Kalman: They're No Merlot Line, But Bruins' Fourth Line Could Be As Impactful In Bruins' Stanley Cup Run
When you play for the Bruins, there are a lot of legacies to live up to. Even if you're a fourth-liner.
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When you play for the Bruins, there are a lot of legacies to live up to. Even if you're a fourth-liner.
Here's which players in particular the Bruins will have to be wary of at all times.
Sunday's loss to the Panthers gave the Bruins some hard lessons for what they're going to have to do in the playoffs to make sure they don't continue to replicate their performances of the past week and a half.
It took until the final night of the regular season, but the Boston Bruins now know their first-round playoff opponent.
The Bruins didn't seem like the team with the most to gain until it was too late Sunday night.
The 78-year-old national anthem singer has been a fixture at Bruins games for 42 years.
Boston beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night, preserving the Bruins' chances for the No. 1 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference.
The NHL's playoff picture can get complex. Here's an effort at laying out what can happen for the Bruins to earn the No. 1 seed.
The Bruins can't spend too much time worrying about seeding. They have to get healthy and in sync now that they're on just their second losing streak of three or more games this season.
The Florida Panthers stay in contention for the playoffs with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Every single one of the Bruins' games since mid-March has been played against a team either in the playoff structure or just outside of it. The trend will continue on Thursday night in Sunrise.
Fortunately, over the past few months, the 41-year-old Chara has let the world in.
"It's part of realizing you can't take a night off, no matter what night it is and who you're playing and what happened the night before. You have to be at your best."
It's been five years since Andrew Ference laced up his skates for the Bruins, but Boston fans will always love the former defenseman.
With the playoffs now just over a week away, the Bruins are welcoming back a key player.
Brad Marchand has once again been disciplined by the NHL's department of player safety. But this time, he avoided suspension.
If the Bruins win on Tuesday? You can pretty much pencil them in as Atlantic Division champions.
Boston scored with less than four seconds remaining in regulation, but Philadelphia came away with a 4-3 overtime victory on Easter Sunday.
Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo suffered a broken left fibula and is going to be out for 6 to 8 weeks, according to a report in The Boston Sports Journal.
Jake DeBrusk scored in his return to the Bruins lineup, and the Bruins sailed to a 5-1 win over Florida.
Looking ahead to potential playoff opponents, here's how the Bruins have fared so far against the other seven teams in the postseason, plus Florida.
The Bruins don't need 6-foot-5, 208-pound defenseman Brandon Carlo to be The Incredible Hulk. They don't even need him to be Zdeno Chara or Adam McQuaid.
It looked and felt like playoff hockey at the Garden, where Tuukka Rask and David Pastrnak were ready, willing and able to get physical.
Rask is known for being at his best when he's calm in net, but he can also have a temper that sometimes results in clumsy self-punishment, equipment destruction and the abuse of milk crates. The Bruins benefited from a little bit of both sides of Rask's personality in their 4-2 win against the Lightning at TD Garden.
The Boston Bruins took over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
As we tick towards the end of what will be an all-time, record setting, top-ten snowstorm for Boston, it is awfully hard to ignore what may be coming next for Massachusetts.
Several school districts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire decided to stay closed for one more day Tuesday due to the snow.
It took a bit longer than usual due to winter conditions in New England, but the Patriots are back home as AFC Champions after winning in Denver.
The police in Bangor, Maine, said all six people on a private business jet are presumed dead after the plane crashed in a snowstorm at Bangor International Airport.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Boston's biggest snowstorm in nearly four years will be a memorable one. Follow live updates here.
It's the biggest winter storm in years in Massachusetts. See who has the most snow so far.
Several school districts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire decided to stay closed for one more day Tuesday due to the snow.
Massachusetts got plenty of snow on Sunday. Unfortunately, this storm comes complete with a day two.
As we tick towards the end of what will be an all-time, record setting, top-ten snowstorm for Boston, it is awfully hard to ignore what may be coming next for Massachusetts.
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.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
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.
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.
It took a bit longer than usual due to winter conditions in New England, but the Patriots are back home as AFC Champions after winning in Denver.
The Seahawks and the Patriots previously met in the Super Bowl back in 2015, when a last-second goal line interception by Malcolm Butler sealed the win for New England.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye reacted to the team's AFC Championship Game win.
It wasn't pretty, but the New England Patriots are headed to Super Bowl LX after beating the Denver Broncos, 10-7, in the AFC Championship Game.
The New England Patriots are in Denver to play the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game with a berth in Super Bowl LX on the line. Here's how you can watch.
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.