Bruins right their ship

The San Jose Sharks skated onto TD Garden ice tonight a much better team than their 5-15-2 record would suggest, and it took a strong, structured effort from the Boston Bruins to make their superior talent pay off in a 3-0 victory that snaps a three-game debacle streak. The Bruins showed patience through a staleContinue reading “Bruins right their ship”

Tom Larson stayed the course

The Boston Bruins’ longest-serving playoff beard? Not the one that Raymond Bourque began growing on April 5, 1990, for Game 1 of the Adams Division opening-round series against Hartford and shaved off prior to the final game of the 1990 Stanley Cup final against Edmonton on May 24. No, that distinction belongs to Lanny LeeContinue reading “Tom Larson stayed the course”

Bruins get Geek Squad in order

Rink Rap caught Bruins coach Jim Montgomery’s pregame availability in anticipation of today’s 1 pm matinee vs. Detroit, and he announced that Morgan Geekie will return to the lineup. James van Riemsdyk and Oskar Steen get the day off, but at least JV-AHH will return tomorrow at this time in New York for Saturday’s 1Continue reading “Bruins get Geek Squad in order”

Banner Night: Montreal at Boston

Bobby Orr and the Big, Bad Bruins took the ice tonight to raise their fourth and fifth Stanley Cup banners, a warm sight given this kind of ceremony didn’t happen until the New York Rangers won the Cup in 1994 and came back to the lockout-delayed 1995 season with the Cup in Madison Square Garden.Continue reading “Banner Night: Montreal at Boston”

Pasta, Coyle push Bruins past Islanders

Third-period goals from David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle (2, the second a hat-trick goal) offset a short-handed gift to the Islanders and put the Bruins in good stead (5-2 in the waning minutes) to finish off a grind of a victory at TD Garden. Here is the game summary: THIRD PERIOD Marchand and Pastrnak madeContinue reading “Pasta, Coyle push Bruins past Islanders”

Zacha’s goal gives Bruins OT win; McAvoy suspension anticipated

Brad Marchand gave a captain’s answer to the question as to whether coming back to beat the Florida Panthers was satisfying beyond what it would have meant against anyone else. He broke it down to the facts, most notably that winning a game against Florida in October cannot change what happened last April (when theContinue reading “Zacha’s goal gives Bruins OT win; McAvoy suspension anticipated”

‘The Tradition: Sports Museum’s signature fundraiser a great take

A main arm of fundraising these days is celebrity-studded events, often attainable by silent auction at a charity golf tournament or the like. In the case of the Sports Museum led by Rusty Sullivan and curated by the hockey (and sports in general) historians and authors Richard Johnson and Brian Codagnone, The Tradition annually celebratesContinue reading “‘The Tradition: Sports Museum’s signature fundraiser a great take”