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”
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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”
Red Wings at Bruins
The improved Detroit Red Wings are here for an “original six” weekend matinee, after which the Boston Bruins will pay forward the favor to the New York Rangers. Think of it like an extended holiday weekend of old friends but more for the purpose of sharing hostilities rather than memories. As an aside, the firstContinue reading “Red Wings at Bruins”
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”
Lohrei time vs. Leafs
If not for what happened last spring that made this past Monday’s game feel so important, tonight would be the biggest game of the new season. The Bruins have barely faced their own division, but with the Red Wings being here last weekend and the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, that’s two occasions that by 9:45Continue reading “Lohrei time vs. Leafs”
Prolific Pasta
I may have missed my window, but last year Stop & Shop (lovingly referred to as “Stop & hop” by my way-better half because the light was out on the second Capital-S where she once lived) had “Pasta” on sale for 88 cents a box – yellow labels, in a barrel, toward the front ofContinue reading “Prolific Pasta”
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”