One of the great strengths for the Boston Bruins during their 2011 Stanley Cup run – and in the time since – has been their ability to consistently and effectively roll out four lines on any given night. This strength was on display once again in Game 3 vs the New York Rangers on Tuesday ...
The Bruins and Rangers will take to the ice for Game 3 tonight at Madison Square Garden. Equally important will be the men skating beside them – tonight’s referees: Dan O’Rourke and Kevin Pollock. O’Rourke and Pollock are coming off Game 1 of Red Wings/Blackhawks, a game Chicago won 4-1. Calls were right down the ...
After their Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, it became apparent that the Boston Bruins would have to roll out a lineup devoid of Dennis Seidenberg, Andrew Ference and Wade Redden once the second round began. Many saw that as a major disadvantage for the Bruins, factoring these injuries in their decision to ...
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent In recent years, Bruins fans may have grown accustomed to playoff overtime games. Thursday night’s Game One victory over the New York Rangers was just the latest in a memorable string of post-season overtime victories for the Boston Bruins franchise. With Game Two approaching, now seems like a good ...
On Thursday night, fans were treated to 60+ minutes of hockey between two teams days removed from a grueling seven-game series in the first round of the 2013 NHL postseason. For the first 40 minutes of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, it was pretty obvious that both the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers were feeling the effects of their Game 7s played on Monday night. It was sloppy hockey from two tired teams in a game that seemed to be headed for irrelevancy, surely not to be remembered in playoff folklore for it’s thrilling moments and edge-of-your seat exciting.
Things changed in the third period, but hey, that’s nothing new–especially for the Bruins.
How much do you know about the men that will be wearing the striped sweaters for tonight’s game? One is a Boston native and the other was called “a terrible official” by Rangers’ coach John Tortorella. Does that make you nervous, Rangers fans? Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals matchup between the New York ...
Game 7 proved once again what Bruins fans have been witness to over the past few years: anything can happen, especially in the playoffs.
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent I’m still not 100% certain that actually happened. There’s no way. This team? They’re the ones that blow 3-0 leads. They’re the ones that underachieve, collapse under pressure, that rally late but come up empty. This was the team that was supposed to lose Monday night. But instead, here we are, ...
A lifeless Bruins team rose from mediocrity to play their hearts out for one another and for themselves. They battled back from a three-goal deficit with 10 minutes to play in the game to force an overtime. The confidence and energy of the players on the ice were as high as any time in the playoffs thus far. The Bruins were winning Game 7. And nobody saw it coming. Not even me.
By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent Since the clock struck 0:00 on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, the Boston Bruins roster has been more or less cemented. The core group of players have remained in their familiar depth chart slots, with Boston management apparently believing “they have won before, they will win again.” Then Braden ...
