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The Boston Bruins have long been one of the NHL’s top performing franchises, but the first half of the 2024-25 season has been something of a nightmare. A poor start led to the firing of head coach Jim Montgomery, and after a brief surge under interim coach Joe Sacco, the Bruins are currently in the […]

Frank Vatrano is not a superstar in the NHL and any team that is pursuing the Anaheim Ducks forward in a potential trade knows that. However, Vatrano is a player with multiple skills, and his best skill is his ability to put the puck in the net. This is an asset that is always valued […]

While the Boston Bruins defeated the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals by a 4-1 score at TD Garden Monday night, they suffered a significant loss up front. Sniper David Pastrnak suffered an upper-body injury midway through the second period and did not return to action, though he was briefly seen on the bench following the injury. […]

The Boston Bruins appear to be a team that can’t make up it’s mind on how the season will play out. As the year got underway, there was quite a bit of optimism that the Bruins would challenge the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs for first place in the Atlantic Division. However, as soon […]

The Boston Bruins acted quickly when the New York Islanders placed forward Oliver Wahlstrom on the waiver wire, claiming him and bringing him to the team that he grew up rooting for. He’s the newest face on the Bruins roster that has struggled to put together consistent performances this season, resulting in the termination of […]

The Boston Bruins have been an elite NHL team for years, and they came into the 2024-25 season expecting to maintain that position and possibly make a surprise run at the Atlantic Division title. However, the balance and strength that has been a hallmark of the franchise under multiple coaches appears to have become nothing […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most consistent teams in the league for years, but that has not been the case at the start of the 2024-25 season. The Bruins have lost their touch with the man advantage (11.8 percent, tied for 31st) and killing penalties (75.0 percent, 26th in NHL), after regularly […]

It’s been a difficult start to the 2024-25 NHL campaign for the Boston Bruins. After two phenomenal regular-seasons — one of them historic — with Jim Montgomery at the helm, the head coach’s future could be up in the air as the turmoil surrounding the team continues. The B’s are 6-6-1 through 13 games, and […]

The Boston Bruins have now suffered back-to-back losses to division rival Florida Panthers, the same team that has eliminated them from the playoffs for the past two seasons. Their latest setback came in a 4-3 defeat at TD Garden on Monday, leaving the Bruins with a 2-2 record through their first four games. This follows […]

The Boston Bruins have been at or near the top of the NHL for 16  years. Since the start of the 2007-08 season, they have made the playoffs in all but two seasons. They have won one Stanley Cup and been to the Stanley Cup Finals two other times. The Bruins had the best regular-season […]

After the Boston Bruins dominated Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers, the home team reversed its fortunes and overwhelmed the Bruins in Game 2 to tie matters up. After the Panthers built a huge advantage in the third period, the game debilitated into a series of cheap shots and fights. A […]

The pressure on both the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs was thick and nasty as both teams prepared for Game 7 of the first-round Stanley Cup series. The Bruins were trying to avoid blowing a 3-1 series lead in the opening round for the second years in a row and earn their first series […]

The Boston Bruins avoided disaster Saturday night, winning Game 7 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 2-1 overtime victory is credited, at least from prominent members of the Bruins, to goaltender Jeremy Swayman, who received extensive praise from head coach Jim Montgomery and right winger David Pastrnak. After […]

The Boston Bruins have watched a 3-1 lead slip away in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight year. The Toronto Maple Leafs prevailed against their Original Six rivals for the first time on home ice this season in Game 6, squeaking out a 2-1 victory in front of the home […]

The Boston Bruins have been able to surprise their critics throughout the 2023-24 season. The retirement of future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron and game-changing center David Krejci was supposed to doom this team and drive them out of the playoffs. Instead, the Bruins flirted with a second consecutive Presidents Trophy and they ultimately finished […]

Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak isn’t letting anyone tell him that it will be easy to knock out the Toronto Maple Leafs in their NHL playoff series. Pastrnak knows that a team with its back against the wall facing elimination is a very hard out. “It’s going to be the hardest game tomorrow, so have […]

The Boston Bruins have been playing under a cloud of failure dating back to last year’s playoffs. As they head into the final games of the 2023-24 regular season, they are in first place in the Atlantic Division and they have a solid chance of holding off the Florida Panthers for the division crown. Instead […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most consistent teams in the NHL for the last two decades. The Bruins clinched their most recent playoff appearance Thursday after losses by the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, and they have earned a spot in the postseason in 15 of the past 17 seasons. The […]

The National Hockey League announced a new ‘4 Nations Face-Off’ during All-Star Weekend that will replace the ASG in 2025. And much to the chagrin of Boston Bruins superstar forward David Pastrnak, Czechia will not be included in the festivities. Only Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland will be participating in the tournament next […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made their hometown crowd proud during NHL All-Star weekend, but Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak wasn’t impressed, according to Dan Rosen of NHL.com: “Bruins forward David Pastrnak on the four Maple Leafs winning the All-Star Game: ‘Good for them. They needed some wins. They got one.’ And then he smiled.” Even […]

It has been another memorable start to the season for the Boston Bruins. The team that set the regular-season record for both points and victories last year has been at or near the top of the Eastern Conference since the start of the season. That, in itself, has been an achievement for a couple of […]

The Boston Bruins have a mission during the 2023-24 season. The team that set the NHL regular season record for wins and points last year, is determined to bounce back from the shocking first-round loss that knocked them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs last year. The Bruins were beaten in 7 games by the […]

David Pastrnak has been the best player on the Boston Bruins for years — as well as one of the NHL’s premier forwards — but in 2023-24, he’s making a legitimate Hart Trophy case as the league’s Most Valuable Player. But despite his excellence in the early going, to the tune of 11 goals and […]

It’s going to take some time for the pain to completely subside for the Boston Bruins following their meltdown in the first round of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers. Bruins forward David Pastrnak perfectly encapsulates the feeling of losing the way they did to the Panthers in just three words. […]

David Pastrnak, David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron have all played their entire career with the Boston Bruins — but the team could look a lot different next year after a stunning first-round collapse against the Florida Panthers. Pastrnak shared an emotional response to the fact that Sunday night could have been his last game playing […]

Two games into their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, some alarms were ringing for the Boston Bruins. They didn’t look great in the first two games to open the series, and were going to be without Patrice Bergeron for at least two more games as they traveled to Florida. But as this series […]

David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins made NHL history with their incredible 63rd win of the 2022-23 regular season on Sunday, becoming the first team in the league’s over 100 year history to achieve the feat. Pastrnak has been electric all season for the B’s and led the way again, scoring a hat trick as […]

The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday by the score of 5-3 for their 63rd win of the season, which is the new NHL record for most wins in a single season, according to SportsNet. The Bruins have two games left in the season before the playoffs, one against the Washington Capitals at […]

The Boston Bruins chase for history is reaching its final stages. With five games left in the season, the Bruins need to win three games to set a new record for most wins in a single season in NHL history, and eight points to set the record for most points in a single season as […]

The Boston Bruins become the fourth team in NHL history to win 60 games in a single seasonGo, according to a Sunday tweet from B/R Open Ice. The Detroit Red Wings earned 62 wins in the 1995-96 season following a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Reunion Arena, according to the NHL and Hockey Reference. The […]

David Pastrnak scored a hat trick Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he became the No. 2 single-season scorer in team history. Most goals in a season – @NHLBruins franchise history:76- Phil Esposito (1970-71)68- Esposito (1973-74)66- Esposito (1971-72)61- Esposito (1974-75)56- David Pastrnak (2022-23 via his hat trick in a 4-3 win vs the Penguins today)55- […]

High-scoring Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak scored his 50th goal of the season Sunday early in the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes. David Pastrnak registers his 50th goal of the season and 600th point of his career giving Boston 1-0 lead over Carolina. A breakaway goal for Pasta. — Shawn Hutcheon (@ShawnHutcheon) March 26, […]

In the midst of a monster season, David Pastrnak inked a huge extension with the Boston Bruins ahead of this year’s NHL trade deadline. The forward’s contract is for eight years and carries an $11.25 million cap hit, which will kick in next season. Previously set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, the […]

The Boston Bruins (48-8-5) are on a record pace in the NHL as the trade deadline approaches, threatening to set a record for the most points (132) and wins (64) in the regular season. But even if they do set a new standard for regular-season success, it won’t mean a thing if they don’t bring […]

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is not taking a day off this NHL Trade Deadline season. The Bruins announced a massive contract extension for Czech star forward David Pastrnak on Thursday, on an eight-year, $90 million deal, per Darren Dreger. The contract is the sixth highest active NHL deal; the 26-year-old superstar is set […]

Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak is playing like a superstar as his team rolls through an unbelievable season. And on Monday night, he cemented his place as one of the NHL’s best goal scorers. Pastrnak scored twice in a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, bringing his goal total for the season to 41. He […]

David Pastrnak was among those rumored to be on the move ahead of last season’s NHL trade deadline, but the Boston Bruins ultimately kept the forward, with the expectation that the front office and the player will be able to strike an extension deal in the offseason. It appears that that is where David Pastrnak […]

Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak is heading into a contract year in 2022. If he has it his way, this year won’t be his last in a Bruins sweater. Pastrnak’s six-year, $40 million contract signed in 2017 expires after this season. And the forward spoke with reporters on Friday regarding his status with the Bruins. […]

The Boston Bruins face an uncertain future after their decision to fire Bruce Cassidy. The results of that decision could see the team enter a rebuild, as they’ll be hampered by injuries to start the 2022-23 season and have all but missed their window for a championship run. Rumors of a potential David Pastrnak trade […]