The Boston Bruins, like virtually every other team that reached the Stanley Cup playoffs, battled through injuries in the postseason. Some injuries resulted in missed games, such as the pair Brad...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-players-reveal-injuries-after-postseason-run-concludes/
BOSTON — The Bruins couldn’t surpass the Panthers for a second straight year in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but the locker room isn’t viewing the season as a complete loss. Florida got the be...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/david-pastrnak-super-proud-of-bruins-despite-early-playoff-exit/
Jeremy Swayman became emotional Friday night when he spoke about his deep appreciation for the Bruins and their fans. So, the comments the goaltender made about his NHL future Sunday morning did ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jeremy-swayman-shares-clear-goal-for-free-agency/
Pat Maroon spent only a little over two months of the 2023-24 NHL season in Boston and was limited to 15 games with the Bruins on the campaign. Nonetheless, the three-time Stanley Cup champion ha...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/pat-maroon-reveals-free-agency-preference-after-bruins-playoff-run/
Paul Maurice knows the Panthers are fortunate to be moving on to the Eastern Conference finals. To be clear, Florida earned an opportunity to compete for the conference crown. But after eliminati...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-coach-makes-admission-after-series-win-over-bruins/
Panthers fans struck a nerve within Bill Simmons, to say the least. Florida’s fanbase entered Simmons’ radar in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Boston Bruins matched u...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-fans-get-last-laugh-after-call-out-from-bill-simmons/
Some members of the Panthers surely were annoyed when the fire alarms at their Boston hotel went off Friday afternoon, hours before a pivotal tilt at TD Garden. But for head coach Paul Maurice, t...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/when-panthers-coach-knew-game-6-vs-bruins-was-guaranteed-win/
The Bruins weren’t supposed to make it as far as they did. Boston entered this season in a pickle, as its push to make history last year ended up having a pretty significant impact on how they ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-year-should-be-viewed-as-win-despite-disappointing-end/
The Bruins did their best to make things interesting, but it didn’t take long to realize the Florida Panthers were the better team in their second-round series that concluded Friday. Boston jus...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-top-offseason-priority-clear-following-playoff-exit/
The Bruins suffered a heartbreaker, but there still are reasons to have a glass-half-full view of the centennial season. Boston’s season ended Friday night after it lost to the Florida Panthers...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-comes-next-for-bruins-after-heartbreaking-game-6-loss/
The Bruins had multiple Grade-A chances to get ahead over the Panther, but Gustav Forsling delivered the heartbreaking ending to the season. Boston lost to Florida in Game 6 at TD Garden, which m...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-jeremy-swayman-saw-on-panthers-game-winner/
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins made it a step further than they did last season even after saying goodbye to some critical pieces like Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. But did the Bruins overachi...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brad-marchand-feels-bruins-proved-doubters-wrong-this-season/
BOSTON — The Bruins were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the Panthers for a second straight season Friday night. After blowing out Florida, 5-1, in Game 1, Boston had a hard time fi...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-jim-montgomery-said-this-plagued-boston-vs-panthers/
The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers have engaged in hard-fought playoff battles in each of the last two seasons. The Panthers also took the initiative to ensure that both series ended the same...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-panthers-saw-tough-series-in-latest-battle-with-bruins/
BOSTON — Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk thought he would provide more production in the Stanley Cup playoffs after an uneven regular season. The reasoning behind that was simple for DeBrusk. He no...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jake-debrusk-reveals-clandestine-injury-he-had-before-playoffs/
The playoffs in any sport always seem to bring out crazy pregame occurrences. The Florida Panthers added the latest edition before taking on the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of their second-round seri...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/paul-maurice-reacts-to-fire-alarm-saga-before-game-6-vs-bruins/
BOSTON — It was déjà vu for the Boston Bruins on Friday night. The Bruins skated off the ice at TD Garden with the Florida Panthers putting an end to Boston’s season for the second consecut...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-jim-montgomery-told-bruins-after-game-6-loss-to-panthers/
BOSTON — The Bruins were eliminated by the Panthers when Florida defeated Boston in a heartbreaking 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night. Jeremy Swayman was undoub...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-moved-by-bruins-fans-support-following-game-6-loss/
Brad Marchand kicked off the centennial season for the Boston Bruins by earning the honor of becoming the 27th captain in franchise history. Marchand succeeded longtime teammate and retired Bruin...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brad-marchand-reflects-on-first-season-as-bruins-captain/
BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman was, without a doubt, the best player on the ice for the Bruins during the 2023-24 Stanley Cup playoffs. Despite losing 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the East...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swaymans-growth-highlighted-bruins-success-in-playoffs/
BOSTON — It was agonizing to Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand to watch his team play without him against the Florida Panthers. So, Marchand made it his mission to get back on the ice no matt...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-captain-brad-marchand-opens-up-about-injury-he-pushed-through/
BOSTON — The Bruins couldn’t keep their season alive as they suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night at TD Garden...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-heartbreaking-game-6-loss-to-panthers-ends-bostons-season/
BOSTON — The Bruins got off to a hot start in Game 6 against the Florida Panthers. Then came a major lull for Boston. But the Bruins ended the first period with a bang to take a 1-0 lead into t...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/electrifying-sequence-leads-to-bruins-first-goal-of-game-6/
BOSTON — The Bruins are in a must-win situation to stave off elimination against the Panthers. Before puck drop for Game 6, the Bruins tabbed 2011 Stanley Cup champion Tim Thomas to wave the ce...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/tim-thomas-chosen-as-bruins-banner-captain-for-game-6/
Pat Maroon quickly became a fan favorite for his on-ice presence and big-time personality since joining the Boston Bruins. That continued for the Bruins forward prior to Game 6 against the Florid...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-pat-maroon-jokingly-responds-to-game-6-brad-marchand-question/
BOSTON — The Bruins will try to stave off elimination again Friday night against the Florida Panthers, and this time, Boston will have Brad Marchand back in trying to do so. Marchand took part ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-captain-brad-marchand-returns-for-game-6-vs-panthers/
The Boston Bruins lost both home games of their second-round series thus far against the Florida Panthers, pushing their season to the brink on Friday night. Boston returns to TD Garden facing el...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jake-debrusk-bruins-look-to-give-td-garden-fans-something-to-cheer-about/
BOSTON — The Bruins released a new hype video before they take the ice in the do-or-die Game 6 against the Florida Panthers on Friday night. The video features goals, saves and hits from Boston...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-release-hype-video-ahead-of-must-win-game-6/
The Panthers are increasing their snarl for Game 6 against the Bruins. Paul Maurice is making a pair of lineup changes ahead of Florida’s second attempt to close out Boston in its second-round ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-panthers-two-lineup-changes-mean-for-game-6-with-bruins/
The Bruins on Friday will hope to repeat what they did in Game 5 and keep their season alive with a win over the Panthers in Game 6 at TD Garden. Boston on Tuesday beat Florida at Amerant Bank Ar...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-panthers-game-6-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
Bruins captain Brad Marchand didn’t mince words in his first media availability after Sam Bennett took him out. Marchand missed two games due to an upper-body injury after the Florida Panthers ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-paul-maurice-disagrees-with-brad-marchands-comments/
BOSTON — The Bruins return to TD Garden on Friday, looking to once again keep their season alive in a do-or-die matchup with the Florida Panthers. It’s safe to assume The Hub on Causeway will...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-energy-palpable-with-possibility-of-brad-marchand-return/
One Eastern Conference playoff matchup ended Thursday night, and the Boston Bruins were caught in the crossfire of celebrations. Boston Celtics fans are quite familiar with their team’s past op...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/rangers-fans-antagonize-bruins-after-advancing-to-east-final/
Is Brad Marchand going to suit up for the Boston Bruins in Game 6 against the Florida Panthers on Friday night at TD Garden? That’s the million-dollar question, which you won’t get the answer...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-issues-final-brad-marchand-update/
BOSTON — Charlie McAvoy has been on the receiving end of criticism throughout the postseason, and rightfully so. McAvoy struggled early against both the Maple Leafs and Panthers, serving as a m...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-charlie-mcavoy-hoping-to-keep-personal-momentum-alive/
Jeremy Swayman has been outstanding in net for the Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Boston goaltender has stopped 322 shots in 11 games while posting a .933 save percentage and 2.16 goals-...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/mike-milbury-coins-new-nickname-for-bruins-jeremy-swayman/
The Bruins and Panthers Stanley Cup playoff round has had some questionable officiating in the first five games. Former Bruins player and coach Mike Milbury understands some calls on the ice can ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/ex-bruins-coach-believes-nhl-playoff-officiating-worst-in-decades/
BOSTON — If you had to describe how the Bruins have looked throughout their playoff run, “balanced” would not be the first word to come to mind. It’s been anything but balanced. The B’s...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-finding-balanced-play-from-surprising-group/
BOSTON — The Bruins haven’t exactly been world-beaters at TD Garden lately, have they? The B’s have hosted more playoff games than any other team in the NHL since the 2008-2009 season, but ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-has-td-garden-stopped-providing-advantage-for-bruins/
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery went viral for his impersonation of Panthers players during Game 5. The Boston head coach believed Florida was diving and overacting in an attempt to get B’s pl...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/paul-maurice-reponds-to-accusations-of-fishing-for-bruins-penalties/
Brad Marchand was back on the ice when the Boston Bruins practiced at Warrior Ice Arena on Thursday, one day before Game 6 against the Florida Panthers. And while that doesn’t mean Marchand wil...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-jim-montgomery-felt-bruins-brad-marchand-fared-in-pre-game-6-practice/
The Bruins and Panthers are preparing for what should be an exciting Game 6 in Boston, but Paul Maurice won’t be spending his preparation pondering hypotheticals. The Florida head coach notorio...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/paul-maurice-ponders-odd-hypothetical-for-bruins-panthers-game-6/
BOSTON — The Bruins had every right to lose confidence following their Game 4 loss on Sunday, as they were pushed to the brink of elimination despite taking a two-goal lead early in the contest...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/no-pressure-bruins-do-or-die-mentality-helping-build-confidence/
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery called for a “power-play meeting” following his team’s season-saving victory Tuesday night. He just didn’t feel like the players and coaches we...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-make-notable-power-play-change-ahead-of-game-6/
BOSTON — If you’ve been living under a rock, you might not know that Bruins captain Brad Marchand has missed the last few games with an upper-body injury. It wouldn’t matter if that rock wa...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-brad-marchand-speaks-out-on-sam-bennett-hit-for-first-time/
Jeremy Swayman arguably has been the Bruins’ best player in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and his confidence between the pipes has helped keep Boston competitive against the Florida Panthers. Swaym...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/next-level-jeremy-swayman-giving-bruins-added-confidence/
Jeremy Swayman gave another fantastic effort in Game 5 to keep the Boston Bruins alive in their second-round series against the Florida Panthers. Swayman stopped 28 shots and made the save of the...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-jeremy-swaymans-swagger-influences-bruins-energy/
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus had an interesting pregame outfit choice prior to Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. It seemed to be his way of taking a shot at the Bruins. No, t...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/cavaliers-max-strus-takes-shot-at-bruins-with-pregame-outfit/
Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery (kind of) shared an update Wednesday on Brad Marchand’s status for Game 6 against the Florida Panthers on Friday night at TD Garden. Marchand is still da...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-shares-brad-marchands-status-before-game-6/
Trent Frederic and Charlie Coyle, who were both on the ice for Charlie McAvoy’s goal during Game 5 against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, were just as uneasy as Boston Bruins fans watch...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-players-felt-during-review-of-charlie-mcavoy-goal/
The Bruins saved their season in Game 5 against the Panthers, but officiating continues to present itself throughout the best-of-seven second-round series. Boston beat Florida at Amerant Bank Are...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/nhl-offers-little-details-on-challenge-of-charlie-mcavoys-goal/
The Boston Bruins have been anything but consistent throughout the postseason, sitting just one victory away from playing in back-to-back deciding Game 7s. Jeremy Swayman, on the other hand, is a...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jeremy-swayman-explains-where-he-developed-postseason-poise/
The Boston Bruins got off to a stronger start in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday than they did in their previous second-round matchups. And following Florida’s 2-1 defeat at Amer...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/this-was-major-talking-point-among-panthers-after-game-5-loss-to-bruins/
Some Panthers fans probably felt Florida was robbed Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston’s game-winning goal in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series featured a dash of contr...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/p-k-subban-sends-message-to-irked-panthers-fans-after-game-5/
Paul Maurice felt the Florida Panthers needed a kick in the rear end during the second period of Game 5 against the Boston Bruins, so that’s exactly what he did. Maurice was captured on the bro...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-reveal-what-paul-maurice-told-group-during-fiery-game-5-speech/
Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo summed things up perfectly Tuesday night. “You see how we (expletive) go when we just go out there and play,” Carlo told teammates, per team-provided video. �...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-shower-charlie-mcavoy-with-praise-after-huge-game-5/
The Bruins needed players to step up with their season on the line, and Charlie McAvoy delivered Tuesday night. Boston bounced back and beat the Florida Panthers, 2-1, at Amerant Bank Arena to mo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-charlie-mcavoy-was-thinking-during-review-of-game-winning-goal/
Charlie McAvoy and the Bruins were in jeopardy of shifting from elation to pure deflation at the snap of a finger Tuesday night in Florida. McAvoy, who had struggled in Boston’s second-round se...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-david-pastrnak-ribs-charlie-mcavoy-after-clutch-goal/
The fallout of the Brad Marchand-Sam Bennett incident in Game 3 caused an uproar among Bruins fans, but ESPN analyst P.K. Subban didn’t have that same reaction. Bennett laid out Marchand in the...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/p-k-subban-had-callous-take-on-brad-marchand-sam-bennett-incident/
It hasn’t necessarily been an easy Stanley Cup playoffs so far for Charlie McAvoy, but the Bruins defenseman picked a perfect time for his best game of the spring. With Boston on the verge of e...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/heres-charlie-mcavoys-message-to-bruins-after-game-5-triumph/
Four days after the course of Panthers-Bruins Game 3 was changed due to a controversial goal, history repeated itself at Amerant Bank Arena. Charlie McAvoy put Boston ahead halfway through the se...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-panthers-coach-felt-about-unsuccessful-game-5-challenge/
The Bruins did more than extend their season by coming out on top Tuesday evening at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston’s Game 5 win over Florida also allowed Brad Marchand to potentially play at least...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-head-coach-cracks-brad-marchand-joke-before-game-6/
The Panthers needed a wake-up call Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena, and their head coach provided one in spades. The Bruins were the far more active team early in Game 6 of the sides’ secon...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/paul-maurice-explains-screaming-at-panthers-in-loss-to-bruins/
The Boston Bruins had their “best game of the series” in the eyes of head coach Jim Montgomery, keeping their season alive with a 2-1 Game 5 win over the Florida Panthers. Playing with confid...
Brad Marchand could not physically help his team on the ice in Game 5, missing his second-straight game for the Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. Boston’s captain left Game 3 and had to ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-brad-marchand-brought-off-ice-impact-to-bruins-in-game-5/
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery got rather animated on the Boston bench when Mason Lohrei was called for a hooking penalty midway through the second period. “I just think in the league, in gen...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-explains-why-he-was-animated-on-bruins-bench/
The Boston Bruins staved off elimination with a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 5 at Amerant Bank Arena. But the Bruins kept their season alive Tuesday night despite their...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-jim-montgomery-wants-bruins-to-have-power-play-meeting/
Charlie McAvoy needed to make his mark to turn his postseason around and keep the Boston Bruins alive in the playoffs. Jim Montgomery recently assessed what the Bruins defenseman could do to rise...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-charlie-mcavoy-flipped-narrative-with-game-winning-goal/
Charlie McAvoy had room to step up for the Boston Bruins during the postseason. He started to do just that in Game 4, bringing physicality from the opening minute. The Boston defenseman turned to...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-jim-montgomery-saw-on-upheld-bruins-game-winning-goal/
No player has meant more to the Boston Bruins this postseason than Jeremy Swayman. The Boston goaltender willed the Bruins to the current point of the postseason and needed another quality perfor...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-preserves-bruins-win-with-season-saving-stop/
The Boston Bruins kept their season alive, defeating the Florida Panthers, 2-1, in Game 5 of the second-round series from Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. The series heads back to Boston with...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-boston-holds-on-vs-panthers-in-game-5-season-continues/
Midway through the second period of Game 5 between the Bruins and Panthers, Boston defenseman Mason Lohrei was penalized for hooking Eetu Luostarinen. Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery apparently...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-has-animated-reaction-to-mason-lohrei-penalty/
The subject of goaltender interference not being called may have been a sore subject for the Boston Bruins entering Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. Boston fell behind in a 3-1 series deficit...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-benefit-on-right-side-of-another-goaltender-interference-challenge/
The Boston Bruins go to battle with their season on the line in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. They’ll do so again without the services of their captain. Brad Marchand, who took punishmen...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brad-marchand-fires-up-bruins-despite-missing-elimination-game-with-injury/
Ja’Lynn Polk is fitting in around his new home with the New England Patriots, quickly joining the support squad of Boston’s fellow teams such as the Bruins. Polk, along with New England’s f...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/patriots-rookie-continues-newfound-bruins-support-in-do-or-die-game/
It’ll be do-or-die when the Boston Bruins take the ice for Game 5 against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. The Black and Gold trail Florida 3-1 in the best-of-seven ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-post-hype-video-before-do-or-die-game-5-vs-panthers/
The Boston Bruins enter Game 5 against the Florida Panthers with their backs against the walls and playing for their postseason lives. Boston trails 3-1 in the second-round playoff series and tak...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-believe-in-these-advantages-in-comeback-chances-vs-panthers/
The Bruins don’t need to look far and wide for motivation to win Tuesday night’s game. Boston will be fighting to keep its season alive when it takes the Amerant Bank Arena ice for Game 5 aga...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/this-giving-bruins-extra-motivation-for-game-5-against-panthers/
The aftermath of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks was a surreal experience for NHL fans, and an upcoming documentary will look back at those events 13 ye...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/espn-reveals-premiere-date-for-bruins-canucks-game-7-documentary/
The Bruins face a 3-1 series deficit and will fight for their season when they play the Panthers in Game 5 at Amerant Bank Arena. Brad Marchand will not be an option for Boston on Tuesday night. ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-vs-panthers-game-5-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
It’s no secret the Bruins and Panthers have been involved in a series chock full of controversy, but neither side is interested in dwelling on it. Florida, being the team with thousands of fing...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-ignore-excuses-shoulder-responsibility-for-series-deficit/
There’s no doubt the absence of Brad Marchand on the ice has been crucial for the Bruins, but the captain still is trying to do what he can off the ice. Marchand will miss his second straight g...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-brad-marchand-gives-bruins-positive-effect-amid-absence/
The Bruins will have to win three consecutive games to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive, so there’s a lot riding on Tuesday’s matchup with the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-staying-present-entering-do-or-die-game-vs-panthers/
The Bruins face a daunting task heading into Game 5, and they’ll hope Tuesday can be the spark of something they’ve never done in franchise history. Boston is down 3-1 in its best-of-seven se...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-need-to-show-in-game-5-against-panthers/
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is not an option for Game 5 against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters in Sunrise, Fla. Boston trails Florida 3-1 ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-reveals-brad-marchand-status-for-game-5/
UPDATE (11:25 a.m. ET): Brad Marchand was ruled out for Bruins-Panthers Game 5. ORIGINAL STORY: The Boston Bruins are facing another postseason elimination at the hands of the Florida Panthers, b...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-brad-marchand-returns-to-ice-before-game-5-vs-panthers/
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs hasn’t been very kind to one of the Bruins’ most important players. Charlie McAvoy wasn’t at his best across Boston’s first four games against...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-gm-refutes-charlie-mcavoy-theory-amid-panthers-series/
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk hit the practice fields outside of Gillette Stadium for the first time this past weekend at rookie minicamp. But their...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/watch-patriots-drake-maye-jalynn-polk-micd-up-at-bruins-panthers-game-4/
The Florida Panthers mounted a third-period comeback over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 at TD Garden on Sunday, and did so without top-line winger Sam Reinhart. Reinhart went into the locker room w...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-coach-gives-update-on-sam-reinhart-after-bloody-injury/
The Bruins clearly felt Sam Bennett crossed a line Friday night, so much so that the Panthers centers perhaps should have received a suspension. Decision-makers in the NHL’s Player Safety Depar...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/nhl-rumors-how-player-safety-felt-about-brad-marchand-sam-bennett-incident/
Game 4 of the Bruins-Panthers second-round Stanley Cup playoff series was tailored to the services of a player like Pat Maroon. Maroon, a three-time champion and one of the NHL’s toughest custo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/frustrated-pat-maroon-pushes-back-on-bruins-panthers-narrative/
Pat Maroon hasn’t fought Sam Bennett or any Florida Panthers since Bennett injured Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand during Game 3 at TD Garden on Friday night. But Maroon has tried. He chall...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-brad-marchand-bruins-made-pat-maroon-well-aware-of-before-game-5/
Bruins general manager Don Sweeney took a measured approach as he addressed questions about the officiating in Boston’s second-round series against the Florida Panthers. “We’re not in a pos...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-don-sweeney-handled-questions-about-bruins-panthers-officiating/
Brad Marchand was not with the Bruins on Sunday night, but he did join Boston for its latest road trip. Marchand was out of the lineup for the Bruins’ loss to the Panthers in Game 4 of the riva...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-don-sweeney-shares-brad-marchand-update-after-game-4/
Sam Bennett was not the only Florida Panthers player remained confident watching the controversial third-period goal review on the TD Garden video board. Jim Montgomery and the Bruins challenged ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-panthers-felt-during-sam-bennett-goal-review-vs-bruins/
The Boston Bruins on Monday announced four roster moves and called up three players from Providence ahead of Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. The Bruins recalled forward Patrick Brown, forwar...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-announce-flurry-of-roster-moves-before-game-5-vs-panthers/
Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett thought his controversial hit on Brad Marchand was nothing more than a “hockey play.” Folks inside the Boston Bruins’ dressing room didn’t see it that ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/ex-nhl-referee-calls-out-sam-bennett-for-hit-on-brad-marchand/
The Bruins dropped their third straight loss Sunday night, and they were pushed to the brink of elimination in very frustrating fashion. Boston surrendered three unanswered goals after netting th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-added-to-david-pastrnaks-frustration-about-game-4-controversy/
Sam Bennett became public enemy No. 1 in Boston on Friday night when he injured Bruins captain Brad Marchand with an arguably dirty hit. So when the Panthers center returned to the TD Garden ice ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-sam-bennett-challenges-bruins-fans-after-icy-reception/
Panthers center Sam Bennett insists there was no ill intent behind the controversial hit he delivered Friday night at TD Garden. Bennett made his second-round Stanley Cup playoff series debut in ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-sam-bennett-opens-up-about-hit-on-brad-marchand/
BOSTON — The Panthers took a commanding 3-1series lead over the Bruins after Florida defeated Boston 3-2 in Game 4 on Sunday night. The Bruins set the tone early when Charlie McAvoy laid a thun...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-panthers-one-win-away-from-eliminating-boston/
BOSTON — The Panthers benefited from a controversial goal that the league did not overturn when Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery used his coach’s challenge for goaltender interference. Panthe...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-coach-has-fiery-stance-on-controversial-goal-media/
BOSTON — The Bruins’ 3-2 Game 4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday night did not start with the agony that it ended with. Boston actually set the tone with a statement opening period at T...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-saw-positives-in-bruins-energized-game-4-start/
BOSTON — It’s hard to find any Bruins player as confident as Jeremy Swayman on a consistent basis. Swayman steps up regularly to voice his faith in his teammates and reset the focus during ti...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-jeremy-swayman-sees-as-reality-in-series-battle-vs-panthers/
BOSTON — The Bruins are 35-for-42 on the penalty kill in 11 games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. After giving up four power-play goals in Game 3, Boston went 5-for-6 while shorthanded in Game 4, ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-david-pastrnak-thinks-bruins-can-get-on-same-page-as-officials/
The Bruins quickly challenged a momentum-shifting call in the third period of Sunday night’s 3-2 Game 4 loss to the Panthers, resulting in Flordia’s now-commanding 3-1 second-round series lea...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/nhl-releases-summary-of-disputed-bruins-panthers-game-4-goal/
BOSTON — Charlie Coyle (literally) got pushed into the spotlight of the Bruins’ 3-2 loss in Game 4 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Coyle found himself on top of Bruins goaltender J...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-charlie-coyle-felt-from-sam-bennett-on-game-tying-goal/
BOSTON — The Panthers trailed the Bruins 2-1 in the third period when Sam Bennett tapped in a rebound on the power play past Jeremy Swayman to tie the game. Boston head coach Jim Montgomery cha...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-explains-why-bruins-challenged-controversial-goal/
BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman had another night where he played well, just on the losing end of a tough defeat for the Bruins. The Bruins watched a 2-0 lead slip away as the Florida Panthers stormed ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jeremy-swayman-offers-blatant-stance-on-controversial-panthers-goal/
The Boston Bruins dug themselves a hole, trailing the Florida Panthers, 3-1, in their best-of-seven second-round Stanley Cup playoff series following Sunday night’s 3-2 loss at TD Garden. Flori...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-sam-bennett-defends-controversial-game-4-goal-vs-bruins/
BOSTON — The Bruins could not continue their early momentum against the Florida Panthers in a crushing 3-2 loss in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series at TD Garden on Sunday night. The ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-panthers-storm-back-knock-off-boston-in-game-4/
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins played in front of an energized TD Garden crowd for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Florida Panthers. A few of the newest Patriots helped out that cause. N...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/patriots-rookies-drake-maye-jalynn-polk-fire-up-bruins-fans-at-td-garden/
The Boston Bruins don’t fear the Florida Panthers despite playing catch-up in their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series entering Sunday’s Game 4. Boston made this abundantly known when th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jeremy-swayman-wants-piece-of-matthew-tkachuk-in-game-4/
BOSTON — The Bruins made a statement in the first period of Game 4 against the Panthers, taking the 2-0 lead into the room at the end of the opening frame. Not only did Boston make a statement ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-charlie-mcavoy-pat-maroon-set-tone-early-in-game-4-vs-panthers/
BOSTON — Bruins captain Brad Marchand took a hit and then some from Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett that knocked him out of Game 3 of the second-round playoff series at TD Garden on Friday ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/this-clear-angle-reveals-game-3-punch-on-bruins-brad-marchand/
BOSTON — Before puck drop for the pivotal Game 4 contest between the B’s and Panthers, the Bruins brought out two-time Stanley Cup champion Johnny Bucyk to wave the Centennial flag as the hon...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/johnny-bucyk-chosen-as-bruins-honorary-fan-banner-captain-for-game-4/
BOSTON — The Bruins will play without their captain on Sunday night as they look to even up the best-of-seven series with the Panthers. Jim Montgomery confirmed Brad Marchand would not be in th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-pavel-zacha-is-moving-down-to-bruins-third-line/
The Bruins and the Panthers will meet at TD Garden on Sunday night for Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Boston will be without one of its most important players when it tr...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-vs-panthers-game-4-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
Jim Montgomery shouldered the blame for many of the Bruins’ shortcomings Friday night, including the response to an incident that might change the course of their second-round series. Sam Benne...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-bruins-didnt-retaliate-after-sam-bennetts-hit-on-brad-marchand/
If the Bruins play with an extra edge Sunday night at TD Garden, it won’t take a hockey expert to tell you why. Boston will play without its captain in Game 4 against the Florida Panthers. Brad...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/trent-frederic-candidly-reveals-bruins-reaction-to-sam-bennetts-hit/
Jim Montgomery delivered some tough news to Bruins fans Sunday morning. Hours before puck drop at TD Garden, Montgomery revealed Brad Marchand will be out of the lineup for Boston’s Game 4 matc...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-doubles-down-on-brad-marchand-sam-bennett-take/
The Bruins have a chance to even their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Sunday night, but they will try to do so without their captain. Brad Marchand will not be available for Game 4 again...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brad-marchand-update-bruins-catch-tough-break-before-game-4/
BOSTON — The Panthers lead the Bruins 2-1 in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston bested Florida in the regular season meetings, sweeping all four games and keeping the Panthers...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-paul-maurice-believes-bruins-panthers-games-are-awesome/
The Boston Bruins face adversity entering Game 4 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers. Boston trails 2-1 after another demoralizing loss to Florida in Game 3 on Friday night....
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-feel-they-must-prove-vs-panthers-in-game-4/
The Bruins received a blow when head coach Jim Montgomery revealed captain Brad Marchand is day-to-day with an upper-body injury he sustained in Game 3 against the Panthers. The other team leader...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-leaders-offer-insight-on-elevating-their-play-vs-panthers/
Danton Heinen practiced with the Bruins at Warrior Ice Arena on Saturday for the first time since Game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The veteran, who missed the last five Bruins postseason g...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-offers-update-on-bruins-forward-entering-game-4/
It’s looking pretty likely that the Boston Bruins will be without captain Brad Marchand entering a pivotal Game 4 matchup with the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Sunday. Boston’s other lead...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-ready-to-step-up-facing-potential-brad-marchand-absence/
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is bringing a new meaning to rocking the Black and Gold. He’s got quite the shiner. Boston has been involved in a pair of physical series to open the postseason...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-charlie-mcavoy-sports-nasty-black-eye-after-game-3-loss/
The Bruins and Panthers obviously were going to have differing views on the hit that landed Brad Marchand an early trip to the showers Friday, but we didn’t know how clear each side would make ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-sends-clear-message-after-brad-marchand-injury/
Jim Montgomery’s support for Jeremy Swayman seemingly has not wavered despite the fact the Boston Bruins goaltender has been in net for nine Florida Panthers goals in Boston’s previous two lo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-not-losing-confidence-in-bruins-jeremy-swayman/
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand turned 36 years old Saturday, but it wasn’t much of a day to celebrate. Marchand was not on the ice for practice at Warrior Ice Arena, according to Fluto Shi...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-brad-marchand-misses-practice-veteran-forward-returns/
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s night ended early Friday, as he did not return to the ice following the second intermission due to an upper-body injury. It was an unfortunate situation fo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/dirty-play-panthers-toe-line-on-hit-causing-brad-marchand-injury/
The Bruins were outplayed in nearly every possible way Friday, dropping a fourth consecutive playoff game at TD Garden to the Florida Panthers to trail their series, 2-1. Boston, in being handily...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-feels-specific-penalty-changed-game-3/
Jim Montgomery was not pleased with at least one officiating decision during the Boston Bruins’ Game 3 loss to the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Friday night. But the Bruins head coach wasn�...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-jim-montgomery-handled-question-about-game-3-officiating/
Already facing a three-goal deficit entering the third period, the comeback attempt became even more of a challenge when the Boston Bruins took the ice for the final frame of Game 3 without capta...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brad-marchand-injury-jim-montgomery-offers-brief-update-after-game-3/
BOSTON — The Bruins allowed just one power-play goal to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston entered Game 3 against the Florida Panthers near perfect w...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-bostons-pk-deteriorates-in-game-3-loss-vs-panthers/
BOSTON — Panthers star Sam Bennett returned to the Florida lineup for Game 3 against the Boston Bruins after missing five consecutive games due to a hand and wrist injury. But with Bennett back...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-coach-agonized-over-key-decision-before-game-3-vs-bruins/
BOSTON — The Bruins lost 6-2 to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Friday night at TD Garden. Boston head coach Jim Montgomery was quick to take responsibility for th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-shoulders-blame-for-bruins-game-3-loss/
The Florida Panthers changed the landscape of Game 3 of the second-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins with a significant boost in special teams. The Panthers tallied four power-play g...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/where-panthers-found-game-changing-opportunity-vs-bruins/
BOSTON — Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman immediately signaled to the on-ice referee when Florida Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues opened the scoring 8:04 into the first period of Game 3. Rodrigues ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jeremy-swayman-disputes-panthers-opening-goal-in-game-3-loss/
BOSTON — Jakub Lauko was skating toward the Panthers’ net when Aaron Ekblad grabbed a hold of the back of the Boston jersey and forced the Bruins forward into Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrov...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jakub-lauko-dumbfounded-by-controversial-game-3-penalty/
Jeremy Swayman is the ultimate voice of reason and confidence this postseason for the Bruins. He’s gotten them to this point against the Florida Panthers. He’s been the best player on the ice...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-jeremy-swayman-maintains-unwavering-belief-in-bruins/
BOSTON — It was already a tall task for the Boston Bruins when they entered the third period in Game 3 trailing by three goals to the Florida Panthers. But Boston’s assignment got even toughe...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-saw-bruins-embody-brad-marchand-with-captain-injured/
The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers embraced physicality and then some in a chippy, misconduct-filled end to Game 2 in Sunrise that evened the series. That surely crept to the start of Game 3,...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-didnt-worry-about-retribution-from-bruins-in-game-3/
BOSTON — The Bruins fell flat against the Florida Panthers on Friday night and were dealt a deflating 6-2 loss in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden. The Panthers seized c...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-boston-falters-on-home-ice-in-game-3-loss-to-panthers/
BOSTON — When the Bruins returned to the ice to start the third period they were without their captain — Brad Marchand. Marchand collided with Panthers forward Sam Bennett and crashed into th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-brad-marchand-leaves-game-3-vs-panthers-with-upper-body-injury/
BOSTON — Before puck drop of the Bruins-Panthers Game 3, the B’s brought in Stanley Cup champion Andrew Ference as the team’s honorary fan banner captain, waving the Centennial flag. Ferenc...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-stanley-cup-champion-andrew-ference-honorary-banner-captain/
BOSTON — The Bruins and Panthers will meet in a pivotal Game 3 in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoffs series tied at 1-1. Before TD Garden is filled with Boston faithful donned in their Blac...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-fans-will-love-latest-hype-video-released-before-game-3/
The Boston Bruins went right into a second-round series against the Florida Panthers just 48 hours after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in an electric Game 7 victory. Boston had the initial vi...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-smashes-excuse-for-bruins-performances-vs-panthers/
BOSTON — The Bruins are getting a reinforcement back on the blue line for Game 3 with Andrew Peeke available to play against the Florida Panthers. But the Bruins are still waiting on a return f...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/where-bruins-danton-heinen-stands-in-recovery-from-playoff-injury/
The Bruins were served a reality check Wednesday, as it became clear the talent disparity between them and the Panthers wasn’t as large as a 5-1 verdict in the series opener suggested. Florida ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-looking-to-set-tone-physically-emotionally-in-game-3/
David Pastrnak and Matthew Tkachuk were in the majority of headlines for their third-period fight in Game 2, but there was another scuffle between Bruins and Panthers stars that caught everyone�...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-defenseman-addresses-taunt-toward-brad-marchand/
The Boston Bruins look will meet the Florida Panthers on Friday, as TD Garden plays host to a potentially series-shifting matchup in Game 3. It will look a bit different than Game 1 and Game 2, h...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-panthers-game-3-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
The Bruins hope to bounce back after a disappointing Game 2, but they could go up against a Panthers team with some extra juice in Game 3. Florida head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Friday th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/update-on-panthers-star-forward-could-be-trouble-for-bruins/
Andrew Peeke has been out since Game 2 of the first round, but the Bruins defenseman has a chance to suit up against the Florida Panthers on Friday. Head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed Peeke will...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-andrew-peeke-reacts-to-opportunity-to-face-hometown-panthers/
Pat Maroon’s job is pretty straightforward, but the Bruins winger finds himself in a tricky situation ahead of Game 3 against the Panthers. Boston added Maroon at the trade deadline for these s...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/pat-maroon-has-perfect-reaction-to-david-pastrnak-matthew-tkachuk-scrap/
The Maple Leafs came close to coming back from a 3-1 series deficit and eliminating the Boston Bruins, but key injuries were one reason why they couldn’t accomplish that goal. Of course, Jeremy...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/maple-leafs-gm-reveals-injuries-stars-dealt-with-in-bruins-series/
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery made the choice to pull Jeremy Swayman during a Game 2 loss against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. Did the move forecast a more permanent change for Game 3? N...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/could-sitting-jeremy-swayman-be-good-move-for-bruins/
Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi memorably went at each other nearly every shift in the first round of Bruins-Maple Leafs, and it was exciting enough to pump up head coach Jim Montgomery. Bertuzz...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-had-fiery-shot-at-tyler-bertuzzi-after-game-3/
A week ago, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery laid his cards on the table when it came to the play of David Pastrnak. “Pasta needs to step up,” Montgomery said after a Game 6 loss to the Maple Leaf...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/david-pastrnaks-fight-could-be-springboard-for-himself-bruins/
The Bruins this postseason are on pact to set a record, but it’s not one they should strive to break. Boston’s Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena highlighted a growing ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-plan-on-fixing-this-growing-issue-in-playoffs/
Patrice Bergeron was never known to be lackadaisical in his Bruins career, and he’s carried that over in his post-NHL days. Boston’s former captain made an appearance at TD Garden as the fan ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/patrice-bergeron-had-unsurprising-approach-as-bruins-banner-captain/
Boston Bruins defenseman Derek Forbort got a late start to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Forbort missed the entire series against the Toronto Maple Leafs as he continued to recover from an undisclose...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-endorses-playoff-performance-of-bruins-defenseman/
There was no shortage of skirmishes in the third period of Game 2 between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers. Trent Frederic threw a few punches in an after-the-whistle scrum while Brad M...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-want-in-on-game-2-melee-jim-montgomery-gives-great-answer/
The Boston Bruins sure aren’t used to seeing David Pastrnak drop the gloves and throw punches on the ice. But Pastrnak made sure to get involved in the fracas that came in the third period of G...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/david-pastrnaks-game-2-fight-fired-up-bruins-teammate/
Charlie McAvoy certainly didn’t look like himself on the ice in a Game 2 loss for the Boston Bruins against the Florida Panthers. But that’s been a refrain uttered too often this postseason a...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-gives-honest-assessment-of-charlie-mcavoys-play/
David Pastrnak received plenty of praise from his Bruins teammates and head coach Jim Montgomery after he answered Matthew Tkachuk’s request to drop the gloves in Boston’s Game 2 loss at Amer...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/even-matthew-tkachuk-gave-david-pastrnak-flowers-after-game-2-fight/
The Bruins head back to Boston after losing Game 2 on Wednesday, and it could have depth on the blue line in the homestand. Florida beat the Black and Gold, 6-1, at Amerant Bank Arena to even up ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-offers-optimistic-update-on-bruins-defenseman/
Matthew Tkachuk got what he wanted from David Pastrnak in a nasty, penalty-filled Game 2 between the Panthers and Bruins. Florida tied the Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series with a 6-1 win ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/matthew-tkachuk-sheds-light-on-chat-that-led-to-david-pastrnak-fight/
We’ve officially reached the point in the Bruins vs. Panthers second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series where Boston and Florida don’t like each other. There already was potential for bad bloo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-panthers-game-2-stats-show-tension-bad-blood-boston-florida/
The Boston Bruins obviously weren’t happy with their performance against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night. But the Black and Gold aren’t abo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-bruins-quick-to-turn-page-after-game-2-loss/
David Pastrnak was ready and willing to go outside his comfort zone and step up for Bruins teammates Wednesday night. However, Boston’s premier goal scorer knows he didn’t put his best foot f...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/david-pastrnak-has-one-regret-from-fight-with-matthew-tkachuk/
Neither Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery nor David Pastrnak seemed to appreciate the extra punches thrown by Florida Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk during a third-period bout in Boston’s 6-1 defea...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/do-bruins-anticipate-spill-over-after-third-period-melee-in-game-2/
David Pastrnak entered Wednesday night’s game with only one career NHL fight under his belt, but the Bruins star was ready to rumble at Amerant Bank Arena. Pastrnak’s bout with Matthew Tkachu...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-david-pastrnak-told-jim-montgomery-before-fight/
Mike Rupp is a believer in the Bruins, in large part because of what he saw from David Pastrnak in an otherwise discouraging night for Boston. The Bruins didn’t have their best stuff Wednesday ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-david-pastrnak-gave-ex-nhl-tough-guy-goosebumps-with-fight/
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery took blame for Boston’s eye-popping substitution issues after the Black and Gold were whistled for another violation against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday n...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-failing-team-in-this-area-bruins-coach-says/
Jim Montgomery does not believe the reason the Florida Panthers scored four goals on Jeremy Swayman in Game 2 is because the Boston Bruins goaltender has been overworked this postseason. Montgome...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-pushes-back-on-this-jeremy-swayman-narrative/
Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak both put their stamp on Wednesday night’s tilt at Amerant Bank Arena, but not in the way the Bruins stars typically do. Marchand and Pastrnak each took their ph...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-brad-marchand-reacted-to-david-pastrnaks-rare-fight/
The Boston Bruins on Thursday made a roster move. General manager Don Sweeney announced the Black and Gold assigned Patrick Brown to Providence. The 31-year-old was recalled before Game 1 against...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-make-roster-move-after-game-2-loss-against-panthers/
Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman didn’t hold any hard feelings Wednesday night after he was pulled two minutes into the third period of Boston’s Game 2 loss to the Florida Panthers. Bruins he...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-jeremy-swayman-felt-about-being-pulled-in-game-2-loss/
Several Bruins were ready to fight Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena, including a player who very rarely drops the gloves. David Pastrnak accepted a challenge from Matthew Tkachuk in the thir...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-nixes-theory-about-david-pastrnak-fight/
The Panthers overwhelmed the Bruins on Wednesday night, but a heavyweight bout stole the show in the third period. Florida evened up the best-of-seven series after it beat Boston, 6-1, at Amerant...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-paul-maurice-loved-david-pastrnak-matthew-tkachuk-fight/
Fisticuffs were aplenty in Bruins-Panthers Game 2 on Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The main event was Matthew Tkachuk vs. David Pastrnak, who strayed from his norm to step up for Boston....
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-brad-marchand-went-after-panthers-defenseman-in-game-2/
Jim Montgomery admired the competitiveness shown by David Pastrnak and Matthew Tkachuk on Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. However, the Bruins head coach believes one of those combatants di...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-criticizes-matthew-tkachuk-after-david-pastrnak-fight/
The Panthers scored four goals on Jeremy Swayman in Florida’s 6-1 victory in Game 2 over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. It was the first time in eight starts that Swayman gave up more th...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-jeremy-swayman-pulled-in-lopsided-game-2-loss/
With Game 2 completely out of hand, David Pastrnak accepted Matthew Tkachuk’s challenge to drop the gloves at 12:42 of the third period. The two stars had a discussion at the end of their shift...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-david-pastrnak-not-afraid-of-matthew-tkachuk/
The Boston Bruins endured an ugly 6-1 defeat in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers Wednesday night. Despite uncompetitive second and third periods, in which ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-sent-panthers-message-with-haymaker-tossing-ending-to-game-2/
The Boston Bruins fell 6-1 to the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the best-of-seven round two match-up at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday night. With Boston’s loss, the best-of-seven series is le...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-panthers-surge-past-boston-in-feisty-game-tie-series/
There is little doubt that Bruins rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei will be part of Boston’s defensive core for years to come. The 23-year-old Louisiana native may have played only 41 NHL games in...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-mason-lohrei-has-learned-from-bruins-defensive-leader/
The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers return to the ice for Game 2 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston holds a 1-0 advantage in the bes...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-panthers-game-2-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
Jim Montgomery confirmed the Boston Bruins will tweak their power-play unit when they face the Florida Panthers in Game 2 on Wednesday night. During morning skate in Sunrise, Fla., the Bruins rol...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-hints-power-play-shakeup-before-game-2/
Jesper Boqvist will return to the Bruins lineup when Boston takes the ice against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night. Boqvist was replaced by the ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-jesper-boqvist-wants-to-provide-during-bruins-panthers-game-2/
The Bruins appeared to be heading in the right direction with their injury situation coming off their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series win, but Boston dealt with a minor setback heading int...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-reveals-why-bruins-forward-wasnt-in-game-1-lineup/
Derek Forbort made his long-awaited return to the Bruins lineup when Boston opened its second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Bruins head coach Jim...
The Bruins received multiple contributions from younger players in Game 1 against the Panthers, and one of those standouts was Justin Brazeau. Brazeau helped put Florida away when he scored Bosto...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-reaping-benefits-of-pivotal-first-round-lineup-decision/
Monday was a day Brandon Carlo will never forget. Carlo and his wife welcomed their first son two days after the Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their first-round Stanley Cup...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-confirms-report-after-great-brandon-carlo-game/
Besides the outstanding goaltending from Jeremy Swayman in the postseason, the Boston Bruins are riding a near-perfect penalty kill in the eight games they’ve played in the Stanley Cup playoffs...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-impressive-penalty-kill-has-been-outstanding-in-postseason/
One of the Bruins’ strengths all season has been the outstanding goaltending from their tandem of Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark. At the beginning of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Boston head coa...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-bruins-are-keeping-linus-ullmark-sharp-during-jeremy-swayman-run/
The Bruins have more depth on the blue line after Derek Forbort made his postseason debut against the Panthers in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Along with Forbort, injur...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-see-this-as-great-problem-to-have-in-postseason/
The postgame handshake at the conclusion of a playoff series is one of the best traditions in sports, and it provided Bruins and Maple Leafs fans a heartwarming view of two close friends. David P...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/david-pastrnak-had-heartwarming-message-for-william-nylander/
Even though six total goals were scored Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena, neither the Bruins nor the Panthers were thrilled with their respective offensive performances in Game 1. Jim Montgomer...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-matthew-tkachuk-had-this-takeaway-from-loss-to-bruins/
It’s pretty clear Jim Montgomery has a good sense of where his Bruins team is at right now. The Boston head coach is pushing all the right buttons at the moment, as evidenced in Monday night’...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-praise-jim-montgomerys-fantastic-game-1-recognition/
The Bruins didn’t have much rest after an emotional Game 7 victory, and it’s why there was some consideration to make a key lineup change. Head coach Jim Montgomery did insert Derek Forbort a...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-much-did-bruins-consider-starting-linus-ullmark-in-game-1/
After an exhilarating Game 7 overtime win, you typically need some time to unwind. But for Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo, Saturday night’s thriller was just the beginning. Carlo logged 21 min...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-brandon-carlo-details-unforgettable-24-hour-experience/
The Bruins on Monday showed no sign of fatigue, and the Panthers especially felt that mindset from Jeremy Swayman. Boston shut down Florida at Amerant Bank Arena to take Game 1 in the second-roun...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/panthers-had-this-realization-about-bruins-jeremy-swayman-after-game-1/
David Pastrnak led the Boston Bruins to a Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs with an overtime goal Saturday night at TD Garden. The Bruins are on to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, wher...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/va-hero-of-the-week-david-pastrnaks-game-winning-goal/
Jim Montgomery was pleased with the result Monday night and he can see the Bruins are in a great spot mentally coming off their thrilling first-round series win. That said, Boston’s head coach ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-issues-reality-check-after-bruins-game-1-win/
Brandon Carlo went on one hell of a ride over the weekend and into Monday. Carlo bolted to the hospital shortly after the Bruins’ Game 7 win over the Maple Leafs to be with his pregnant wife, w...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-brandon-carlo-told-bruins-after-memorable-game-1-win/
Jeremy Swayman received plenty of offensive support Monday night, but there was one Bruins goal that stood out from the rest for the Boston goaltender. Brandon Carlo scored late in the second per...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-jeremy-swayman-had-unusual-celebration-in-bruins-win/
Like most youngsters, Boston Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei always imagined scoring his first goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But Lohrei’s tally Monday night might have been even better than ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/supreme-confidence-fueling-mason-lohreis-playoff-ascension-with-bruins/
While the rest of the Boston Bruins focused on mentally preparing for the Florida Panthers to begin their second-round playoff series, defenseman Brandon Carlo nearly didn’t make it on time for...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/fatherhood-to-game-1-brandon-carlo-explains-wild-game-1-experience/
Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery believed the outcome could have been much different for Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. But the Bruins got the result they wanted against t...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-jeremy-swayman-backbone-of-bostons-game-1-win/
The Boston Bruins rode momentum into the Eastern Conference semifinals and came away with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The Bruins took a 1-...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-second-period-response-leads-to-game-1-win-over-panthers/
Patrick Brown watched the Bruins from his couch Saturday night and got “goosebumps” when David Pastrnak scored the overtime goal in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following morni...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/patrick-brown-reveals-message-from-jim-montgomery-after-call-up/
The Bruins and the Panthers will play Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena. Boston looked a little different at morning skate in Florida than...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-panthers-game-1-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
The first-round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Bruins and the Maple Leafs featured some of the NHL’s best agitators, but it was Brad Marchand’s side that ultimately prevailed. Marchan...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-brad-marchand-told-tyler-bertuzzi-max-domi-after-game-7/
Pat Maroon saw some familiar faces on the opposing bench in the Bruins’ first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The Maple Leafs’ Joel Edmundson (St. Louis), Connor Dewar (Minnesota) and Austo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-pat-maroon-told-maple-leafs-after-bruins-game-7-win/
It was quite a weekend for Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo and his family. On Saturday night, Carlo helped Boston dispatch the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/brandon-carlo-has-awesome-reason-to-miss-bruins-game-1-morning-skate/
After a major scare in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, things are now trending in the right direction for the Bruins. Boston avoided another postseason collapse by edging out the Tor...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/don-sweeney-shares-promising-update-before-bruins-panthers-series/
Everyone wants to know what the Bruins are going to do with their goaltending situation entering their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series with the Panthers. In a perfect world for the Bruin...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-should-bruins-use-goalies-in-second-round-vs-panthers/
Sunday was an off day for the Bruins, but Boston was far from idle the day after advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Bruins set off for Florida less than 24 hours after...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-make-roster-move-before-series-opener-against-panthers/
The Bruins didn’t make it easy on themselves, and because they needed to go the distance, there was little time to rest and recover before their next foe in the quest for the Stanley Cup. But t...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/check-out-behind-scenes-look-at-bruins-game-7-celebration/
Mason Lohrei found himself out of the Boston Bruins lineup to begin their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But after being a healthy scratch for the first two games, Lo...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jim-montgomery-hopes-bruins-defenseman-had-coming-out-party-vs-leafs/
Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk only received 10:29 of ice time — the fewest among the defensive corps — in Boston’s thrilling Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/incredible-speech-from-defenseman-inspired-bruins-before-game-7/
The Panthers’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series opponent was determined Saturday night, and it proved to be the team Matthew Tkachuk expected all along. Florida had been watching and wait...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/matthew-tkachuk-takes-dig-at-maple-leafs-after-loss-to-bruins/
David Pastrnak ignited pandemonium inside TD Garden on Saturday night. Pastrnak answered Jim Montgomery’s challenge in spades. After a string of quiet performances against the Toronto Maple Lea...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/watch-micd-up-video-of-david-pastrnaks-series-clinching-goal/
Jeremy Swayman showcased an enthusiastic and authentic reaction immediately after he saw Boston Bruins star forward David Pastrnak score the game-winning goal on the opposite end of the ice. Sway...
Hampus Lindholm saw David Pastrnak ramping up his pace as he skated down the wing, and in that moment knew the Boston Bruins star forward had a chance to creep behind the Toronto Maple Leafs’ d...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/hampus-lindholm-unpacks-game-winning-assist-to-bruins-david-pastrnak/
The Maple Leafs, as they so often do in the Stanley Cup playoffs, came up short Saturday night. Toronto deserves a great deal of credit for forcing a Game 7 against Boston after the Bruins storme...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/nhl-fans-troll-maple-leafs-after-game-7-overtime-loss-to-bruins/
David Pastrnak heard Jim Montgomery loud and clear. Montgomery challenged Pastrnak to step up after the Bruins’ second straight loss, which evened Boston’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff ser...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/how-david-pastrnak-addressed-bruins-in-locker-room-after-game-7/
Jim Montgomery’s Bruins found themselves in familiar territory Saturday night. For a second straight season, Boston was pushed to a Game 7 in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series after ho...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-bruins-jim-montgomery-told-staff-before-game-7-overtime/
The Maple Leafs welcomed Auston Matthews back to the lineup Saturday night, but another key player for Toronto took in Game 7 against Boston as a spectator. It was Ilya Samsonov, not Joseph Woll,...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/maple-leafs-coach-explains-surprising-game-7-goalie-decision/
The Bruins were thoroughly tested in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, but they ultimately prevailed. Boston looked well on its way to Round 2 when it won back-to-back games in Toront...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-reveals-jim-montgomerys-message-after-game-7-win/
By avoiding season-ending disappointment Saturday night, the Bruins set up a date with the team that broke their hearts last season. Boston came out on top in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-vs-panthers-rematch-schedule-for-second-round-series/
BOSTON — The Bruins and Maple Leafs met for the 17th time in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston won the series 4-3 to advance to the second round after defeating Toronto 2-1 in overtime. The Brui...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-notes-boston-toronto-combine-to-eliminate-maple-leafs/
BOSTON — Hampus Lindholm hadn’t been at his best throughout the Bruins’ series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was almost as if he’d been playing back, waiting for the game to come to hi...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-hampus-lindholm-turned-new-leaf-in-game-7-win/
BOSTON — The Bruins had every right to feel nervous entering overtime of their Game 7 matchup with the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was kind of happening all over again. Toronto had followed a s...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/gotta-believe-bruins-familiar-message-fueled-game-7-ot-win/
BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman started six of the seven games against the Maple Leafs in the Bruins’ opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and he gave Boston a chance to win every single game. ...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/jeremy-swayman-stands-tall-leads-bruins-past-maple-leafs/
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery made no bones about what he was looking for entering Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. He needed David Pastrnak to be better. Pastrna...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-jim-montgomery-pushed-right-buttons-with-david-pastrnak/
BOSTON — It couldn’t have happened any other way, right? The Bruins waited a full season to exercise the demons of blowing their 3-1 series lead against the Florida Panthers in 2023, but fina...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-david-pastrnak-scores-ot-goal-to-vanquish-maple-leafs-in-game-7/
BOSTON — The Bruins and Maple Leafs battled in a classic Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs with Boston earning the right to advance with the 2-1 overtime victory at TD Garden on Saturday night...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-wrap-boston-advances-with-game-7-victory-vs-maple-leafs/
BOSTON — The Bruins needed a fan banner captain for Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at TD Garden. You catching our drift? The B’s pulled out the big guns Saturday, as Patri...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/patrice-bergeron-chosen-as-bruins-banner-captain-for-game-7/
BOSTON — The Bruins’ attempt to avoid blowing a 3-1 series lead in back-to-back seasons might have gotten more difficult. Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is returning to the lineup. Matthews...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/maple-leafs-auston-matthews-returns-for-game-7-vs-bruins/
BOSTON — The Maple Leafs don’t really don’t like making things easy on themselves, do they? Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe is making a stunning change to his lineup. Ilya Samsonov led the...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/maple-leafs-make-inexplicable-change-prior-to-game-7-vs-bruins/
The Boston Bruins potentially could see their season end in devastating fashion for the second year in a row Saturday, as they’ll take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a Game 7 at TD Garden. You�...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-confidence-on-display-before-game-7-vs-maple-leafs/
The Bruins and Maple Leafs play a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Saturday with the Florida Panthers waiting for their second-round opponent. Boston held a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, but Toro...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/bruins-maple-leafs-game-7-projected-lines-defensive-pairings/
For the third time in as many seasons, the Bruins play a Game 7 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and there’s a common thread of the feeling in the locker room ahead of Saturday�...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/what-jim-montgomery-told-bruins-in-game-7-preparation/
NHL fans couldn’t ask for anything more than a Game 7 against Original Six rivals, but for Bruins and Maple Leafs supporters, all eyes will be on whether or not Auston Matthews plays. The Toron...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/auston-matthews-status-for-game-7-vs-bruins-remains-mystery/
The Boston Bruins failed to eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs in back-to-back opportunities, but Charlie Coyle doesn’t find the losses in Games 5 and 6 deflating. “It’s not deflating at all...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/charlie-coyle-excited-for-bruins-game-7-vs-maple-leafs-at-td-garden/
The Bruins still have their destiny in their own hands when they take the ice against the Maple Leafs for Game 7 on Saturday night. Being at TD Garden for the win-or-go-home game is something Bru...
https://nesn.com/2024/05/why-bruins-jim-montgomery-had-goosebumps-after-game-6/