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The Carolina Hurricanes (50-22-6) are on the road tonight to take on the Chicago Blackhawks (28-36-14) at 8:30 PM, two days after clinching the Metropolitan Division. A 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday allowed the Canes to clinch the division with four games left to go, as the playoffs inch closer. If the […]
After a short stint in Providence where he got to show what he could do against professionals, the Bruins announced on Wednesday afternoon that they’ve signed James Hagens to his entry-level contract (ELC). The three-year ELC begins with the current (2025-2026) season and carries a cap hit of $975,000 at the NHL level. With his […]
It is Wednesday, my dudes. There are a few different ways of looking at the current state of the Boston Bruins: The good news is that all of those things can be true at once, and last night’s 6-5 OT loss in Carolina was kind of a microcosm of all of them. The Bruins looked […]
For a last regular season game, the fans in the Lenovo Center on Thursday got one entertaining affair. A game that saw multiple lead changes, six different Hurricanes scoring, a Boston Bruins hat trick, a goalie being replaced, and an overtime winner all equaled a 6-5 win by the Carolina Hurricanes over the Boston Bruins. […]
The final week of the regular season is upon us, and with just five games remaining on the schedule, the Flyers are looking to keep the ball rolling and hold on to their recently grabbed playoff spot. It won’t be easy, but they’ve got some momentum behind them, coming off a massive overtime win over the Bruins on Sunday, and they’ll be hoping that they can keep it rolling into a win over their rivals in the Devils. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN/NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanat...
Maybe an old-school photo can reverse the vibes for the Bruins? Yes, that IS current GM Don Sweeney celebrating with Sergei Samsonov, Joe Thornton, and, eventually, Kyle McLaren! That photo comes from way back in 1999, when the Bruins eliminated the Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. I still remember the Boston Globe […]
On last week’s 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman noted that the Maple Leafs are eyeing the Boston Bruins’ retool with a similar goal in mind. The Boston retool is something we’ve discussed before in the lead-up to the Leafs’ trade deadline. The Bruins made a series of trades and ultimately ended up with three top-nine […] The post Is more urgency needed for getting the Maple Leafs’ new management in place? – Maple Leafs Notebook appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
The Philadelphia Flyers have needed to work on the power play for a very long time, and head coach Rick Tocchet knows that. So, he’s trying out some temporary solutions. On Sunday against Boston, the Flyers had a 5-on-3 for nearly two minutes in overtime. It was a very low-risk option, but Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet went with five forwards for that power play. The collection of Christian Dvorak, Porter Martone, Travis Konecny, Trevor Zegras, and Tyson Foerster took the ice to go...
It’s been a long road, but for the last time in the regular season the Carolina Hurricanes will take the ice in the Lenovo Center. They’ll do so—again stop me if you heard this before—with a chance to clinch the Metropolitan Division and home ice advantage in at least the first two rounds of the […]
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The Boston Bruins should be looking to add at least one top-six winger to their roster during the offseason. It is clear that they could use more skill in their top six, so it could be a busy summer for the Black and Gold. Because of this, let's look at three wingers who the Bruins should strongly consider targeting during the offseason. Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks With the Canucks being in a full rebuild, the possibility of Boeser being moved during the summer is certainly the...
Whatever narratives you can make about this Flyers season thus far, you would have to admit that they have caught fire at the right time. Their dramatic 2-1 win against the Bruins on April 5th allowed them to leapfrog the Islanders for the final Metropolitan division playoff spot, as the regular season winds to a close and the playoff race starts to thin out. And as they have started to really fine-tune Rick Tocchet style hockey, they may have gotten the biggest boost of all in the ...
On the game schedule, the Islanders are idle for several days, but the events around them are anything but. On Sunday, the long-looming games in hand came to roost as the Senators beat the Hurricanes and the Flyers beat the Bruins, both climbing above the Isles to push them out of a playoff spot — […]
*It’s been a busy weekend around here, folks! The Flyers kicked it off with a big win on the road over the Islanders on Friday. In case you missed it, you can relive it with us here. [ BSH ] *It was a big win, as we said, but it was a particularly emphatic showing that Matvei Michkov delivered on a more individual level. [ BSH ] *The Flyers kicked off the weekend on a high note, and they closed it out on one too! They came away with a hard-fought win over the Bruins in overtime last ...
We’ve got some good news and some bad news to end your weekend! The bad news: the Bruins lost again! The good(ish) news: at least they got a point this time! Porter Martone scored his first NHL goal 2:31 into overtime to give the Flyers a 2-1 win over the Bruins, propelling the home team […]
It was a storybook ending Sunday afternoon. After a tight-checking, low-scoring battle, Porter Martone scored his first National Hockey League goal in overtime, leading the Flyers to a 2-1 win and moving into the third seed of the Metropolitan Division. The basics First period: 4:19- Christian Dvorak (Porter Martone, Rasmus Ristolainen) Second period: No scoring Third period: 0:35- Pavel Zacha (Casey Mittelstadt, David Pastrnak) (PPG) Overtime: 2:31- Porter Martone (Christian Dvorak,...
Thanks to a whole bunch of teams around the Flyers in the standings, there is a very important hockey game in Philadelphia this afternoon. With a win today, the Flyers can leapfrog the Islanders and claim third in the division, giving them a well-deserved playoff spot. All they have to do is beat the Bruins. Puck drop: 3:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: TNT 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading In the Flyers’ big win on Friday night over the Islanders, in a crucial do-or-die gam...
Happy Easter, folks! The Bruins are right back at it several states away, facing the Flyers in Philadelphia less than 24 hours after losing in Florida. The Flyers will be better rested, as they last played on Long Island on Friday. Today’s basics: The Flyers have gone on a nice run of late to remain […]
Prior to the drop of the puck on Saturday evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished their season goal. Thanks to the Detroit Red Wings losing to the New York Rangers, the Lightning clinched a spot in the 2026 NHL playoffs. Then they went out and scored three third period goals to beat the Boston Bruins, 3-1. If you ever need a game that defines the 2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning season, it was tonight’s. If you’re looking for a detailed recap of the game – here ya go – instead, we want t...
Perhaps it’s time for us to just accept that the Bruins and Florida Men don’t pair well together. After a solidly played first 40 minutes, the Bruins allowed three unanswered goals in the third period to drop their second Florida game in a row, losing to Tampa Bay, 3-1. Casey Mittelstadt scored the Bruins’ only […]
Welcome to Saturday evening, folks! The Bruins and Lightning will face off at Tampa’s consistently-renamed arena today, with Tampa eyeing first in the Atlantic and the Bruins hoping to solidify their grip on a playoff spot. Two of the teams involved in the Eastern Conference wild card race with the Bruins will have already played […]
Game Seventy-Six : Boston Bruins (43-25-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6) Time: 5:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa – where the first commercial flight (St. Pete to Tampa) was flown by Antony Habersack Jannus on the Benoist XIV. It lasted 23 minutes. TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NESNPluse, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -185 Know the Opponents: Stanley Cup of Chowder The Tampa Bay Lightning’s season-long seven game home stand...
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The Florida Panthers (37-35-3) will open its final road trip of the season when the play the first of two back-to-back games at PPG Paints Arena against the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-16) this evening. Florida surprised the disengaged Boston Bruins to complete the season-series sweep with a hard-fought 2-1 victory. Mackie Samoskevich scored for the third-straight game 4:20 into the tilt and Sam Bennett added on 3:19 later, from A.J. Greer, to give the Panthers a lead they would not relinq...