Zdeno Chara Returns To Bruins Practice, But Will Not Return Against Hurricanes
The Bruins got their captain back, but Chara's status for returning to game action remains unclear.
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The Bruins got their captain back, but Chara's status for returning to game action remains unclear.
Panic didn't descend upon the Bruins' Brighton practice facility despite the loss of the team leader in ice time at 22:41 per game. Instead there was discussion about the defensemen needing to make up for Chara's loss by committee and the forwards being responsible for helping them out.
There's no mystery what it will mean for the Bruins if Zdeno Chara has to miss an extended period of time.
Claude Julien showed a lot of faith in defenseman Brandon Carlo late in Thursday's win, and was rewarded with a key play from the youngster.
If the second straight season of missing the playoffs leads to some major changes, it may well be a good thing for the franchise.
"It's a character challenge for us, and this is where we have to show our character."
Zdeno Chara has made mincemeat of some of the best scorers in the league in a pair of crucial Bruins wins over the last few weeks.
Zdeno Chara may be on the decline, but he is still capable of making awesome plays. Watch this incredible saucer pass to Brad Marchand.
The Boston Bruins have been at the forefront to help injured hockey player Denna Laing, and on Wednesday she got a special visit from the team's captain.
Instead of giving out meaningless midseason report-card grades, here's a look at some of the issues the Bruins need to clear up at each position.
There were some great behind-the-scenes clips from Wednesday night's show, including:
The 6-foot-9 captain scored in a game where defense reigned.
The Bruins got Zdeno Chara back against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, but the same problems on defense remain.
Recovering from an upper body injury, Bruins captain and No. 1 defenseman Zdeno Chara will make his season debut Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the TD Garden.
Bruins head coach Claude Julien announced Thursday that captain Zdeno Chara has been ruled out for the team's season-opening game against the Winnipeg Jets at the TD Garden.
The team placed Zdeno Chara on injured reserve Monday, retroactive to September 24 when the 38-year-old defenseman suffered an upper-body injury.
As Zdeno Chara recovers from an upper-body injury that listed him as day-to-day, the Bruins captain took the ice Tuesday morning and skated on his own. Literally, by himself.
Zdeno Chara's latest injury is minor as the captain is day-to-day. But it's a bad sign of Chara's ability to stay healthy for a full season.
Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien was a little concerned following Thursday night's preseason win over the Rangers, but received some good news on Friday.
The Boston Bruins may have a big problem on their blue line.
These feats of strength on a bar mean little in the grand scheme of things in terms of the Bruins playing better hockey and returning to the playoffs.
A healthy and more consistently dominant Zdeno Chara could go a long way to making sure the Bruins won't have to overhaul the roster again in the near future.
With the Bruins popping in and out of the news cycle, it's high time to run through some leftover Bruins thoughts from this spring.
From the ill-timed trade of Johnny Boychuk to the injuries to major players that required a reliance on inexperienced young players to fill in, Boston's defense corps rode a roller coaster in terms of performance all season.
If you thought that Zdeno Chara didn't quite look like himself at the end of the regular season, it wasn't your imagination.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
A Burlington, Massachusetts man has not heard from his family since they took shelter from strikes in Tehran.
When a fear-inducing adaptation of the classic "Wait Until Dark" opens at The Greater Boston Stage in Stoneham, two women will share the lead role.
The future YMCA facility in Somerville will surround a home that the organization has tried to purchase for years.
A staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm during an incident that was allegedly caught on video.
Snow, ice and rain are in the Boston weather forecast for Tuesday.
The DNC is announcing Monday that the 2028 national convention will be held from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, CBS News has learned.
We'll have a totally eclipsed full moon, a blood moon, a worm moon and a selenelion at sunrise in the Boston area Tuesday.
A staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm during an incident that was allegedly caught on video.
The future YMCA facility in Somerville will surround a home that the organization has tried to purchase for years.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
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.
A staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm during an incident that was allegedly caught on video.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
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.
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.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
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.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
Alina Muller and Hannah Brandt scored in a shootout and the Boston Fleet beat the Ottawa Charge 3-2 on Saturday to break a tie for the PWHL lead.
The combined efforts of Travis Konecny and Dan Vladar led the Flyers to victory over the Bruins.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.