an eighth consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs while sitting idle on Thursday. When the Bruins (42-17-15, 99 points) return to the ice for a Saturday road bout against the Washington Capitals, it will be all about getting back to business and continuing to build toward their top game. The results were split during the Florida portion of an ongoing six-game road trip. Boston, which has lost three of four,