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Boston Bruins: Simple Mistakes, Simple Fixes

 

By: Andrew Thompson                                                          Twitter: @godwentwhoops

The Boston Bruins are proving to be their own worst enemy right now. The Black and Gold had a sold-out crowd backing them on Wednesday night at the TD Garden. The B’s looked poised to push the Tampa Bay Lightning into Boston Harbor with a resounding win.

Then the B’s started making simple mistakes. The Bolts easily capitalized on those simple errors, allowing Tampa … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins: Round 2 Game 3 Preview

By: Lucas Salvatore | Check me out on Twitter @lsalvatore29

The Boston Bruins just could not overcome their terrible start in game 3 despite tying the game. Many issues involving turnovers and break out passes continue to be a problem for the Bruins in this series. Will these areas improve as we get ready for game 3?

A full 60-minute effort will be what the Bruins need to get back … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Post Game Recap: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game 1: 4/12/18: Toronto at Boston

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 By: Garrett Haydon | Follow me on twitter @thesportsguy97

Home: Boston Bruins: 50-20-12, 112 points, second in the Atlantic Division

Away: Toronto Maple Leafs: 49-26-7, 105 points, third in the Atlantic Division

Boston’s Lineup

Forwards

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DeBrusk-Krejci-Ric. Nash

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Schaller-Kuraly-Wingels

Defense

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Krug-Miller

Grzelcyk-McQuaid

Goalies

Rask

Khudobin

Toronto’s Lineup

Forwards

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Marleau-Kadri-Marner

Van Riemsdyk-Bozak-Brown

Komarov-Plekanec-Kapanen

Defense

Rielly-Hainsey

Gardiner-Zaitsev

Dermott-Polak

Goalies

Anderson

McElhinney

First Period

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Bruins Week That Was: B’s Pass A Huge Road Test Despite Numerous Trials

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By Thomas Nyström | Follow on twitter @nahstrom

In my ongoing series of columns surrounding the remaining Bruins regular season and expectations, today I’m going to dive into their most recent stretch of road games. As stated in the previous installment, this past week was a sizable test for the banged-up B’s as they traveled to St. Louis, Dallas, Minnesota, and Winnipeg. All of … Keep Reading

Bruins David Backes Nominated For 2018 Masterton Trophy

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By: Mark Allred   |   Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

Today the Professional Hockey Writers Association’s Boston Chapter announced that they’ve selected Boston Bruins forward David Backes as this year’s Masterton Trophy nominee. The 12 -year National Hockey League pro who spent a majority of his career with the St. Louis Blues organization has never won the prestigious award which is handed out annually to … Keep Reading

A Rational Look at Injuries and the Remaining Boston Bruins Schedule

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By Thomas Nyström | Follow on twitter @nahstrom

We were all warned. Hell, I even warned you that the upcoming schedule was daunting a few weeks ago: https://blackngoldhockey.com//2018/03/07/predicting-the-rest-of-the-season-bruins-final-record/

Here’s the updated remaining schedule:

Wednesday March 22 @ STL 8:00 PM ET
Friday March 23 @ DAL 8:30 PM ET
Sunday March 25 @ MIN 7:30 PM ET
Tuesday March 27 @ WPG 8:00 PM ET
Thursday March 29 Keep Reading

Bruins Sign Donato To Entry-Level Deal

 

By: Mark Allred   |   Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

The Boston Bruins announced earlier this evening that they’ve signed prospect and Harvard University forward Ryan Donato to an entry-level contract.  This year was a career season for the Crimson Junior as he posted 26-17-43 numbers in in 26 games and was the ECAC Player of The Year and a nominee for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award given to the … Keep Reading

Boston Bruins Post Game Recap: Game 70

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By KG | Follow on Twitter @kgbngblog | FanCred at K G

PREGAME NOTES

As the Bruins face their toughest opponent yet on this road trip, David Backes slides into the top center position in between Marchand and Pastrnak. Rask and Vasilevskiy take their respective nets as these two titans get set to play a potential playoff matchup.

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BREAKING: David Backes Suspended Three Games

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By: Lauren Campbell | Follow on Twitter: @lalalalaurrrren

On Wednesday, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Boston Bruins forward David Backes has been suspended for three games after his hit on Detroit Red Wings center Frans Nielsen.

The hit came late in the first period after Backes made contact with Nielsen’s head with his shoulder while Nielsen did not have possession of the puck.

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