David Pastrnak is legend.
After getting partially goalie’d on Saturday afternoon, the Bruins responded with a partial goalie’ing of their own on Tuesday. Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves, including going 28-for-28 in the second and third periods, to help lead the Bruins to a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh at TD Garden. All three goals in this game were scored […]
Welcome to Tuesday Night Hockey, folks! After a disappointing showing in Philadelphia, the Bruins will face another team from the Keystone State as they welcome the Penguins to TD Garden. The Penguins are having a surprisingly good year and are fresh off of a thorough beating of the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. The Bruins […]
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Welcome to a new week, folks! The Bruins won’t be back in action until tomorrow night, when they host the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden. That will be the first of two match-ups against those same Penguins in less than a week, as the B’s will face them in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon. Looming […]
In a tightly played contest, it ended up being Dan Vladar who made a few extra saves. The former Bruin out-dueled Jeremy Swayman, stopping 26 of 27 shots and leading the Flyers to a 3-1 win. Vladar was at his best in the second period, when he stopped all 16 shots he faced. This game […]
With a 3 PM start, you’re getting the rare “Preview/Public Skate” combo! Hold onto this post, it may be worth money someday. Prior to today’s game, here are the basics: I say “3ish” for the start time, as these ABC national games always seem to kind of just start whenever they want. 3:01, 3:12, 3:99…you […]
With Jeremy Swayman given an extra night off to acclimate to post-Olympic life, Joonas Korpisalo filled in more than admirably. The former Columbus netminder made 36 saves, including several big ones, to lead the Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets at TD Garden. Viktor Arvidsson led the way on offense with two […]
No, your eyes are not deceiving you — that IS PJ Axelsson and Jared Boll! For whatever reason, that was one of the first images that popped up when searching for “Bruins Columbus,” along with UCLA playing Ohio State. It seemed like a good idea to start the second half Public Skates with some nostalgia. […]
As the Olympic season wraps up, the Boston Bruins sit at 57 games played, and the Trade Deadline incoming at them at distressing speeds. The NHL season’s truncated schedule to make room for Team USA and Team Canada’s all-timer tournaments has now created a dead heat of a last two months that will test the […]
As the Olympic season wraps up, the Boston Bruins sit at 57 games played, and the Trade Deadline incoming at them at distressing speeds. The NHL season’s truncated schedule to make room for Team USA and Team Canada’s all-timer tournaments has now created a dead heat of a last two months that will test the […]
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Welcome to the first day of the post-Olympic period, folks! If you’re in New England (or elsewhere in the northeast), you probably find yourself smack in the middle of a blizzard…just what we all need with plenty of snow still on the ground from recent storms. This one appears to be a classic New England […]
Wake up, it’s an early, early game day! After a thrilling tournament, it all comes down to one more game: Canada vs. the United States for the gold medal. Today’s game will actually be the last competition of these Winter Olympics, with three other events (bobsleigh, curling, and skiing) taking place earlier in the day. […]
Let’s do this one more time, shall we? Women’s Tournament wrap-up Bronze Medal Game: Alina Muller is the Queen of Switzerland; brings home a Bronze! Alina Muller has been going to the Olympic games since she was 15 years old. In her first olympics, she got a bronze medal. She was far and away the […]
We’ve been treated to some pretty good hockey during these Olympics, haven’t we? After a men’s quarterfinal round that saw some thrilling, back-and-forth games, including some overtime affairs, the women followed that up with an OT gold medal game on Thursday afternoon. That game was won by the United States, with Megan Keller of the […]
The stage is set for one tournament, and the medal round is almost set for the other. Let’s check in. Women’s Tournament Bronze Medal Game: Sweden vs. Switzerland – An effort most valiant Whoever wins this game, it will be a triumph regardless for both sides. As I’ve been talking about all tourney, Sweden’s return […]
After a week or so of preliminaries and qualifiers, we’ve reached the quarterfinals of the 2026 Olympic Men’s Hockey Tournament. There were four games on Tuesday, with Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, and Sweden all winning to advance to today’s quarterfinals. There will be four more games today to help whet your appetite for hockey, with things […]
The Men’s and Women’s tournaments are already heading for a fever pitch! Let’s get after it! Women’s Tournament Semifinal Game 1: Sweden vs. USA – A Game of Tests The Swedes got here out of the kind of rock solid game they’ve been bringing all tournament meeting the Czechs, and through 60 minutes of solid […]
he Olympic Women’s tournament nears it’s end as the preliminary stage has finished it’s twists and turns. Now, these women face off for keeps. Let’s meet our contestants! USA vs. Italy: A lovely story with an almost certain tragic ending Italy was probably not supposed to be here. Most people thought of them as a […]
Welcome to Wednesday, folks! The Bruins continue their NHL hibernation with the Winter Olympics well underway over in Italy, so there hasn’t been a ton to talk about around these parts. That will likely change today, as the men’s hockey tournament gets underway. There will be two games on Feb. 11 and three games on […]
The Need to Knows Bruins and Fleet playing in this Tournament Boston Bruins Boston Fleet Men’s Tournament Preview Group A – True North Rising 1. Canada With the roster Canada has, I genuinely cannot imagine them struggling to make a medal game. I couldn’t even conceive of the scenario that would make that possible. They’re […]
Welcome to the Olympic break, folks! The NHL is officially paused for around three weeks, with players either heading off to Milan or (probably) heading to some kind of tropical locale for a bit of a break. The Bruins entered the break with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers last night, their second […]
Welcome to another Atlantic Division showdown, folks! The Bruins will wrap up their pre-Olympic schedule by facing the Panthers in Florida. They’ll be seeing a desperate Panthers team, or as desperate as a team can be when facing a blip after winning two Cups in a row. As a reminder, tonight’s game will be the […]
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The Providence Bruins beat the Charlotte Checkers 3-0 on Sunday afternoon, their seventh win in a row and eighth in their last ten games. However, the win was a bit more notable for another reason: Georgii Merkulov became the new all-time leading scorer in franchise history, as he recorded an assist in the win. That […]