May 24, 2013

NHL Playoff Capsules: Penguins overwhelm Islanders 5-0 in Game 1

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves, and the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins opened the playoffs with a 5-0 romp over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. Beau Bennett, Kris Letang and Tanner Glass also scored for the Penguins, who had no trouble against the upstart [...]

NHL Roundup: Buffalo rallies to beat Bruins

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Christian Ehrhoff #10 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates after scoring a goal against the New York Islanders during their game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on February 9, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (February 8, 2013 – Source: Al Bello/Getty Images North America) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Christian Ehrhoff scored the winner with 10:58 remaining [...]

NHL Roundup: Rangers beat the Bruins 4-3

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Marian Gaborik #10 of the New York Rangers scores his first goal of the season in the first period against Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden on January 23, 2013 in New York City. (January 22, 2013 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — Marian Gaborik [...]

NHL Roundup: Canucks beat Bruins 4-3

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Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins scores in the first period on Cory Schneider #35 of the Vancouver Canucks on January 7, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (January 6, 2012 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) BOSTON (AP) — Henrik Sedin broke a tie with the third of Vancouver’s four power-play [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins keep streaking – beats Maple Leafs

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Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins stops a shot in the second period against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 3, 2011 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (December 2, 2011 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) BRUINS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 (PhatzRadio / WFP / AP)— BOSTON — Tuukka Rask stopped 21 [...]

NHL Roundup: Bruins extend win streak to 10 with shootout win over Sabres

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Paul Gaustad #28 of the Buffalo Sabres fights with Milan Lucic #17 of the Boston Bruins early in the first period at First Niagara Center on November 23, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. (November 22, 2011 – Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images North America) BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Milan Lucic answered the call, and the [...]

NHL Roundup: After tribute, Thornton helps Sharks beat Bruins

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Nathan Horton #18 of the Boston Bruins heads for the net as Benn Ferriero #78 of the San Jose Sharks defends on October 22, 2011 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (October 21, 2011 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — BOSTON — Joe Thornton returned to Boston in his [...]

Will another long Stanley Cup drought end this season?

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Michael Ryder #73 of the Boston Bruins tries to keep the puck from Mike Richards #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers on March 3, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Flyers defeated the Bruins 4-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michael Ryder;Mike Richards (March 3, 2009 – Photo by [...]

NHL Playoffs Roundup: Bruins dream continues after downing Habs in OT

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Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton, centre, smiles as he is surrounded by teammates after scoring the series-winning goal against the Montreal Canadiens in overtime in Game 7 in Boston on Wednesday. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio/ TGM) Bruins 4, Montreal 3: (MONTREAL) – They are the little team that could, but on this occasion they [...]

NHL Playoffs Roundup – Flyers, Boucher shut down Sabres; Habs fall short against Bruins

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(PhatzRadio/ TGM) – BUFFALO, N.Y. — Brian Boucher stopped 35 shots as the Flyers new starting goalie in helping Philadelphia grab a first-round playoff series lead with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Danny Briere and Nikolay Zherdev keyed the victory by scoring second-period goals as Philadelphia bounced back with two [...]