tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90197105325713770332024-03-13T16:54:23.592-04:00Bruins Corner BlogThe Bruins Corner is where every black & gold Boston Bruins fan can look back at the Boston Bruins over the years.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-30390163627954115332022-09-21T20:30:00.022-04:002022-09-21T21:08:17.767-04:00Zdeno Chara highlights and a look at his career<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>As <b>Zdeno Chara</b> has retired from the NHL, the NHL YouTube channel put out a video showing some of Chara's highlights and there was also a Chara highlight video with a focus on his playing time with the Boston Bruins. You can watch both videos below. Also, YouTuber <i>The Hockey Guy</i> put out a video talking about Zdeno Chara's NHL career year-by-year, which you can also watch below.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Larger Than Life: Celebrating Zdeno Chara's NHL Career</h3>
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<p>Video from the NHL's YouTube channel. A look back at the legendary career of defenseman Zdeno Chara who announced his retirement from the NHL this week.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Memorable 'Big Zee' Moments with the Boston Bruins</h3>
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<p>Video from the NHL's YouTube channel. Take a look back at some highlight-reel moments from "Big Zee" Zdeno Chara during his Stanley Cup winning stint with the Boston Bruins.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Career of Zdeno Chara by The Hockey Guy</h3>
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<p>Video from The Hockey Guy's YouTube channel where he goes over every season of Zdeno Chara's NHL career.</p>
<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-35758776186256358982022-09-20T22:00:00.054-04:002022-09-21T02:00:21.982-04:00Zdeno Chara retires from NHL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Today <b>Zdeno Chara</b> signed a 1-day contract with the Boston Bruins and then announced his retirement from the NHL. Chara played in the NHL for 24 seasons, where he played in 1,680 regular season games and in 200 Stanley Cup Playoff games. Chara won a Norris Trophy as the Best Defenseman and he won a Stanley Cup. You can watch the press conference video below.</p>
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<h3>Chara with the Bruins</h3>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Chara, 45, led the Bruins to a postseason berth in 11 of his 14 seasons with the team, including a Stanley Cup Championship in 2010-11. He ranks sixth in franchise history in games played (1,023), and third in points by a defenseman (481) behind Hall of Famers Ray Bourque (1,506) and Bobby Orr (888).</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Over his 24-year NHL career, Chara received several individual accolades. He was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman in 2008-09, after tallying a career-high 19 goals and 31 assists in 80 games with Boston. He was the recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2010-11 for his exemplary leadership both on and off the ice. He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14), the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12), and was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game six times (2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12). He was also the recipient of the Golden Puck as Slovakia's Player of the Year six times (2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2018-19). He twice received the silver medal with Slovakia in the IIHF World Hockey Championships (2000, 2012), and also received the silver medal with Team Europe in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">In 2011, Chara became the first Bruins captain to bring a Stanley Cup home to Boston since 1972. He would make two more trips to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2013 and 2019 and finished his career with totals of 18 goals and 52 assists for 70 points in 200 playoff games. Chara ranks first in the NHL with 14 career Game 7 appearances.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">In his 14 seasons as a Bruin, Chara ranked first among the team in games played (1,023), plus-minus rating (+240), penalty minutes (1,055), and time on ice per game (24:29). Chara finished his career in Boston with 148 goals and 333 assists for 481 points.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/zdeno-chara-to-sign-one-day-contract-and-retire-with-the-boston-bruins/c-335651378" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Zdeno Chara retires from NHL as member of Boston Bruins</h3>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-78377770238268935012022-08-08T23:00:00.020-04:002022-08-08T23:41:42.570-04:00Bruins sign Pavel Zacha to 1-year contract<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Today the Boston Bruins also announced that they signed forward <b>Pavel Zacha</b> to a 1-year contract with an NHL cap hit of $3.5 million. Zacha will be playing in his 8th NHL season.</p>
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<h3>More about Zacha</h3>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Zacha, 25, appeared in 70 games with the New Jersey Devils during the 2021-22 season, recording 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound forward has played in 386 career NHL games, all with New Jersey, and has tallied 69 goals and 110 assists for 179 points. </p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-pavel-zacha-to-one-year-contract/c-335215552" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-88115713390661159772022-08-08T22:30:00.023-04:002022-08-08T23:34:21.302-04:00Bruins sign Krejci to 1-year contract<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Today the Boston Bruins also announced that they signed forward <b>David Krejci</b> to a 1-year contract through the 2022-23 season worth $1 million, plus an additional $2 million in performance-based incentives. Krejci will be playing in his 16th NHL season.</p>
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<h3>More about Krejci</h3>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Krejci has appeared in 962 career NHL games with Boston, totaling 215 goals and 515 assists for 730 points. In 156 career playoff games with the Bruins, Krejci has totaled 42 goals and 82 assists for 124 points.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Krejci led Boston in postseason scoring in 2011 en route to winning the Stanley Cup. Krejci ranks seventh in Bruins history in games played (962), assists (515), eighth in points (730) and 10th in game-winning goals (41).</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-david-krejci-to-one-year-contract/c-335210310" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-48801964753915138702022-08-08T22:00:00.038-04:002022-08-08T23:25:54.486-04:00Bruins sign Bergeron to 1-year contract<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p><b>Patrice Bergeron</b> is returning to the Boston Bruins for his 19th NHL season. Today it was announced that the Boston Bruins have signed Bergeron for 1-year, through the 2022-23 season worth $2.5 million, plus an additional $2.5 million in performance-based incentives. Below is the media session that Bergeron had, answering questions about signing with the Bruins. Bergeron is just one of the classiest players that will have ever played in the NHL.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Patrice Bergeron on Decision to Return to Bruins (via Bruins Rinkside on YouTube)</h3>
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<h3>All about Bergy</h3>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Bergeron, 37, is entering his 19th NHL season, all with the Bruins. The L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec native ranks third in Bruins history in games played (1,216) and game-winning goals (74), fourth in goals (400), assists (582) and points (982). The 6-foot-1, 195-pound centerman also ranks second in Bruins history in playoff games played (167), playoff points (127), third in playoff assists (78) and tied for third in playoff goals (49).</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Among active NHL players, Bergeron ranks third in plus/minus (plus-254), ninth in points and games played, 10th in assists and 12th in goals. Bergeron also ranks seventh among active players in playoff points and playoff assists, eighth in playoff games played and tied for eighth in playoff goals.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-patrice-bergeron-to-one-year-contract/c-335208748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-89551240807037897732022-07-14T12:00:00.004-04:002022-07-14T12:00:35.101-04:00Bruins trade Haula to Devils for Zacha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Yesterday the Boston Bruins announced that they have traded forward Erik Haula to the New Jersey Devils for forward Pavel Zacha.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Zacha, 25, tallied 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points in 70 games for New Jersey in 2021-22. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound forward has appeared in 386 career NHL games - all with New Jersey - totaling 69 goals and 110 assists for 179 points. The Brno, Czech Republic native was originally selected by New Jersey in the first round (6th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/boston-bruins-acquire-pavel-zacha-from-devils-in-exchange-for-erik-haula/c-334953572" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-43423906822055364292022-07-11T10:30:00.002-04:002022-07-14T11:47:13.457-04:00Bruins picks in 2022 NHL Entry Draft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>The Boston Bruins made six selections in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, who are:</p>
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<li>Matthew Poitras, selected in 2nd round, 54th overall, center, 5'11" 176 lb</li>
<li>Cole Spicer, selected in 4th round, 117th overall, center, 5'10" 176 lb</li>
<li>Dans Locmelis, selected in 4th round, 119th overall, center, 6' 170 lb</li>
<li>Frederic Brunet, selected in 5th round, 132nd overall, defenseman, 6'2" 185 lb</li>
<li>Reid Dyck, selected in 6th round, 183rd overall, goalie, 6'4" 194 lb</li>
<li>Jackson Edward, selected in 7th round, 200th overall, defenseman, 6'2" 194 lb</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-14667444680389648462022-07-01T19:13:00.021-04:002022-07-01T20:54:04.618-04:00Bruins hire Jim Montgomery as new head coach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Today the Boston Bruins announced that they have hired <b>Jim Montgomery</b> as their new head coach, the 29th in Bruins history. This will be Montgomery's second head coaching job, as he was the head coach for the Dallas Stars during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, where his record was 61-43-0-10. Montgomery played in the NHL, totaling 122 games for five different teams (St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, and Dallas Stars).</p>
<p><em>When information comes out about how many years Montgomery was signed for, I will update this blog post.</em></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">From the Boston Bruins Twitter account</h3>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Monty's the man.<br><br>The Boston Bruins have named Jim Montgomery as the 29th head coach in franchise history.<br><br>📰: <a href="https://t.co/HbjR4HJ565">https://t.co/HbjR4HJ565</a> <a href="https://t.co/C1HeaBwFRQ">pic.twitter.com/C1HeaBwFRQ</a></p>— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1542946193520697344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-4599164219477140322022-06-27T20:51:00.003-04:002022-07-01T19:19:31.502-04:00Bruins sign GM Don Sweeney to multi-year extension<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Boston Bruins" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" title="Boston Bruins" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Today Boston Bruins President Cam Neely announced that the Bruins have signed GM <b>Don Sweeney</b> to a multi-year contract extension.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">"We are proud to extend Don Sweeney to a multi-year contract as General Manager of the Boston Bruins," said Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs. "Under his management, the Boston Bruins have been one of the winningest franchises in the league and a perennial playoff contender year in and year out. While we recognize there is work to be done to achieve the ultimate goal of bringing the Stanley Cup back to Boston, I'm confident that Don's commitment to being best-in-class on and off the ice will help us climb that mountain once again."</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-sign-don-sweeney-to-multi-year-contract-extension/c-334756796" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
</blockquote><br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-84825762449423983792022-06-08T13:15:00.002-04:002022-07-01T19:19:42.700-04:00Bruins notes: Bergeron makes history, injury updates, signings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKKTYeypNU-ivkjY-FDXOzec5-lDTK8An3e2DaOUw5YFgNdJVUHwZvDd0wNB4XXUePVwSTXhhmgJ_xdN3jlyxVXo7x5bNZT3Hpk65Vo1UAITWCUkhxgxneOIFjFpN9xPsufWTZh6ioSbqQ3bm8LPxGtDcnG7JTqywD_jBsuLzYD1YytZwgz0QZA3VSw/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>Here are a few things of note from the past week regarding the <b>Boston Bruins</b>:</p>
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<li>6/7: The Bruins signed defenseman <b>Kai Wissmann</b> to a 1-year entry-level contract for the 2022-23 season with an annual NHL cap hit of $825K.</li>
<li>6/5: <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> won the 2022 Frank J. Selke Trophy, his 5th time winning the trophy, which makes him the NHL's all-time leader winning that trophy.</li>
<li>6/5: Bruins captain <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> revealed on Sunday afternoon that he recently had surgery to repair a tendon in his left elbow.</li>
<li>6/3: Bruins defenseman <b>Charlie McAvoy</b> underwent a left shoulder arthroscopic stabilization procedure. The recovery time is approximately 6 months. Bruins defenseman <b>Matt Grzelcyk</b> underwent a right shoulder open stabilization procedure. The recovery time is approximately 5 months. Bruins defenseman <b>Mike Reilly</b> underwent a right ankle tendon repair and removal of bone fragments. The recovery time is approximately 3 months.</li>
<li>6/2: Bruins sign forward <b>Joona Koppanen</b> to a 1-year, two-way contract extension, with an annual NHL cap hit of $750K.</li>
<li>5/27: Bruins forward <b>Brad Marchand</b> underwent successful hip arthroscopy and labral repair on both hips. The recovery time is approximately 6 months.</li>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-53204415838493081172022-06-07T18:00:00.034-04:002022-08-08T22:55:19.692-04:00GM Sweeney talks about firing coach Bruce Cassidy<p>Today Bruins GM <b>Don Sweeney</b> answered questions from the media and talked about why he fired coach <b>Bruce Cassidy</b>. You can watch the video below.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Don Sweeney on Why He FIRED Bruce Cassidy | Bruins Media Availability (via Bruins Rinkside on YouTube)</h3>
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<p>On Monday, Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney announced that they have relieved <b>Bruce Cassidy</b> of his duties as head coach. Cassidy has been coach of the Bruins since February 7, 2017 and in 399 games, had a record of 245-108-4. The Bruins made the playoffs every season that Cassidy coached, including their Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2019.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">"Today I informed Bruce Cassidy that I was making a head coaching change," said Sweeney. "After 14 years working with Bruce, this was an extremely difficult decision. I want to thank and acknowledge Bruce for all his work and success with the Bruins organization. His head coaching record for the Bruins is impressive, and we are appreciative of Bruce both professionally and personally. After taking some time to fully digest everything, I felt that the direction of our team for both this season and beyond would benefit from a new voice. I want to wish Bruce, Julie, Shannon and Cole much success as a family and with their future opportunities."</p>
<p style="text-align:left;font-style:normal;">Source: <a href="https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-relieve-bruce-cassidy-of-coaching-duties/c-334507330" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nhl.com</a></p>
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-13325006401561626972018-05-06T23:30:00.000-04:002018-05-08T03:06:19.029-04:00Bruins vs Lightning game 5 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/maLOqKKXHVE" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 5: Boston Bruins @ Tampa Bay Lightning game recap video, on May 6, 2018.</em></div><b>Lightning win Game 5, eliminate Bruins</b><br />
On Sunday in game 5, the Tampa Bay Lightning won game 5 by the score of 3-1, which eliminated the Boston Bruins from the playoffs.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 19:12, Bruins <b>David Krejci</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 10:43, Lightning Brayden Point scored, tying the game 1-1. At 14:00, Lightning J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal, giving the Lightning a 2-1 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 18:31, Lightning Anton Stralman scored an empty-net goal, giving the Lightning a 3-1 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 19 saves on 21 shots. Rask finished the playoffs 5-7 with a 2.88 GAA and a .903 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in shots 28-22. The Lightning led the game with a 55% faceoff percentage, in hits 37-29 and blocked shots 17-12. Both teams went 1-for-3 on the power-play.<br />
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David Pastrnak led the Bruins with 8 shots. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 5 hits. Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.<br />
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Brian Gionta, Danton Heinen, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug (injured) were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy<br />
2) Lightning forward J.T. Miller<br />
3) Lightning forward Brayden PointUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-8432095200588129282018-05-04T23:30:00.000-04:002018-05-06T22:11:32.481-04:00Bruins vs Lightning game 4 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2IAQHD7MwE" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 4: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on May 4, 2018.</em></div><b>Refs screw Bruins again, Lightning win in overtime</b><br />
On Friday in game 4, once again non-calls went in favor of the Lightning, as it seems they need all the help they can get to win this series. The Lightning beat the Bruins in overtime 4-3 to take a 3-1 series lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 4:36, Lightning Brayden Point scored, giving the Lightning a 1-0 lead. At 9:53, Lightning Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal, giving the Lightning a 2-0 lead. At 15:28, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 6th goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, cutting the Lightning's lead to 2-1.<br />
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In the second period, at 2:04, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 5th goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, tying the game 2-2.<br />
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In the third period, at 6:36, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 6th goal of the playoffs, a short-handed goal, giving the Bruins a 3-2 lead. At 12:56, Lightning Steven Stamkos scored, after a blatant non-call as Bruins <b>Charlie McAvoy</b> was held, tying the game 3-3.<br />
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In overtime, at 3:18, Lightning Dan Girardi scored, winning the game 4-3 for the Lightning.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 24 saves on 28 shots. Rask is now 5-6 with a 2.96 GAA and a .903 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game with a 62% faceoff percentage and in shots 32-28. The Lightning led the game in hits 33-30 and blocked shots 24-19. The Bruins went 2-for-4 on the power-play while the Lightning went 1-for-4.<br />
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Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 7 shots. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 6 hits. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 5 blocked shots.<br />
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Danton Heinen, Riley Nash, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Lightning defenseman Dan Girardi<br />
2) Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron<br />
3) Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Lightning now lead the playoff series 3-1. Game 5 is in Tampa Bay, on Sunday, at 7pm ET.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-71341985858579087262018-05-02T23:30:00.000-04:002018-05-04T03:35:13.258-04:00Bruins vs Lightning game 3 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gZLDD1SBm0Q" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on May 2, 2018.</em></div><b>Lightning take 2-1 series lead</b><br />
On Wednesday in game 3, things got worse for the Bruins as they fell 4-1 to the Lightning and now trail in the series 2-1.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 1:47, Lightning Ondrej Palat scored, giving the Lightning a 1-0 lead. At 3:19, Lightning Ondrej Palat scored again, giving the Lightning a 2-0 lead. At 14:12, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 4th goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, cutting the Lightning's lead to 2-1. At 16:43, Lightning Anthony Cirelli scored, giving the Lightning a 3-1 lead.<br />
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In the second period, no scoring happened. At 15:12, Bruins <b>David Backes</b> boarded Lightning's Dan Girardi with a questionable hit. Lightning Cedric Paquette instigated a fight with Backes and they had a quick uneventful fight.<br />
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In the third period, at 19:18, Lightning Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal, an empty-net goal, giving the Lightning a 4-1 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 33 saves on 36 shots. Rask is now 5-5 with a 2.87 GAA and a .907 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in hits 36-26. The Lightning led the game with a 54% faceoff percentage, in shots 37-29 and blocked shots 19-12. The Bruins went 1-for-1 on the power-play while the Lightning went 1-for-5.<br />
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Rick Nash led the Bruins with 6 shots. Noel Acciari led the Bruins with 6 hits. Matt Grzelcyk led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots.<br />
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Tim Schaller, Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Lightning forward Ondrej Palat<br />
2) Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy<br />
3) Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Lightning now lead the playoff series 2-1. Game 4 is in Boston, on Friday, at 7pm ET.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-19772944826407595642018-04-30T23:30:00.000-04:002018-05-01T03:13:49.208-04:00Bruins vs Lightning game 2 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W83rVFNoo3Q" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 2: Boston Bruins @ Tampa Bay Lightning game recap video, on April 30, 2018.</em></div><b>Lightning win Game 2, tie series</b><br />
On Monday in game 2, as usual the refs were awful in this game and the Lightning took advantage of it and beat the Bruins 4-2 to tie the series up 1-1.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 11:47, Lightning Yanni Gourde scored a power-play goal, giving the Lightning a 1-0 lead. At 18:30, Bruins <b>Charlie McAvoy</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, tying the game 1-1.<br />
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In the second period, at 10:14, Lightning Tyler Johnson scored, giving the Lightning a 2-1 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 14:08, Lightning Ondrej Palat scored, giving the Lightning a 3-1 lead. At 15:58, Bruins <b>Torey Krug</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, cutting the Lightning's lead to 3-2. At 19:34, Lightning Brayden Point scored an empty-net goal, giving the Lightning a 4-2 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 27 saves on 30 shots. Rask is now 5-4 with a 2.85 GAA and a .906 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in blocked shots 13-8. The Lightning led the game with a 57% faceoff percentage, in shots 31-20 and hits 42-24. The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play while the Lightning went 1-for-4.<br />
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Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 5 shots. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 hits. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Lightning forward Tyler Johnson<br />
2) Lightning forward Brayden Point<br />
3) Lightning forward Ryan Callahan<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The playoff series is now tied 1-1. Game 3 is in Boston, on Wednesday, at 7pm ET.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-56802676381483522132018-04-28T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-29T22:17:03.540-04:00Bruins vs Lightning game 1 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SpbKXbtXq-k" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 1: Boston Bruins @ Tampa Bay Lightning game recap video, on April 28, 2018.</em></div><b>Rask leads Bruins to 1-0 series lead</b><br />
On Saturday in game 1, the Bruins were able to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 6-2 score.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 17:11, Bruins <b>Rick Nash</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 0:42, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead. At 2:31, Lightning Dan Girardi scored, cutting the Bruins lead to 2-1. At 12:33, Bruins <b>Rick Nash</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead. At 13:22, Lightning Mikhail Sergachev scored a power-play goal, cutting the Bruins lead to 3-2.<br />
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In the third period, at 3:32, Bruins <b>Brad Marchand</b> scored his 4th goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 4-2 lead. At 10:11, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 5-2 lead. At 13:41, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 6th goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 6-2 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 34 saves on 36 shots. Rask is now 5-3 with a 2.81 GAA and a .906 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in blocked shots 21-6. The Lightning led the game with a 51% faceoff percentage, in shots 36-24 and hits 33-27. The Bruins went 1-for-1 on the power-play while the Lightning went 1-for-3.<br />
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Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 5 shots. Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 5 hits. David Backes and Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron<br />
2) Bruins forward Rick Nash<br />
3) Bruins forward David Pastrnak<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 1-0. Game 2 is in Tampa Bay, on Monday, at 7pm ET. The Bruins are now 5 wins down and need 11 more wins to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-25850934593382739892018-04-26T22:06:00.003-04:002022-06-08T12:29:01.279-04:00Bruins vs Lightning playoffs schedule<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69XGG0G7BH46e0_9zfPgwThWVBvXEWnV-AiI8Htk0jYgo17ygUoQfnETzgRWQcLwJratWzU593iGEp3Cx7pz0bU_nAeGnpcR3Ai0Chf6ZUa8VJ6Lsqp5ycsCiXFEkRwOZKmo23LKfDzDj9Fui8Dwth9jqpvoRAh9IUq14ZaGW_mw7OyojqA_T2Rz1DQ/s420/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69XGG0G7BH46e0_9zfPgwThWVBvXEWnV-AiI8Htk0jYgo17ygUoQfnETzgRWQcLwJratWzU593iGEp3Cx7pz0bU_nAeGnpcR3Ai0Chf6ZUa8VJ6Lsqp5ycsCiXFEkRwOZKmo23LKfDzDj9Fui8Dwth9jqpvoRAh9IUq14ZaGW_mw7OyojqA_T2Rz1DQ/w200-h113/boston-bruins-wall.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
<p>The Boston Bruins will be playing the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Below is the series schedule, found on the nhl.com site.</p>
<p><b>Game 1:</b> Saturday, April 28th at 3pm ET @ Tampa Bay (TV: NBC, SN, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 2:</b> Monday, April 30th at 7pm ET @ Tampa Bay (NBCSN, CBC, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 3:</b> Wednesday, May 2nd at 7pm ET @ Boston (NBCSN, CBC, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 4:</b> Friday, May 4th at 7pm ET @ Boston (NBCSN, CBC, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 5:</b> Sunday, May 6th at TBD @ Tampa Bay (CBC, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 6:</b> Tuesday, May 8th at TBD @ Boston (NBCSN, TVAS)<br />
<b>Game 7:</b> Thursday, May 10th at TBD @ Tampa Bay (NBCSN, TVAS)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-57612065763008642702018-04-25T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-26T04:02:02.731-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 7 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UmyuGoHWkM" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 7: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on April 25, 2018.</em></div><b>Rookie Jake DeBrusk shines in game 7 win for Bruins</b><br />
On Wednesday night in game 7, the Bruins were down 4-3 when starting the third period, but came alive and scored four more goals to get a big 7-3 win over the Leafs in game 7 to move on to the next round of the playoffs.<br />
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Bruins rookie <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> had a huge game, scoring two goals, also wracking up five shots and three hits.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 2:05, Leafs Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal, giving the Leafs a 1-0 lead. At 4:47, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 4th goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, tying the game 1-1. At 6:12, Leafs Patrick Marleau scored, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead. At 9:10, Bruins <b>Danton Heinen</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, tying the game 2-2. At 19:23, Bruins <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 3-2 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 2:07, Leafs Travis Dermott scored, tying the game 3-3. At 6:05, Leafs Kasperi Kapanen scored a short-handed goal, giving the Leafs a 4-3 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 1:10, Bruins <b>Torey Krug</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, tying the game 4-4. At 5:25, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 5th goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 5-4 lead. At 11:39, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 5th goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 6-4 lead. At 19:09, Bruins <b>Brad Marchand</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, an empty-net goal, giving the Bruins a 7-4 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 20 saves on 24 shots. Rask is now 4-3 with a 2.94 GAA and a .899 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game with a 57% faceoff percentage, in shots 36-24 and hits 33-31. The Leafs led the game in blocked shots 10-9. The Bruins went 1-for-3 on the power-play while the Leafs went 1-for-2.<br />
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Jake DeBrusk and Torey Krug led the Bruins with 5 shots each. Noel Acciari and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 6 hits each. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk<br />
2) Bruins forward David Krejci<br />
3) Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins have won the series 4-3 and will next take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. We will post the next series schedule soon. The Bruins are now 4 wins down and need 12 more wins to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-14889900103217149852018-04-23T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-25T20:17:02.296-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 6 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzIBsF_Ylhs" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 6: Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs game recap video, on April 23, 2018.</em></div><b>Maple Leafs win game 6, force game 7 in Boston</b><br />
On Monday night in game 6, the Leafs beat the Bruins 3-1 and have now tied the series 3-3.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, no scoring happened.<br />
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In the second period, at 1:02, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 1:37, Leafs William Nylander scored, tying the game 1-1. At 13:25, Mitchell Marner scored, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 18:45, Leafs Tomas Plekanec scored, giving the Leafs a 3-1 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 27 saves on 29 shots. Rask is now 3-3 with a 2.74 GAA and a .909 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game with a 63% faceoff percentage and in shots 33-30. The Leafs led the game in blocked shots 23-6. Both teams had 23 hits. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Leafs went 0-for-3.<br />
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Brad Marchand led the Bruins with 6 shots. Tommy Wingels, Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy and Kevan Miller all led the Bruins with 3 hits each.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Danton Heinen, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen<br />
2) Leafs forward Mitchell Marner<br />
3) Leafs forward William Nylander<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The series is now tied 3-3. Game 7 is in Boston, on Wednesday, at 7:30pm ET.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-51130613252807068822018-04-21T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-25T20:14:07.836-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 5 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q47IvX5U750" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 5: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on April 21, 2018.</em></div><b>Maple Leafs win game 5, get closer to tying series up</b><br />
On Saturday night in game 5, the Leafs chased Bruins goalie <b>Tuukka Rask</b> out of the game, once had a 4-1 lead and eventually won 4-3 to bring the series to 3-2 Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 6:36, Leafs Connor Brown scored, giving the Leafs a 1-0 lead. At 10:12, Leafs Andreas Johnsson scored, giving the Leafs a 2-0 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 9:45, Bruins <b>David Backes</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, cutting the Leafs lead to 2-1. At 10:36, Leafs Tyler Bozak scored, giving the Leafs a 3-1 lead. At 11:55, Leafs James van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal, giving the Leafs a 4-1 lead. At 17:18, Bruins <b>Sean Kuraly</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, cutting the Leafs lead to 4-2.<br />
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In the third period, at 5:56, Bruins <b>Noel Acciari</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, cutting the Leafs lead to 4-3.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> started in net and made 9 saves on 13 shots in 31:55 of ice time. <b>Anton Khudobin</b> came in and replaced Rask in the second period, and stopped all 8 shots he faced.<br />
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The Bruins led the game with a 53% faceoff percentage and in shots 45-21. The Leafs led the game in blocked shots 22-8. Both teams had 28 hits. The Bruins went 1-for-6 on the power-play while the Leafs went 1-for-1.<br />
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David Pastrnak led the Bruins with 10 shots each. Torey Krug led the Bruins with 5 hits. Torey Krug and Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 2 blocked shots each.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Tommy Wingels, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen<br />
2) Bruins forward Noel Acciari<br />
3) Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 3-2. Game 6 is in Toronto, on Monday, at 7pm ET.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-64863572083822404392018-04-19T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-21T03:42:27.714-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 4 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;">*Video coming soon*<br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 4: Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs game recap video, on April 19, 2018.</em></div><b>Bruins win game 4, take 3-1 series lead</b><br />
On Thursday night in game 4, the Bruins were without forward <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> due to an upper-body injury, but that didn't stop them from beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 and getting one game closer to ending this series.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 0:28, Bruins <b>Torey Krug</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 7:43, Leafs Tomas Plekanec scored, tying the game 1-1.<br />
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In the second period, at 16:55, Bruins <b>Brad Marchand</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 4:17, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 31 saves on 32 shots. Rask is now 3-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .926 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in hits 40-26 amd blocked shots 27-9. The Leafs led the game with a 63% faceoff percentage and in shots 32-21. The Bruins didn't have any power-plays while the Leafs went 0-for-1.<br />
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Rick Nash and Sean Kuraly led the Bruins with 3 shots each. Jake DeBrusk led the Bruins with 7 hits. Tommy Wingels and Torey Krug led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots each.<br />
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Patrice Bergeron, Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask<br />
2) Bruins forward David Pastrnak<br />
3) Leafs forward Tomas Plekanec<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 3-1. Game 5 is in Boston, on Saturday, at 8pm ET. The Bruins are 3 wins and 14 more to go to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-15551528389636687012018-04-16T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-17T21:23:31.326-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 3 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2mVSNM58lPY" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 3: Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs game recap video, on April 16, 2018.</em></div><b>Leafs win game 3, Bruins lead series 2-1</b><br />
On Monday night in game 3, the Maple Leafs made it a series now that they won game 3 by the score 4-2.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 17:05, Leafs James van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal, giving the Leafs a 1-0 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 3:06, Bruins <b>Adam McQuaid</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, tying the game 1-1. At 3:49, Leafs Patrick Marleau scored, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead. At 6:19, Bruins <b>Zdeno Chara</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, tying the game 2-2. At 14:47, Leafs Auston Matthews scored, giving the Leafs a 3-2 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 16:25, Leafs Patrick Marleau scored, giving the Leafs a 4-2 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 26 saves on 30 shots. Rask is now 2-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .911 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in shots 42-30 and blocked shots 22-19. The Leafs led the game with a 51% faceoff percentage and in hits 38-26. The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Leafs went 1-for-1.<br />
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Rick Nash and Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 5 shots each. Noel Acciari and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 hits each. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 6 blocked shots.<br />
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Tommy Wingels, Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Brandon Carlo and Matt Grzelcyk were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen<br />
2) Leafs forward Patrick Marleau<br />
3) Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 2-1. Game 4 is in Toronto, on Thursday, at 7pm ET. Still 2 wins down, 14 more to go to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-91464478861131746102018-04-14T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-15T19:00:56.119-04:00Bruins vs Leafs game 2 summary<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9hTPfK6IUuM" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 2: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on April 14, 2018.</em></div><b>Bruins take 2-0 series lead</b><br />
On Saturday night in game 2, the Bruins came out flying with a big 4-0 first period and you could have said it was over after that, but the Leafs did try to come back but fell short 7-3.<br />
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The big story of game 2 was Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b>, as he had a career night, scoring three goals (hat trick) and also recording three assists for six points, while Pastrnak's linemates, <b>Patrice Bergeron</b> and <b>Brad Marchand</b> both recorded four assists each. That line now has 20 points in two games in the playoffs. Wow.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 5:26, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 8:46, Bruins <b>Jake DeBrusk</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead. At 12:13, Bruins <b>Kevan Miller</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 3-0 lead. At 15:00, Bruins <b>Rick Nash</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 4-0 lead.<br />
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In the second period, at 1:22, Leafs Mitchell Marner scored, cutting the Bruins lead to 4-1. At 3:46, Bruins <b>David Krejci</b> scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 5-1 lead. At 9:02, Leafs Tyler Bozak scored, cutting the Bruins lead to 5-2.<br />
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In the third period, at 12:34, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 6-2 lead. At 14:53, (Bruins killer) Leafs James van Riemsdyk scored a power-play goal, cutting the Bruins lead to 6-3. At 18:24, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 4th goal of the playoffs and third goal of the game earning him a hat trick, giving the Bruins a 7-3 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 30 saves on 33 shots. Rask is now 2-0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .933 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in hits 34-28 and blocked shots 15-4. The Leafs led the game with a 61% faceoff percentage and in shots 33-28. The Bruins went 2-for-4 on the power-play while the Leafs went 1-for-4.<br />
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David Pastrnak led the Bruins with 4 shots. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 7 hits. Adam McQuaid and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots each.<br />
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Tommy Wingels, Brian Gionta, Riley Nash, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Bruins forward David Pastrnak<br />
2) Bruins forward Brad Marchand<br />
3) Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 2-0. Game 3 is in Toronto, on Monday, at 7pm ET. 2 wins down, 14 more to go to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9019710532571377033.post-71253969710898135282018-04-12T23:30:00.000-04:002018-04-15T18:26:08.906-04:00Bruins take Game 1, defeat Leafs 5-1<div style="float: left; line-height: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-right: 15px; width: 400px;"><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_x6b3Dc4lDg" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<em style="font-size: 12px;">Game 1: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on April 12, 2018.</em></div><b>Bruins take 1-0 series lead</b><br />
On Thursday night in game 1, the Bruins were able to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 5-1.<br />
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The big story of this game would end up being Leafs forward Nazem Kadri and the three cheapshots he committed during the game. Kadri's third cheapshot ended up being the worst and stupidest play by him which got him thrown out of the game and possibly suspended. Video of all three cheapshots is down below.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Quick game summary</b><br />
In the first period, at 5:28, Bruins <b>Brad Marchand</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 16:52, Leafs Zach Hyman scored, tying the game 1-1.<br />
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In the second period, at 15:43, Bruins <b>David Backes</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead. At 18:22, Bruins <b>David Pastrnak</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead.<br />
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In the third period, at 7:41, Bruins <b>Sean Kuraly</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead. At 8:18, Leafs Nazem Kadri got a charging major and game misconduct after hitting Tommy Wingels as Wingels was down on the ice with his back to Kadri in a vulnerable position (see video below). At 11:29, Bruins <b>David Krejci</b> scored his 1st goal of the playoffs, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 5-1 lead.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Dumb hockey</b><br />
There's always someone that does something stupid in the playoffs and in game 1, that would go to Leafs Nazem Kadri as he first put a knee-on-knee hit on <b>Rick Nash</b>, then he hit <b>Tommy Wingels</b> from behind, and then later he went after Wingels again, this time trying to injure him by hitting Wingels when he was down on the ice in a vulnerable position.<br />
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<b>Leafs Nazem Kadri's 3 Cheapshots in Game 1 vs Bruins - 04/12/2018</b><br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Game notes</b><br />
<b>Tuukka Rask</b> played in net and made 26 saves on 27 shots. Rask is now 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .963 save percentage in the playoffs this year.<br />
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The Bruins led the game in shots 40-27. The Leafs led the game in hits 42-37 and blocked shots 15-8. Both teams had a 50% faceoff percentage. The Bruins went 3-for-6 on the power-play while the Leafs went 0-for-3.<br />
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Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 6 shots. David Backes, Noel Acciari and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 5 hits each. Adam McQuaid led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.<br />
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Ryan Donato, Brian Gionta, Riley Nash, Brandon Carlo and Nick Holden were scratched for the Bruins.<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Three stars of the game</b><br />
1) Bruins forward Brad Marchand<br />
2) Bruins forward David Pastrnak<br />
3) Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask<br />
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<b style="text-transform:uppercase;">Onto the next one</b><br />
The Bruins now lead the playoff series 1-0. Game 2 is in Boston, on Saturday, at 8pm ET. 1 win down, 15 more to go to bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1