Boston Bruins made good use of familiarity with the New York Rangers

It bred surprisingly little contempt, but there’s probably plenty of time ahead for that to develop. Instead, familiarity seemed to benefit the Bruins in Game 1 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers on Thursday night. The B’s didn’t have an easy time taking a 1-0 … Continue reading

No flight home on Sunday night? No problem, Bruins say

BOSTON – To Shawn Thornton, if not to the rest of the Boston Bruins, there was a silver lining to being forced to stay over in Toronto on Sunday night because of an equipment problem with their airplane. “I didn’t have my dogs kicking me in the back in the … Continue reading

It’s winner take all in Game 7 for Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to making playoff history at the expensae of the Bruins. Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins, 2-1, Sunday to send their playoff series back to Boston for a decisive Game 7 tonight. … Continue reading