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Charlie McAvoy and the NHLPA’s appeal to lessen the four-game suspension levied on the Boston Bruins defenseman has failed. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the decision, meaning he still won’t be able to play on Thursday against the New York Islanders. McAvoy was slapped with the suspension for his check to the head of Florida […]

The Boston Bruins weren’t supposed to reach the same level of success as last season. The anchors of their center ice position, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, retired in the offseason. The pair led the team to numerous deep playoff runs and a Stanley Cup championship for almost 20 years. Many were skeptical that the […]

The 2023-24 National Hockey League season is off to a roaring start. But don’t take my word for it — let the evidence speak for itself. There were 114 goals scored on Saturday in the NHL, smashing the previous league record. If you ask any hockey fan what makes the game exciting, it’s not a […]

It is an east meets west battle as the Boston Bruins visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Stars prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins enter the game at 9-1-1 on the year. Afers starting the season on a six-game winning streak, the Bruins lost in overtime […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without defenseman Timothy Liljegren for ‘significant time’ after he was on the receiving end of a can opener from Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand in the first period of a 3-2 Bruins win. “He’s going to miss … it looks like significant time,” said Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon […]

One of the best rivalries of the past decade writes its next chapter as the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Bruins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Maple Leafs come in at 5-3-1, sitting fifth in the Atlantic division. The Leafs […]

The Boston Bruins carried 19-year-old forward Matthew Poitras on their roster out of camp anticipating this situation. Boston, and more importantly Poitras, have played their ninth game of the season. If the rookie forward plays another game, his entry-level contract will kick in this season. On Tuesday, the Bruins made their decision regarding Poitras’s future. […]

The NHL has suspended Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for his hit on the Florida Panthers’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Tuesday. McAvoy will serve a four-game suspension for hitting Ekman-Larsson’s head, per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. “NHLBruins Charlie McAvoy has been suspended 4 games for his check to the head of #FlaPanthers Oliver Ekman-Larsson,” Seravalli tweeted […]

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Tuesday after catching Florida Panthers’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson with a high hit in a 3-2 overtime win. “Boston’s Charlie McAvoy will have a hearing today for an Illegal Check to the Head/Interference on Florida’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson,” the league announced. […]

The Boston Bruins are bringing back a familiar face amid their red-hot start to the season. Boston signed forward Danton Heinen to a one-year contract on Monday after the 28-year-old was with the team on a tryout contract during training camp, according to Sean O’Leary. The deal is worth up to $775,000. The Bruins wasted […]

The National Hockey League wrapped up its third week of 2023-24 with the campaign’s first outdoor game. The sellout crowd of 55,411 spectators at Commonwealth Stadium in Alberta were treated to a Heritage Classic featuring the then 1-5-1 Edmonton Oilers and 2-5-1 Calgary Flames. Connor McDavid returned from injury, which is great news for all […]

The Boston Bruins look to continue their hot start to the season as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Bruins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Panthers enter the game at 4-3-0 on the season but have now won two straight games. First, it was a […]

The National Hockey League has had its fair share of surprises — some good, some bad, depending on who you cheer for — in the early going. Through nearly three weeks of NHL play, who would have thought that Jack Hughes would be leading the league in scoring, with an injured Connor McDavid not even […]

The Boston Bruins are aiming to break a franchise record for most consecutive victories to start a season, but they’ll have to do it without a pair of forwards. Milan Lucic will be out for a “couple of weeks” with a foot fracture, while Jakub Lauko is expected to miss a week with a facial […]

The Anaheim Ducks will head to TD Garden to play the Boston Bruins for the second time in five days. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Ducks-Bruins prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Ducks edged out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in an overtime thriller on Tuesday. […]

The Boston Bruins shutout Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night, increasing their win streak to six games to start the year — and they made history in the process. The 2023-24 Bruins matched the best start in franchise history, defeating the Hawks 3-0 on the back of a Jeremy Swayman shutout and […]

The Boston Bruins look to stay undefeated as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Blackhawks prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins are 5-0 on the season. They are playing great this year while scoring three or more goals in every game this year. They have […]

Boston Bruins center Matthew Poitras scored his first two NHL goals in the span of four minutes on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks, and he had a hilarious admission about how he felt in the moment. “It’s pretty surreal, I mean, just seeing the puck go in the net, I was really excited,” Matthew Poitras […]

The Boston Bruins are across the country to take on the Anaheim Ducks Sunday night! This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Bruins-Ducks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bruins are starting this season off, the same way they played […]

The Boston Bruins figured to have a major battle on their hands when they play the high-scoring Los Angeles Kings Saturday night. That game appeared to get quite a bit tougher after head coach Jim Montgomery met the media after a morning skate and reported that high-scoring winger Jake DeBrusk would not be in the […]

The Boston Bruins take their undefeated record on the road to take on the San Jose Sharks. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Bruins-Sharks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Bruins have played just two games this season, and […]

The Boston Bruins are not the team that set NHL records last season for wins (65) and points (135). That was a team that nearly everything went right for in the regular season and then fell flat on its face in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Head coach Jim Montgomery had to […]

The Boston Bruins have kicked off their 2023-24 NHL season with a victory. Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 to begin what the team hopes is another successful season. Bruins fans are certainly happy with the win, but not everyone is impressed. In fact, head coach Jim Montgomery was anything but. Montgomery spoke with reporters […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will attempt to win two in a row as they face the Boston Bruins, who are making their season debut, at the TD Garden. It’s hockey time, and we’re sharing our NHL odds series, making a Blackhawks-Bruins prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins […]

The 2023-24 NHL season is starting and the race for the Atlantic Division will be tight. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a special winner of the Atlantic Division prediction and pick. Last year, the Boston Bruins won the division after they had the best record in the NFL and broke […]

The Boston Bruins are already midway through the preseason ahead of the 2023-2024 season, but the players are reflecting on last year’s heartbreaking playoff exit. The Bruins stormed through the regular season during the 2022-2023 season, breaking the NHL record for the most regular season wins with a win-loss record of 65-12. They accumulated over […]

The Boston Bruins put together one of the greatest regular seasons in NHL history during the 2022-23 season, only for it to shockingly end with a first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Perhaps the two men themselves knew it at the time, but the Bruins and their fans had to face a tough reality […]

The Boston Bruins kicked off their preseason slate of games on Sunday. And they got off to a promising start, fending off the New York Rangers and winning 3-0. Boston’s standout performer that game was one of their top prospects, as well. Forward Matthew Poitras scored a goal and dished out an assist in the […]

Off the ice, Brad Marchand is typically a guy with a sharp sense of humor. However, when Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery named Marchand team captain on Thursday, the latter showed a side of him others rarely get to see. Brad Marchand cherished and savored that special moment, per MASS LIVE’s Matt Vautour. “As […]

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk requested a trade from the team a few years back. It inherently created some tension as rumors about his future swirled relentlessly. At the end of the day, though, cooler heads prevailed. DeBrusk rescinded his trade request, and he signed a two-year contract extension in March 2021. However, that contract […]

The Boston Bruins lost some key players this offseason, chief among them being their captain Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron closed the book on a legendary career with the Bruins, and while he will need to be replaced on the ice, his leadership presence needs to be replaced too. With the captain role up for grabs, many […]

The Boston Bruins will be a changed team from previous years, and there is a legitimate fear that they don’t have players who are close to the level of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci who can man the center positions on the top two lines. But this is a team that has been a playoff […]

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm recently appeared with the media, and he answered the unsurprising question about what it will be like this season after Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci retired. “It’s obviously a question I’m going to get a lot,” Hampus Lindholm said, via Dan Rosen of NHL.com. “I can only speak for myself, […]

Milan Lucic made an obvious decision in NHL Free Agency, returning to the Boston Bruins on a one-year contract. Lucic has spent eight years away after being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2015. The veteran forward went on to spend time with the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, as well. Lucic returned to […]

Although Brad Marchand is the obvious choice as the next captain of the Boston Bruins after Patrice Bergeron retired this summer, the 35-year-old isn’t focused on that as the 2023-24 campaign approaches. “It’s not something that I really think about too much,” the Canadian superstar told reporters at Warrior Ice Arena in Boston this week. […]

Danton Heinen and the Boston Bruins could be reuniting after the veteran forward was signed to a professional tryout agreement, the team announced on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has already played over 200 games in a Bruins uniform after being drafted in the fourth round by the team in the 2014 NHL Draft. He spent the […]

The Boston Bruins are preparing for a hockey season without Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci for the first time in nearly two decades — and veteran center Charlie Coyle is ready for the challenge. “They’re world-class players and we’re going to miss them,” Coyle said on a recent appearance on WEEI’s The Gresh & Fauria […]

Boston Bruins left winger Jake DeBrusk recently made some eye-opening comments on his potential future with the Bruins. DeBrusk had a successful 2022-23 season with the Bruins despite missing time due to injury, and it appears that he won’t be looking for greener pastures when his contract expires after next season. “I’m hoping to stay […]

The Boston Bruins didn’t make a single trade after July 1, but the team still saw a mass free agent exodus in Massachusetts after one of the greatest regular seasons in National Hockey League history in 2022-23. The Bruins truly looked like a powerhouse that would march all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, […]