May 25, 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 Playoffs Roundup: Bruins stun Leafs in OT, win Game 7, 5-4, after comeback

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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto’s comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds to tie it and then eliminated the Maple [...]

NHL Playoff Roundup: Bruins edge Leafs in OT

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TORONTO (AP) — Wins are not supposed to come easy in the playoffs and, after picking up a couple of three-goal victories over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first three games of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, the Bruins had to put on their hard hats to win last night. There were a few fresh [...]

NHL Playoff Roundup: Bruins crash Leafs’ playoff party

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The Boston Bruins spoiled the return of playoff hockey to Toronto, scoring two quick goals in the second period in a 5-2 victory over the Maple Leafs on Monday night. Adam McQuaid, Rich Peverley, Nathan Horton, Daniel Paille and David Krejci, with an empty-net goal with 1:17 remaining, scored for Boston [...]

NHL realignment plan for 2013-14 approved by Board of Governors

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The Red Wings’ new home in the Eastern Conference will be in a division that houses four of the Original Six teams. (Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Even Karl Rove could see this result coming. As expected, the NHL’s Board of Governors voted–overwhelmingly, but not unanimously–today to approve a plan to [...]

NHL Roundup: Power-play goals push Islanders over Capitals

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Tyler Seguin #19 of the Boston Bruins is congratulated by teammate Milan Lucic #17 of the Boston Bruins after scoring a goal in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers during the game on March 9, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (March 8, 2013 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) UNIONDALE, N.Y. [...]

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 [...]

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: Boston still can’t win 3 in a row – Caps win 4-3

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Matt Hendricks #26 of the Washington Capitals gets the puck past Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins in the first period on March 10, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (March 9, 2012 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) BOSTON (AP) — Alexander Semin had a goal and set up Jay Beagle’s [...]

NHL Roundup: Marchand leads Bruins over Blues

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Tim Thomas #30 of the Boston Bruins leaps to catch the puck as teammate Joe Corvo #14 stands by on February 14, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (February 13, 2012 – Photo by Elsa/Getty Images North America) ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brad Marchand scored twice and Tim Thomas stopped 30 shots to lead [...]