Bruins Sweep Hurricanes, Punch Ticket To Stanley Cup Final
For the 20th time in franchise history, the Boston Bruins will be playing in the Stanley Cup Final.
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For the 20th time in franchise history, the Boston Bruins will be playing in the Stanley Cup Final.
If staying out of the penalty box was the Hurricanes' plan, it went haywire in the second period. And it proved costly.
Don Sweeney's vision as general manager for the Boston Bruins is coming together in a significant way this season. And his work is getting recognized by his peers.
The Boston Bruins will be without their captain as they try to punch a ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Boston Bruins are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. But they're all aware that notching a fourth win in any series is the hardest one to get.
Four Boston Bruins fans who police said "viciously beat" someone after a playoff game last week have been arrested.
The Bruins will be without winger Chris Wagner on Thursday night as they look to complete a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.
Nobody needs to start talking about the Stanley Cup Final just yet. But you can allow yourself to start thinking about it. It's safe.
The way they earned their Game 3 victory on the road in Raleigh on Tuesday night was a perfect picture of how and why the Bruins find themselves one win away from the Stanley Cup Final.
Sure enough, the Boston Bruins -- who have been somewhat of a magnet for unique calls this postseason -- were involved in a case of goaltender interference that had many hockey fans scratching their heads on Tuesday night in Raleigh.
With the win, the Bruins now own a 3-0 series lead. They need just one more win to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.
It wasn't the best period of officiating for referees Steve Kozari and Kelly Sutherland.
If one were to look at the four goaltenders still playing -- Rask, Petr Mrazek, Jordan Binnington, and Martin Jones -- then one would see just how great the gap is between Rask and everybody else.
The Carolina Hurricanes are apparently feeling a bit tired. Do they think they are the only ones?
The Boston Bruins own a 2-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, but they know it's about to get a whole lot tougher with the series shifting to Raleigh for the next two games.
The alleged assault and battery happened at about midnight at the North Quincy MBTA station.
Putting a six-spot on a team can lead to some changes. For the Hurricanes, being the recipient of that six-pack may lead to a switcheroo at the goaltender position.
Sunday in Game 2 against Carolina looked a whole lot like the Bruins hitting the peak of their capabilities. And if the team can replicate that kind of game going forward, they simply won't be beaten.
It's the first-ever NHL livery aircraft for the airline.
The Carolina Hurricanes swept the New York Islanders in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with relative ease. But the Boston Bruins have served them a dose of reality in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final, and Canes captain Justin Williams doesn't like the taste.
This homecoming has not gone well for Dougie Hamilton.
If the past is any indication, then it's only a matter of time before you can make your plans to watch the Bruins play for the Stanley Cup.
While the defensive duo of Matt Grzelcyk and Connor Clifton may not have been brought up too often as impactful offensive players prior to the series starting, they certainly played an important part of the Bruins' blowout win over the Hurricanes in Game 2.
The Boston Bruins are now just two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. And they arrived there with authority.
Sometimes when teams get together for mid-afternoon matinees, it can take some time for the pace to reach full speed. Sunday afternoon at the TD Garden was not one of those times.
