Bruins get Hampus back

Hampus Lindholm, having been limited to three games this season by a reported hamstring injury, is back in the lineup tonight for Part 2 of Boston’s back-to-back games at Ottawa (a 7-2 debacle) and the N.Y. Islanders here at TD Garden. The ramifications: Michael Callahan sent back to Providence but not only that, Mason LohreiContinue reading “Bruins get Hampus back”

Avs at Bruins

The oddsmakers don’t like the Boston Bruins today, but one should remember that the worst-ever 1996-97 Bruins got wins against some upper-echelon teams. Scott Wedgewood in the Colorado net today against Jeremy Swayman. No Hampus Lindholm, but Johnny Beecher is back in for Jeffrey Viel. Charlie McAvoy is paired today with Nikita Zadorov to start;Continue reading “Avs at Bruins”

Panthers at Bruins: the return of 63

Tonight’s game between the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins has gotten plenty of attention, and tonight both teams will be happy to get it out of the way. As it turns out, the Panthers are 0-4-0 on the road coming into this one, and if I were Paul Maurice I’dContinue reading “Panthers at Bruins: the return of 63”

Sabres at Bruins

The official word on Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm is day-to-day with an undisclosed, lower-body injury, the collective sigh of relief coming with Coach Marco Sturm’s postgame word that the reason Lindholm left Thursday night’s season opener and did not return is unrelated to the broken kneecap he sustained early last season – never toContinue reading “Sabres at Bruins”

Home opener: Blackhawks at Bruins

Joonas Korpisalo gets the start for the home opener for the second straight year, albeit under vastly different circumstances. Elias Lindholm opened the 2025-26 season with a goal in Washington. The Bruins have made their grand Zamboni-gate entrance, and the TD Garden crowd boos the Chicago Blackhawks, who were waiting in the hallway but nowhereContinue reading “Home opener: Blackhawks at Bruins”

2025-26 Season Preview: Minten at heart of next-gen Bruins

The late, great Pat Burns told the media during one of his four training camps as coach of the Boston Bruins that the cuts that define the opening-night roster are not necessarily the end of the competition and that players shouldn’t get too comfortable in the NHL or too discouraged in the AHL. He literallyContinue reading “2025-26 Season Preview: Minten at heart of next-gen Bruins”

Beecher, Viel survive unkindest cut

Who knows how many regular-season games the Boston Bruins will play before reversing some of the decisions made in the last 48 hours. Thanks to today’s round of cuts, Bruins Head Coach Marco Sturm has his team. Placed on waivers for the express purpose of reassignment to AHL Providence, left-shot wingers Matej Blumel and AlexContinue reading “Beecher, Viel survive unkindest cut”