by Zack Cox on Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 8:00AM 2,490 The Boston Bruins stunned the Stars in Dallas on Saturday night, scoring six unanswered goals to erase a two-goal deficit and secure a 7-3 victory. There was a lot to unpack from this win, so let’s get right into it. — Brad Marchand was everywhere for the Bruins, scoring once in the first period and again in the second while adding an assist and finishing with six shots on goal. Marchand also was on the ice for Dallas’ first goal o...
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Bruins Notes: Jonas Gustavsson Battles For Win After Late Tuukka Rask Scratch
by Zack Cox on Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 10:37PM 1,744 BOSTON — Entering Saturday night’s matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets, most expected Tuukka Rask to start in net for the Bruins — including his backup, Jonas Gustavsson. Gustavsson, however, was pressed into service after the Bruins made the late decision to scratch their starting goaltender, and the veteran responded by backstopping Boston to a 3-2 shootout win at TD Garden. “He got the news at the last minute that he was playi...
Bruins Notes: B’s Reverse Third-Period Curse, Leapfrog Canadiens In East
by Zack Cox on Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 8:00AM 1,147 For the first time all season, the Montreal Canadiens are looking up at the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bruins’ 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night allowed them to leapfrog the idle Habs, who were the East’s top team for the first month of the season but have lost 14 of their last 18 games. Friday’s contest was as close to a must-win for the Bruins as a mid-January game can get. The B’s had dr...
Bruins Notes: Colin Miller Lets It Rip; Torey Krug Hopes To Be Longtime Bruin
by Zack Cox on Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 10:36PM 1,713 The Boston Bruins earned a much-needed victory in their first visit to the Garden State this season, breezing past the injury-ravaged New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night. The game carried playoff implications — New Jersey held the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference entering Friday; Boston owned the second — and kicked off a five-game road trip for the Bruins, who will play 13 of their next 20 games away from TD Garden. Let...
Celtics Notes: Ex-Butler Player’s Family Grateful For Brad Stevens’ Visit
The Boston Celtics weren’t too inspiring on the court against the Chicago Bulls. But sometimes events transpire that are bigger than the game of basketball. Such was the case Thursday, when head coach Brad Stevens missed the Celtics’ game at United Center to visit former Butler player Andrew Smith, who has battling cancer for two years and recently was readmitted to an Indiana hospital. How much did making that trip mean to Stevens? According to assistant coach Jay Larranaga, the Celtics head coach informed his staff 30 minutes before a noon team meeting he needed to leave immediately and visit Smith. “He makes it very clear to our players...
Red Sox Notes: John Farrell Not Ruling Out Shakeup In Boston’s Bullpen
Henry Owens someday will have an interesting story to tell. Owens was solid Tuesday night for the Boston Red Sox in his major league debut against the New York Yankees, yet the box score forever will indicate that the left-hander suffered the loss in a 13-3 drubbing at Yankee Stadium. A thorough look at the box score of course reveals that Owens pitched well and that Boston’s bullpen was to blame for the lopsided final. The eyeball test backs up that notion. The Sox’s ‘pen was really bad. Let’s run down some notes from Tuesday, which featured one high and a whole bunch of lows. Click for the Red Sox Wrap >> —
Red Sox Notes: Jackie Bradley Jr. Looking More Comfortable In Return
A two-game swing was at stake. The Boston Red Sox sit eight games back of the first-place Tampa Bay Rays after pulling off a 4-3 win in 10 innings Friday night at Tropicana Field. The Rays had the Red Sox’s backs against the wall in the ninth inning, though, and Boston would sit 10 games back in the division if Craig Breslow and Alexi Ogando didn’t escape trouble and give the offense a chance to come through in the 10th. It’s hard to point to one game as a turning point. It’s especially difficult when talking about a game in June and a team that has failed to build momentum all season. But Friday