McAvoy’s late goal lifts Bruins to 4-3 win over Capitals
BOSTON (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored a power-play goal with 45 seconds left in the third period, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. David Pastrnak had two goals and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins, who cashed in on a late opportunity when Washington’s Nic […]
Kotkaniemi scores twice, Hurricanes roll past Bruins 7-1
BOSTON (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice during Carolina’s five-goal first period, Jaccob Slavin added a goal and two assists after a two-game absence, and the Hurricanes snapped the Boston Bruins’ five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night. Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jarvis, Derek Stepan and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who […]
NHL pioneer O’Ree says having Bruins retire jersey an honor
BOSTON (AP) — Willie O’Ree has experienced many honors during his lifetime, from breaking the NHL’s color barrier in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired in Boston on Tuesday will rank right up there near […]
Hall’s OT goal lifts red-hot Bruins over Predators, 4-3
BOSTON (AP) — Taylor Hall scored off a rebound of David Pastrnak’s shot 1:41 into overtime, lifting the red-hot Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Western Conference-leading Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon. Pastrnak took a shot from the right circle and the puck slipped behind Saros, where Hall poked it in for the […]
Rask return, Pastrnak hat trick help Bruins beat Flyers 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored a hat trick, Tuukka Rask made 24 saves in his return from hip surgery and the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night. Rask, the winningest goalie in franchise history, made his season debut after recovering from surgery last summer to repair a torn labrum. Rask […]
Marchand scores 3 to help Bruins beat Canadiens 5-1
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second, leading the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Curtis Lazar also scored for Boston and Urho Vaakanainen got his first NHL goal. […]
Marchand hat trick leads Bruins to 5-1 win over Canadiens
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and completed the hat trick with a short-handed goal in the second, leading the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. Curtis Lazar also scored for Boston and Urho Vaakanainen got his first NHL […]
AP Source: Rask agrees to deal to return to Bruins goal
BOSTON (AP) — Goalie Tuukka Rask is signing a prorated, $1 million contract for the rest of the season with the Boston Bruins, according to a person with knowledge of the move. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The 2014 Vezina […]
Marchand bloodied, scores twice in Bruins’ 7-3 win over Caps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trainers repaired the giant gash on Brad Marchand’s nose, stuffed gauze up his nostrils and then he stepped back on to the ice minutes after taking a violent high stick to the face. Bloody nose and all, Marchand looked like the epitome of an old-school hockey player and led the Boston Bruins […]
Kaprozov scores in 4th straight, Wild beat Bruins 3-2
BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored in his fourth straight game, Matt Boldy got a goal in his NHL debut and the Minnesota Wild snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. Boldy, who played at Boston College last season and grew up about 20 miles southwest of […]