David Pastrnak scored 1:54 into overtime as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night in Game 7 of an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Sunday, May 05, 2024
BOSTON — In a matter of seconds, David Pastrnak changed the narrative. About the series, about his play and about the Bruins’ 2023-24 season.
Friday, May 03, 2024
TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe perfectly summed up what Saturday’s Game 7 will mean when the Bruins and his Maple Leafs meet one more time.
The Boston Bruins’ season isn’t over. Not yet, at least. But their Game 6 loss in Toronto to the Maple Leafs did mark another swan song as the final game for NESN’s play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards.
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
As the Bruins-Maple Leafs first-round playoff series shifts to Toronto for Game 6 and pressure mounts on Boston, it is now the B’s turn to try and answer the age-old playoff question.
Monday, April 29, 2024
Mason Lohrei was not a member of the Boston Bruins last year when they lost a heartbreaking Game 7 to the Florida Panthers, but he got a good taste of what the vibe will be like on Tuesday. He’s expected to step on to the TD Garden ice for his first home playoff game for the potential close-…
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TORONTO — Given the choice, James van Riemsdyk would have made this trade.
Jeremy Swayman started back-to-back games for the first time in more than two months and made 25 saves to help the visiting Boston Bruins take command of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 3-1 win in Game 4 on Saturday night.
TORONTO — Jake DeBrusk did not have the season he wanted, especially not when he’s about to head into unrestricted free agency this summer.
TORONTO — The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs believing goaltending is the team’s strength. And in the first round, they haven’t been wrong.
Star forward Auston Matthews made his presence felt to help the Toronto Maple Leafs capture a road split of the first two contests of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins.
Adversity is always lurking around the corner in the playoffs. The Maple Leafs have already dealt with a significant helping of it in playing Games 1 and 2 without 40-goal scorer William Nylander.
Jeremy Swayman has a favorite saying. “You can’t buy experience at Target,” the Bruins’ netminder has often said.
And so they meet again. The Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs don’t hold their spring clash quite as a frequently as the B’s and Montreal Canadiens once did, but the Blue-and-White have replaced the Bleu, Blanc et Rouge as Boston’s chief rival.
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Jeff Carter announced his retirement from the NHL after playing his final game for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
Brad Marchand’s inaugural season as the Boston Bruins’ captain has admittedly had its challenges.
