May 23, 2013

NHL Playoff Roundup: Bruins beat Rangers 5-2, take 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference semis

(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defence by the New York Rangers. A rare rough day for goalie Henrik Lundqvist certainly helped, too. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in [...]

NHL Playoff Roundup: Marchand lifts Bruins past Rangers in OT

(Brad Marchand scored with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. Photo: AP/Charles Krupa) (PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston’s [...]

NHL Roundup: Boston Bruins beat Florida to end four-game losing streak

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – Jaromir Jagr scored his second goal as a member of the Bruins and Boston ended a four-game winless streak with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. The Bruins were playing the second of back-to-back afternoon games after hosting the Penguins in a 3-2 loss Saturday. The [...]

NHL Roundup: Boston Bruins return to home ice following marathon bombings

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BOSTON – Hockey returned to Boston after the manhunt following the marathon bombings, and Jarome Iginla scored the tiebreaking goal that gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday and home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. The game was pushed back by one day by the manhunt for a suspect, [...]

NHL Roundup: Kessel lifts Maple Leafs to 4-3 win over Rangers

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — TORONTO — Phil Kessel scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night to open an important home-and-home series between the Eastern Conference rivals. Toronto (22-13-4) remained fifth in the Eastern Conference standings, moving four points ahead of idle Ottawa [...]

NHL Roundup: Blackhawks whip Wild to extend point streak to 29 games

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Bryan Bickell #29 of the Chicago Blackhawks shoots the puck against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on February 28, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (February 27, 2013 – Source: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images North America) CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory and extended their [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins storm back to grab 6th straight victory

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BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored a tiebreaking goal on the power play with 2:16 left in the third period, completing Boston’s comeback from a 2-0 deficit with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning that extended the Bruins’ winning streak to six straight. Marchand 11th goal of the season came late in a [...]

NHL Roundup: Kopecky’s hat trick leads Panthers over Penguins 6-4

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Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers scores a goal past Goaltender Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at the BB&T Center on February 24, 2013 in Sunrise, Florida. (February 23, 2013 – Source: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) SUNRISE, Fla. – Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann had [...]

NHL Roundup: Kopecky’s hat trick leads Panthers over Penguins

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Tomas Kopecky #82 of the Florida Panthers scores a goal past Goaltender Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at the BB&T Center on February 24, 2013 in Sunrise, Florida. (February 23, 2013 – Source: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images North America) SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Tomas Kopecky recorded his first career hat trick and Tomas Fleischmann [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins overpower Panthers as Rask has 34 saves

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(Boston goalie Tuukka Rask shut down Florida with 34 saves as the Bruins feasted on the struggling Panthers for a 4-1 victory on Sunday. AP) (Reuters) – Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask shut down Florida with 34 saves as the Bruins feasted on the struggling Panthers for a 4-1 victory on Sunday. While Rask was neutralizing [...]