Showing posts with label Boston Bruins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boston Bruins. Show all posts

02 January, 2019

The Monday Morning Quarterback

VIDEO: On-Ice Angle of Sean Kuraly's Winter Classic Game-Winning Goal is Mesmerizing

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17 November, 2018

The Monday Morning Quarterback

VIDEO: Brad Marchand Waves 'White Flag' in Penalty Box After Brutal Slashing Call

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07 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Backes, Bruins Bruise Coyotes

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
BOSTON -- David Backes, who recently made a quicker-than-expected return from colon surgery, scored his first two goals of the season in the second period, and the Boston Bruins earned their 12th straight win over Arizona with a 6-1 rout of the Coyotes on Thursday night. Backes underwent surgery to remove part of his colon Nov.…
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05 December, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Predators Jump on Bruins Early

[ PHOTO: THE TENNESSEAN ]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Craig Smith scored two first-period goals Monday night as the Nashville Predators burst out to a four-goal lead and held off the Boston Bruins 5-3 at sold-out Bridgestone Arena. Smith potted the rebound of an Alexei Emelin point blast at 1:26 and then beat goalie Anton Khudobin at 19:42, taking Mattias Ekholm's pass and lofting a wrister for his 11th goal.
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26 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Strome Goal Lifts Oilers Past Bruins

[ PHOTO: EDMONTON SUN ]
BOSTON -- Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Sunday at TD Garden. Strome took a pass from Leon Draisaitl in the high slot 2:07 into the third and fired it past Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask for a 3-2 lead.
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24 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Pastrnak's Tally Sends Bruins Past Penguins

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
BOSTON -- David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 5:06 into the third period, giving the Boston Bruins their fourth straight win, a 4-3 decision over the slumping Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. Pastrnak took a long pass from Riley Nash between two defenders and went in and beat Matt Murray for his 11th goal of the season.…
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23 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Edge Devils in Shootout

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
NEWARK, N.J. -- Anton Khudobin made 40 saves to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Jake DeBrusk and Patrice Bergeron scored in the first period, and Charlie McAvoy scored the game-winner in the 11-round shootout for Boston (9-7-4). Even though the…
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17 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Beat Kings to End Four-game Skid

[ PHOTO: LOS ANGELES TIMES ]
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie McAvoy and Zdeno Chara scored goals and the Boston Bruins ended a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Thursday. Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask started for the second consecutive night and made 27 saves for the Bruins (7-7-4).
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03 November, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Send Golden Knights to Third Loss in a Row

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]

BOSTON -- Sean Kuraly scored his first regular-season goal midway through the third period and Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. The loss was the third straight for the expansion team (8-4-0), who settled for a 1-1 split with the…
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31 October, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Jackets Squander Lead but Top Bruins in Shootout

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets blew a three-goal lead but pulled out a 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night at Nationwide Arena. Artemi Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored in the shootout as Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky blanked the Bruins. The Bruins fought back from a 3-0 deficit with a…
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23 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Behind MacArthur's OT Goal, Senators Finish off Bruins

[ PHOTO: USA TODAY ]
BOSTON -- Clarke MacArthur, who fought a two-year battle with concussions to come back to the NHL, scored on a power-play rebound 6:30 into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday and a six-game series win. The Senators advance to play the New York Rangers in the second…
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22 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Have Shot at Home to Extend Series with Senators

[ PHOTO: MASS LIVE ]
BOSTON -- Thanks largely to the unexpected heroics of rookie Sean Kuraly, the Bruins have life and their first-round playoff series with the Ottawa Senators returns to Boston for Sunday's Game 6. But despite Boston's double-overtime win Friday night, Ottawa still leads the series 3-2. "We just stay the course. It's exactly what we expected --…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Stay Alive with 2 OT Win Over Senators

[ PHOTO: USA TODAY ]
OTTAWA -- Sean Kuraly scored his first two NHL goals, his second at 10:19 of double overtime, as the Boston Bruins staved off elimination by defeating the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre. Kuraly scooped in a loose puck to end the game as Ottawa's lead in the best-of-seven first-round playoff series…
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20 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Senators Take Command of Series with Bruins

[ PHOTO: OTTAWA CITIZEN ]
BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators pushed the Boston Bruins to the brink of elimination with a 1-0 victory in a tight-checking Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night. The Senators, who finished second in the Metropolitan Division while the Bruins were third, can eliminate Boston on Friday night in Game 5 in Ottawa.…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bergeron, Kesler, Koivu Voted Selke Finalists

 [ PHOTO: YAHOO! SPORTS ]
Centers Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Ryan Kesler of the Anaheim Ducks and Mikko Koivu of the Minnesota Wild are the three finalists for the 2016-17 Frank J. Selke Trophy, which is awarded "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game," the NHL announced Wednesday. Members of the Professional Hockey…
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18 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Senators Aim for More of Same vs. Bruins

[ PHOTO: TORONTO STAR ]
BOSTON -- Ottawa coach Guy Boucher expects more of the same when his Senators look to take a 3-1 series lead against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at TD Garden. "Tougher game as we move along," Boucher said Tuesday. "My experience is the games get tougher and tougher, urgency grows on both parties, and it…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Ryan's OT Goal Lifts Senators to 4-3 Win, 2-1 Series Lead

[ PHOTO: USA TODAY ]
BOSTON -- Bobby Ryan tipped home a pass from Kyle Turris for a power-play goal 5:43 into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night and a 2-1 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Riley Nash was in the penalty box for taking a swing at Ryan…
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16 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Defenses Depleted as Bruins Host Sens in Game 3

[ PHOTO: OTTAWA CITIZEN ]
BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators-Boston Bruins first-round playoff series might just come down to which team has the healthiest and fully functioning defensemen. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference series, tied at one game apiece, resumes Monday night at TD Garden. The Senators won on each of their past three visits to Boston, two of them this season.…
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15 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Senators Win in OT to Pull Even with Bruins

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
OTTAWA -- Dion Phaneuf's slap shot from the point 1:59 into overtime gave the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre. The victory evened their best-of-seven series 1-1. The series shifts to Boston for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday. Phaneuf also had two assists. Scoring…
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12 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Rally to Defeat Senators in Game 1

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
OTTAWA -- Brad Marchand scored with 2:33 left in regulation as the Boston Bruins rallied in the third period for a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday night. The win gives the Bruins a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven, opening-round series. Game 2 is in Ottawa on Saturday afternoon. Bobby…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Medical Report Holds Clues to Senators-Bruins Opener

[ PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD ]
OTTAWA -- One day before the start of the first-round playoff series, the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators were waiting for team doctors to help them finalize their rosters. Already expected to be without injured defensemen Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo as well as fourth liner Noel Acciari, the Bruins practiced minus centers David Krejci and…
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08 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Capitals Stay Hot with 3-1 Win Over Bruins

[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]
BOSTON -- The Washington Capitals, who have already secured the Presidents' Trophy, continued their dominance of Boston with a 3-1 victory that left the Bruins' playoff seeding still up in the air on Saturday. The Bruins, losing their second straight to end the regular season but in the playoffs for the first time in three years,…
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06 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Senators Beat Bruins in SO, Clinch Playoff Berth

[PHOTO: MASS LIVE]
BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators qualified for the playoffs with a tie in regulation before winning in a shootout to end the Boston Bruins' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Thursday. Craig Anderson made 28 saves through regulation and overtime, and he stopped all three in the shootout. Kyle Turris beat Tuukka Rask with the…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins F Marchand Suspended for Spearing

[PHOTO: BOSTON HERALD]
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will sit out the remainder of the regular season after being suspended two games by the NHL on Thursday for spearing Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jake Dotchin. Marchand was assessed a major penalty for spearing and a game misconduct after leveling Dotchin in the groin with 40 seconds remaining in the…
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04 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Shut Out Lightning, Clinch Playoff Berth

[PHOTO: MASS LIVE]
BOSTON -- After a two-year absence, the Boston Bruins are back in the playoffs. Tuukka Rask continued his late-season surge, making 28 saves for his second shutout in four starts in leading Boston to its sixth straight win, a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning that clinched the playoff berth with two games remaining. All…
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02 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Down Blackhawks for Fifth Straight Win

[PHOTO: CHICAGO TRIBUNE]
CHICAGO -- Ryan Spooner, Patrice Bergeron and Kevan Miller each scored, and the Boston Bruins held on for a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon. Boston (43-30-6) won its fifth consecutive game and leapfrogged the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators to move into second place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern…
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01 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Panthers Unable to Give Thornton Win in Boston Farewell

[PHOTO: PROVIDENCE JOURNAL]
BOSTON — It was two years ago this weekend that a dogged Florida Panthers pursuit of the playoffs died in a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. A few days later the Panthers returned the favor with a payback win in Sunrise that led to Boston also missing 2015 postseason play. The…
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28 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Rask Steps Up as Bruins Down Preds

[PHOTO: CBS-BOSTON]
BOSTON -- Tuukka Rask, criticized by his coach after his last start, returned from a one-game absence with 24 saves, pacing his Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over Nashville that ended the Predators' four-game winning streak Tuesday night. Rask, who missed Saturday night's game against the Islanders in Brooklyn, had a shutout until Craig Smith…
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25 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Top Islanders, Move Ahead in Wild-Card Race

NEW YORK -- Riley Nash scored both goals Saturday night for the Boston Bruins, who moved into sole possession of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bruins (39-30-6), who broke a tie with…
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22 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Senators Get Important Win in Boston

BOSTON -- Craig Anderson made 34 saves and Kyle Turris scored his second goal of the game 4:04 into the third period, allowing the Ottawa Senators to end a four-game losing streak with an important 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. The win, the Senators' fifth straight over the Bruins (three this season),…
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21 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

NHL Roundup: Ellis' Two Goals Lift Predators Past Coyotes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Ellis scored two goals and Pekka Rinne stopped 25 shots Monday night as the Nashville Predators warmed up after a sluggish first period for a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes in Bridgestone Arena. Nashville won for the fourth time in five games and snapped a third-place tie with St. Louis in…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Maple Leafs Complete Season Sweep of Bruins

TORONTO -- Tyler Bozak scored on a power play with less than two minutes left in the third period to break a tie, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Monday night. Morgan Rielly, William Nylander and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Maple Leafs (33-23-15), who swept the season series from…
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07 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

NHL Roundup: Stars End Capitals' Home Win Streak

[PHOTO: USA TODAY]
WASHINGTON -- Kari Lehtonen made a season-high 42 saves, Patrick Sharp had a goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars held on to defeat the Capitals 3-2 on Monday night, snapping Washington's 15-game home winning streak. Dallas' Devin Shore scored in the game's second minute, and Radek Faksa and Jason Spezza added goals early in…
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05 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Stafford Helps Bruins Defeat Devils

[PHOTO: YAHOO! SPORTS]
BOSTON -- Drew Stafford capped off a productive Bruins debut, setting up Ryan Spooner with the go-ahead goal with 11:42 left to help Boston to a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Saturday, handing the Devils their sixth straight loss. The win was the eighth in 10 games for the Bruins, who are in third place…
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03 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Rangers' Lundqvist Celebrates 35th Birthday With Victory

[PHOTO: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS]
BOSTON -- Henrik Lundqvist celebrated his 35th birthday in grand style Thursday night. The veteran goaltender turned aside 32 shots and came within 7:04 of a shutout in carrying the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the surging Boston Bruins. The Rangers, who ended a two-game losing streak, had only 21 shots on Tuukka…
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01 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Bolster Offense with F Stafford

PHOTO: BOSTON.COM
The Boston Bruins acquired veteran forward Drew Stafford from the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2018 draft. Stafford has been mired in an injury-plagued season, collecting just four goals and nine assists in 40 games. The 31-year-old has dealt with both upper- and lower-body ailments throughout the campaign. Stafford is…
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28 February, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Coyotes C Burmistrov Stretchered Off in Boston

PHOTO: FOX SPORTS
BOSTON -- Arizona Coyotes center Alexander Burmistrov was removed from the TD Garden ice on a stretcher after receiving a high hit by Boston Bruins defenseman Colin Miller in the second period Tuesday night. As the stretcher left the ice, the veteran gave two thumbs up and the crowd cheered. Burmistov had just made a pass…
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07 February, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bruins Fire Coach Julien, Name Cassidy Interim

Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien was fired Tuesday morning after 10 years on the job. Julien, 56, had been the NHL's longest-tenured coach and is the Bruins' all-time leader in coaching victories with 419. He guided the team to a Stanley Cup championship in 2011, the Bruins' first title in 39 years. Bruce Cassidy will replace…
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