In a season where little has seemingly gone right for the Bruins, Jeremy Swayman is showing signs of turning a corner.
Robert Kraft has already satisfied the Rooney Rule by interviewing Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich in person, meaning the Patriots are the first of the six teams with a head-coaching vacancy who can make a hire.
The Boston Bruins secured a 4-3 overtime victory against the Florida Panthers on Saturday to snap their six-game losing streak.
SUNRISE, Fla. — In the final seconds of overtime, after Sam Bennett was called for high-sticking Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak intended to send a cross-seam puck for Elias Lindholm to one-time. Pastrnak did not complete the pass. Execution was not atop the Boston Bruins’ list of accomplishments on Saturday against the Florida Panthers.
Oliver Wahlstrom had not quite given the Bruins the boost offensively that was hoped for when the club claimed him off waivers from the New York Islanders on Dec. 14. He was pointless in the six games he’s played going into Sunday’s game.
The Florida Panthers controlled the play throughout Saturday’s rivalry game with the Boston Bruins yet could not find a way to win this one. Boston ended a six-game winless streak by sticking around long enough to pounce when it got the chance in a 4-3 overtime win against the Panthers.
Based on the info available on NaturalStatTrick, this is first time Bruins have surrendered 100+ shot attempts in a regular season game since their tracking started in 2007. Only other two games over that span: The 3OT game vs. CHI and 2OT game vs. PIT during 2013 playoffs.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Boston Bruins after Nikita Kucherov scored two goals in the Lightning's 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Boston Bruins made a series of roster transactions on Tuesday, including placing defenseman Charlie McAvoy on injured reserve and calling up center Matt Poitras from AHL Providence.
In critical need of an emotional spark, their playoff hopes slip slidin’ away, the Bruins on Monday plucked journeyman forward Vinni Lettieri out of AHL Providence in the hopes that the ex-University of Minnesota standout can help cure what ails them.
David Pastrnak scored a power-play goal with 2 seconds left in overtime, and the Boston Bruins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Panthers.