Bruins Lose Game 2 In Double Overtime On Backstrom Goal
Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into the second overtime Saturday to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and tie their first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
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Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into the second overtime Saturday to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and tie their first-round playoff series at a game apiece.
Offense was the overriding theme at practice Friday, a day after the Bruins outlasted the Washington Capitals, 1-0, in Game 1 of their first round, Eastern Conference series.
(93-7 The FAN) -- Steve Sullivan, who spent most of the regular season on the point of the first power play unit alongside Letang, returned to the point.
Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and the top-seeded New York Rangers opened their first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
No one "shuts down" Alex Ovechkin.
The legacy of the jacket has paved the way for a new piece of hardware -- literally.
Many images of Tim Thomas making dazzling save after dazzling save are forever embedded in the minds of hockey fans in Boston, as the goaltender stopped 798 of the 849 shots sent his way on the Bruins' run to the Stanley Cup.
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 in overtime in Game 1 of their playoff series on a goal by center Chris Kelly.
Follow all the action from the Bruins-Capitals opening game of the first round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs.
Felger and Massarotti were joined by Boston Bruins radio analyst Bob Beers to preview tonight's start of the Bruins-Capitals first round NHL playoff series. What are the Bruins chances of advancing?
The Boston Bruins playoff run begins tonight, as they face off against the Washington Capitals. Felger and Mazz took a look at the series and what the Bruins need to do to repeat.
98.5 The Sports Hub's Bruins play-by-play announcer Dave Goucher joined Gresh and Hardy to discuss tonight's game and this first series as a whole.
The NHL has fined Nashville defenseman Shea Weber $2,500 for slamming Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg's head against the glass at the end of Game 1.
This year's playoffs are much different for 20-year-old Tyler Seguin, as he knows he will be called upon to have a major impact for the Boston Bruins.
Gabriel Bourque scored two goals in his postseason debut, and the Nashville Predators held onto home-ice advantage by beating Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night to open their Western Conference playoff series.
Gresh and McAdam start off the show with the topic on every Bostonian's mind, the NHL Playoffs. The guys aren't too nervous about this first round match up, but as we all know when it comes to the NHL Playoffs anything can happen.
Dustin Penner scored with 3:14 left in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Wednesday night.
Jakub Voracek beat Marc-Andre Fleury from in close 2:23 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
The WBZ/98.5 The Sports Hub Sports team makes their picks for the Bruins-Capitals playoff series.
Bruins DieHard can't wait for the NHL playoffs to start, so he breaks down each series in the first round.
Patrice Bergeron joined the boys to discuss the Bruins preparations for the Capitals and how the team reacted when hearing the news that Nathan Horton will miss the playoffs with post concussion symptoms.
For the Rangers, the future is now.
In a bit of news many expected, Bruins forward Nathan Horton will miss the 2012 NHL Playoffs with lingering concussion symptoms.
The Bear Essentials breaks down the first round of the NHL playoffs.
