BOSTON (AP) — Rick Middleton’s No. 16 is headed to the TD Garden rafters. The Bruins say Middleton’s sweater will be retired by the team on Nov. 29, before its game against the New York Islanders. Middleton becomes the 11th player in franchise history to have his number retired by Boston. He joins Lionel Hitchman, […]
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Bruins among suitors for John Tavares
(AP) — The first big free agent re-signing with his own team is just the beginning of what’s to come around the NHL. Defenseman John Carlson signed a $64 million, eight-year deal with the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. His agent and the representatives for other pending unrestricted free agents were able to start talking […]
Lightning eliminate Bruins with 3-1 win in Game 5
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, with a primary assist from a team that handled them during the regular season, are back in the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four years. Thank you, Boston Bruins. “I guess I can say it now. Boston set the bar for us, and we […]
NHL warns Bruins’ Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents
The NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment. Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchand’s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face […]
Lightning beat Bruins in OT to take 3-1 series lead
BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to get the last licks on the Boston Bruins at home. Dan Girardi scored 3:18 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 victory over Boston on Friday night in a game that featured more face-licking from Brad Marchand but left the Lightning with a 3-1 lead […]
Resilient Lightning rebound to beat Bruins in Game 2, even series
TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point had an empty-net goal and three assists and Tampa Bay Lightning found a way to slow Boston’s high-scoring line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand to beat the Bruins 4-2 in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Monday night. The victory evened the best-of-seven matchup between the top […]
Bruins score four in third to beat Maple Leafs in Game 7
BOSTON — Jake DeBrusk scored his second goal of the game to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins came from behind to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 — again — winning 7-4 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Kasperi Kapanen put Toronto ahead 4-3 with a short-handed […]
Andersen helps Maple Leafs beat Bruins to force Game 7
TORONTO — Frederik Andersen stopped 32 shots to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night, forcing a decisive Game 7 in the first-round series. William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Tomas Plekanec scored for the Maple Leafs, who trailed the series 3-1 before winning two straight. They […]
Panthers spoil Bruins’ bid for top seed in East
BOSTON (AP) — Roberto Luongo came off the bench to shut down Boston in the third period, and the Florida Panthers dashed the Bruins’ hopes of getting the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-2 win Sunday night. The Bruins trailed Tampa Bay by a point heading into the regular-season finale but […]
Giroux’s OT goal lifts Flyers over Bruins
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds just had to tap the puck over the blue line but couldn’t. Then Andrew MacDonald fanned on a clearance. Patrice Bergeron pounced on the extra chances, tying it for the Boston Bruins with 3.8 seconds left and leaving the Philadelphia Flyers stunned. It took Jakub Voracek’s pep talk and Claude […]