Tuukka Rask's Opt-Out Decision Likely Crushes Bruins' Stanley Cup Hopes
While there will never be any settling of The Great Tuukka Rask Debate, there should be no doubt that the Bruins' chances of winning the Stanley Cup just dropped significantly.
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While there will never be any settling of The Great Tuukka Rask Debate, there should be no doubt that the Bruins' chances of winning the Stanley Cup just dropped significantly.
Just days after making comments about the lack of playoff atmosphere in the NHL's bubble, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask has decided to go home.
Bruce Cassidy disagrees with his goaltender that the NHL's bubble games doesn't have a playoff feel.
The Boston Bruins are two games deep in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tuukka Rask isn't buying it.
The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes are all knotted up at one game apiece. And this may be a long series.
For the Bruins, the words "unfit to participate" reared their ugly heads on Thursday night, shortly before puck dropped for Game 2 against the Hurricanes, and it regarded their leading goal scorer, David Pastrnak.
The Boston Bruins are sending their best wishes to former head coach Claude Julien, who will miss the rest of Montreal's first-round series against Philadelphia after being taken to a Toronto hospital with chest pain on Wednesday.
With a rare playoff back-to-back, there isn't much time between Games 1 and 2 of the Bruins-Hurricanes playoff series. But in the brief 30-hour window between games, Carolina took care of some business.
Roughly 24 hours ago, Tuukka Rask wrapped up a 25-save effort for the Bruins in a Game 1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. He'll be back in net for Boston in just a few hours for Game 2.
After losing a challenge and losing the game in double overtime, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour was heated.
Here's a quick-hit run-through the highs and lows from the Bruins' 4-3 double-OT win over the Hurricanes.
Look out, NHL. The Bruins' top line has awoken.
It took until double overtime, but the Boston Bruins finally have themselves a victory. And this one counted.
Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk has had a somewhat frustrating time in the NHL's bubble in Toronto. He took those frustrations out on his stick midway through Wednesday's Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"It's unique all around this year."
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
Mike Vrabel said it's too soon to know if veteran wide receiver Mack Hollins will be activated off of injured reserve for the AFC Championship Game Sunday in Denver.
The New England Patriots took a social media victory lap after beating the Houston Texans in the NFL playoffs.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had fumble issues against Houston, but made a critical touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help put the game away.
The Patriots have a date with the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
A man crashed a car into the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Monday. Shrewsbury Police Chief Kevin Anderson said that the crash was believed to be intentional.
Police say a car stolen from Boston crashed into a Cambridge biotechnology building on Monday afternoon, seriously injuring someone inside.
New England Patriots fans are gearing up to travel to Denver, Colorado, to support the team as they face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.
A new dad had a ticket to be at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots-Texans game, but he wound up watching from a hospital room. WBZ-TV’s Samantha Chaney reports.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.
