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The post-contention, injury-riddled Washington Capitals are in Boston to meet the Bruins in a 3:30 matinee on ABC (and espn+) and on radio on 98.5 The Sports Hub. Alex Ovechkin, without Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeni Kuznetsov, is grinding through the worst season of his 19-year NHL career. Tom Wilson and TJ Oshie are playing, soContinue reading “Caps in Boston”

The Vancouver Canucks and their gaudy 34-11-5 record are in Boston to take on the Bruins, who stumbled out of their All-Star break with a putrid, 4-1 loss Tuesday on home ice to lowly Calgary. To get caught up: Matt Poitras is done for the season after a successful surgery on Monday to stabilize hisContinue reading “For ol’ time’s sake: Canucks at Bruins”

The Carolina Hurricanes have quietly marched through the season, full of preseason expectations and easily forgotten amidst the surprise that the Bruins and, to a lesser extent, the Flyers have been this season. The Canes are without Andrei Svechnikov (lower-body injury) but have Michael Bunting and Brendan Lemieux at their first and fourth-line LW positions,Continue reading “Hurricanes at Bruins”

The Winnipeg Jets, owners of 30 victories in 44 games, are firmly entrenched in the elite class of the NHL’s Western Conference but not immune to injuries as they skate onto TD Garden ice tonight to face the Boston Bruins. Mark Scheifele took the morning skate, but that was a positive sign for the JetsContinue reading “Jets fly into Boston”

For notes from our pregame scrums with Jay Miller and Nevin Markwart, visit BostonHockeyNow.com for an early afternoon posting of my Sunday “Colageo: …” column The story tonight from TD Garden is the Bruins are playing their best, battled-tested, post-injuries hockey of the season. Linus Ullmark, Brandon Carlo and Derek Forbort are back in theContinue reading “’80s Era Night: The Montreal Rivalry”

Bruins fans are treated tonight with a talent trio of NHL superstardom, as the Colorado Avalanche are in town to play the Boston Bruins. Defenseman Cale Makar, center Nathan MacKinnon and winger Mikko Rantanen. The Avs also have Alexandar Georgiev in net after getting the night completely off for Tuesday’s 7-4 beatdown of the SenatorsContinue reading “Avalanche at Boston”

The Boston Bruins are looking to come out strong and avoid the league-wide tendency to be sluggish after a grueling road trip (all four games went to overtime) and, at the same time, a matinee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Bruins held a moment of reflection to honor Dr. King’s legacy and whatContinue reading “Devils at Bruins”

The last time the Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning met on Nov. 20 in Florida, the Bruins coughed up a late, 4-3 lead and returned with only one point instead of two. Since then, the bounce-back win in Sunrise notwithstanding, the Bruins became an often-shaky and usually up-and-down type of team. Personnel tweaks leveragedContinue reading “Bolts at Bruins”

The Boston Bruins have one of many two-in-two weekends, the opener coming with the advantage of a day off following Wednesday’s 4-1 win in Buffalo, a day off and a practice. This kind of week is precious and few in today’s NHL, and it will only be remembered in a positive light if the BruinsContinue reading “Bruins host Devils, Merk makes debut”

The Boston Bruins, on one of their centennial-season “era nights,” are looking for a more-cohesive effort on home ice against the New York Rangers than the hot mess of a performance they put on display at Madison Square Garden during a 7-4 loss on Nov. 25. Both teams played last night, the Ranger winning handilyContinue reading “Frederic gets his licks; Rangers come back to get W”