Share this: The Boston Bruins were not able to win their fourth straight game Wednesday night in Washington. The B’s had their win streak snapped in a 5-3 loss to the Capitals, who’ve now won eight consecutive games against Boston and seven of the last eight meetings at the Verizon Center. Brad Marchand was the best player on the ice for the Bruins. He scored two more goals to increase his team-leading total to 23. The loss drops the Bruins to 26-22-6, while the Caps improve to 34-11-6. Here’s how it all went down. CAPITALS STIKE FIRSTThe Capitals opened the scoring at 3:06 of the first period when Nicklas Backstrom made a slick pass through the neutral zone to spring T.J. Oshie for a breakaway. Oshie
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City denied as Ramos, Cavani show scoring form
SATURDAY ©Getty ImagesManchester City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Sané 49, De Bruyne 54; Alli 58, Son 77)With victory wanted by both sides to stay in touch with leaders Chelsea, City took a deserved lead when Hugo Lloris came out of goal and header the ball against Leroy Sané, who then tapped into an empty net. Soon after Lloris spilt a Raheem Sterling cross and Kevin De Bruyne took full advantage. But D... UEFA.com - News
Boston Bruins Power Play Struggling To Cash In On Scoring Opportunities
Share this: The Boston Bruins rank 27th out of 30 NHL teams in goals scored per game. One reason for that lack of scoring is Boston’s power play having the third-worst success rate in the league at just 13.1 percent. Injuries have played a part in these power-play struggles, but the Bruins also need to do a better job of cashing in on their opportunities with the man advantage. Check out Billy Jaffe’s analysis of the Bruins’ power play in the “NESN Sports Today” video above, presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
Arda Turan chirpy after Barcelona treble
The evening began with the focus on whether Lionel Messi might equal an all-time UEFA Champions League group stage scoring record. It ended with Arda Turan confirming that he too is in the most prolific form of his career.The Turkey midfielder had not registered a hat-trick in eight and a half years, but his triple against Borussia Mönchengladbach means he is averaging a goal every 36.5 minutes in this season's competition: 146 minutes played, four goals, one assist. Having hit the net twice in the Liga and with a goal every 83 minutes in Barça's Spanish Super Cup win, Arda
Bruins Outplay Flyers For Large Stretches But Come Up Short In Shootout Loss
The Boston Bruins played better than the Philadelphia Flyers for large portions of Tuesday night’s game, but it was only good enough for one point. Boston lost 3-2 in a shootout to Philly after scoring two third-period goals to force overtime. Check out the video above to hear Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley break down the game, as seen on “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com
Roma close gap, Ajax catch Feyenoord
Roma climbed within four points of the Serie A summit on Sunday amid a clutch of notable results for the UEFA Europa League teams, with Ajax and Schalke also catching the eye. Responding to Juventus's 3-1 loss away to Genoa earlier in the day, Roma took advantage with a narrow 3-2 success at home to Pescara, Edin Džeko scoring twice to take his tally to 13 goals in his last 11 games for the Giallorossi. The match also marked Daniele De Rossi's 400th Serie A appearance for the club.The situation is even tighter at the top of the Eredivisie after Ajax drew level on points
Blues’ Road Woes Could Spell Good News For Bruins In Game At TD Garden
Share this: The St. Louis Blues might as well be two different teams. At home, the Blues are 8-1-2 and pretty much unstoppable. They are scoring an average of 2.5 goals in those games, while allowing only 1.5 goals per contest. But the road Blues have been a different story. St. Louis is 2-5-1 away from home, and while they still are averaging 2.5 goals per game, their goals against average is 4.1 in those games. That sounds like music to the Boston Bruins’ ears, as they’ll welcome the Blues to TD Garden on Tuesday night. Hear more about the Blues’ road woes from NESN’s Dale Arnold and Billy Jaffe in the video from “Bruins Face-Off Live” above. Thumbnail photo via Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source