The Boston Bruins held exit meetings Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena, and the conversation around their defense corps was not a comfortable one.
Boston was eliminated in six games by the Buffalo Sabres, a result that exposed a defensive unit that struggled all season and then collapsed when the stakes were highest.
The Bruins allowed 4.0 expected all-situations goals per 60 minutes against Buffalo, per Natural Stat Trick, the second-worst mark in the first round behind only the Ottawa Senators...
The second round is in full swing as we enter first full week of May, and Monday’s action kicks off with Carolina looking to go up 2-0 on the Flyers while Anaheim and Vegas begin their series from Sin City. Tuesday’s sole game features a second meeting between Colorado and Minnesota after the hilariously high-scoring Game 1.
Montreal and Buffalo kick things off on Wednesday night with the first game of their series, while Anaheim and Vegas go for Game 2 in the nightcap. We’re back to one ...
Folks, I have the unfortunate duty today to welcome you to…the offseason. The Bruins officially checked out of the playoffs via Friday night’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres, ending a better-than-expected season sooner than we had hoped. But the playoffs wait for no one’s sorrows, with things moving right along across the NHL: two second […]
Alex Newhook notched the go-ahead goal with 8:53 remaining in the third period, and the Montreal Canadiens eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 at Benchmark International Arena. Captain Nick Suzuki also scored for the upstart Canadiens, and goaltender Jakub Dobes stopped 28 shots. Dominic James lit the lamp for the Lightning, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made seven saves. Montreal will face the Buffalo Sabres starting on Wednesday.
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The Buffalo Sabres continue to be the great Cinderella Story of the 2025-26 season. After making the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, their first-round triumph over the Boston Bruins in six games continued the good vibes. But we're getting troubling news on the injury front as the Sabres get set for their second-round series this coming week against the winner of the Montréal Canadiens-Tampa Bay Lightning Game 7 on Sunday night. Head coach Lindy Ruff told reporters that we ...
First Period Things began with a miserable sequence that ended up with Alex Tuch being left all alone, and that had the Bruins down 1-0 early. Then, late in the period, the Bruins were hemmed into their own end, and the Sabres moved in just the right way to give Mattias Samuelsson a perfect screen […]
Welcome back to another Public Skate, folks! Tonight, we’ve got a playoff home game at TD Garden on a Friday night, which should lead to a good atmosphere (provided the home side doesn’t go down 3-0 in the first five minutes again). The Bruins showed some moxie, grit, resolve, etc. in extending the series via […]
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Muse has been named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award. Muse was named one of the three finalists for the award, which is the NHL’s annual “Coach of the Year” award, alongside Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper and Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. The Penguins were […]
Happy Thursday, folks! It’s the last day of April, and the Bruins still have at least one more hockey game on the schedule, so that’s a reason to have yourself a good Thursday. The B’s and Sabres are off again today ahead of Game 6, which will be at TD Garden on Friday night. The […]
John Garrett has passed away unexpectedly at 74 after over 40 years of colour commentary, authorities announced on Tuesday morning. Garrett was a goaltender in the NHL and WHA. When “Cheech” retired in 1985, he became one of the greatest colour commentators in the NHL. For 12 seasons, Garrett worked for CBC, where he covered…
Welcome to another night of Bruins hockey, folks! Ideally, this isn’t the last one until October, but that’s up to the Bruins, not any of you. (Unless you messed up one of your superstitions prior to Sunday, in which case it’s entirely possible this is all your fault.) I am not an analytics expert, but […]
Welcome to another edition of the Public Skate, folks! The Bruins and Sabres are back at it this afternoon, fresh off of enjoying two days off after Game 3 on Thursday. The B’s should be playing with a level of desperation facing the prospect of going back to Buffalo in a 3-1 hole, but there’s […]
The Buffalo Sabres have dominated the series with the Boston Bruins. With a 2-1 lead and head coach Lindy Ruff demonstrating that the team has the depth to keep the team in the W column, the Sabres still remain without forward Josh Norris. Norris, 26, played a total of 16:39 in Game 2, had one shot on goal, and one hit in the Sabres' only loss thus far. Norris: Day-To-Day He'd be given "day-to-day" status by the Sabres, with Norris injury being undisclosed. The team has held...
Game 3 is upon us, folks! TD Garden should be jumping tonight, with the Bruins coming home from Buffalo with a split and playing their first home playoff game in a couple of years. The Bruins were an excellent team on home ice this season, so here’s to hoping that continues. If the B’s can […]
BUFFALO SABRES at BOSTON BRUINS
WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
WHERE: TD Garden – Boston, MA
SERIES: Tied 1-1
ON THE TUBE: TNT
PROJECTED STARTERS: Sabres: Luukkonen (1-1 .821 / 4.19 0SO) Bruins: Swayman 1-1 .932 / 2.54 0SO)
PLAYER STATS: Buffalo / Boston
CAROLINA HURRICANES at OTTAWA SENATORS
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, ON
SEASON SERIES: Carolina leads 2-0
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Wednesday night was another fun one in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Thursday Night Meanwhile, Thursday night the Bridgeport Islanders are in Hershey hoping to extend their mini-series after dropping Game 1 at home, 2-0. And in the NHL, there are three games Thursday with the Bruins and Sabres knotted at 1-1, while […]
The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue all week long after an excellent start over the weekend.
The playoffs have already delivered some chaos: the Buffalo Sabres stormed back late to stun the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens won Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime thanks to a hat trick from Juraj Slafkovsky, and the Minnesota Wild crushed the Dallas Stars early just to remind everyone brackets aren’t set in stone. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights ...
Former Buffalo Sabres enforcer and now podcaster Andrew Peters has revealed a slew of inside information on what led to the dismissal of general manager Kevyn Adams. The GM's firing was the turning point for the Sabres to go from worst to first and finally end their 14-year playoff drought. Speaking on The Fan 590's Kyper & Bourne Show, Peters says Adams was "a major dark cloud" hanging over the Buffalo franchise. “It was my understanding that [Kevyn Adams] was a major dark cloud over th...
In what may take a lot of hockey fans by surprise, deposed Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, whose team turned it on like a house on fire immediately after he was fired, will be interviewing for the vacant GM job with the Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks have requested and been granted permission to interview Kevyn Adams for their GM opening, per @MatthewFairburn pic.twitter.com/lEMIXIhgBo — SleeperNHL (@SleeperNHL) April 21, 2026 Matthew Fairburn and Thomas Dranc...
Happy Tuesday, folks! If you ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, hopefully you’re feeling relatively normal today. My brother beat Zdeno Chara’s time, which means now my family must challenge him for the hardest shot title as well. If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be working on shooting a puck, say, 30 MPH first. Anyways, the […]
An amazing Ullmark effort undone by posts and crossbars.
As the Edmonton Oilers prepare for Game 1 of their seventh consecutive playoff run, the Buffalo Sabres got their first taste of post-season action in 15 years on Sunday night. After being down 2-0 to the Boston Bruins late in the third period, the Sabres appeared to be set to start their highly anticipated playoff…
The playoffs are officially here, folks! Well, technically they started yesterday elsewhere in the NHL, but for our purposes, today’s the day. The Celtics kicked off their postseason at TD Garden earlier today, and hopefully that game went well—I’m putting this together on Saturday, so I hope the future is nice. Anyways, all of the […]
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Just the Facts Final regular season results for both teams Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Series Preview Man. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen these two teams against one another in the playoffs. Ever since 2010, the Sabres have embarked on an over decade long wander in the desert to become the NHL’s punching […]