The Montreal Canadiens came into TD Garden fresh off a season-opening 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Montreal. The Bruins, meanwhile, made three lineup changes after their messy performance on Tuesday in Florida. As expected, Jeremy Swayman got the start. Also expected was a breather for Mason Lohrei (minus-3, theContinue reading “Home opener: Canadiens at Bruins”
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Repeat after me: It’s only the opener
The last time the Boston Bruins witnessed another team’s Stanley Cup banner raising, they were humiliated by the Washington Capitals, 7-0, in an October 2018 game that Brad Marchand imprinted by beating the snot out of Lars Eller for showboating a pour-it-on goal. Tuukka Rask was chased on his fifth goal against less than halfwayContinue reading “Repeat after me: It’s only the opener”
Swayman, Bruins smartly focused on business of winning
Jeremy Swayman can’t wait to get back in the net for the Boston Bruins, but he’s going to have to wait at least one game, as GM Don Sweeney confirmed Coach Jim Montgomery’s plan to start Joonas Korpisalo in Tuesday’s season opener in Sunrise, Florida (7 pm, ESPN, 98.5 – pending preventive, cross-state impacts ofContinue reading “Swayman, Bruins smartly focused on business of winning”
Flyers at Bruins
It won’t count in the standings, but this is otherwise a NHL game tonight between Philadelphia and the Bruins at TD Garden. As you can see, it’s with a small minority that NHL players are sitting this one out. GAME BLOG: FIRST PERIOD Morgan Geekie is getting the first turn on a line with CharlieContinue reading “Flyers at Bruins”