Bergeron doesn’t travel with Bruins for games in Florida
April 21, 2023 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Boston captain Patrice Bergeron did not accompany the Bruins on their trip to Florida for Games 3 and 4 of an Eastern Conference first-round series with the Panthers.
He missed Game 1 due to illness and Game 2 to an unspecified upper-body injury.
Bruins captain Bergeron out Game 1 vs. Panthers with illness
April 17, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron is out for Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers on Monday night due to an illness.
The 37-year-old Bergeron suffered an upper-body injury in the team’s regular-season finale against Montreal and missed practice Saturday and Sunday.
Bertuzzi shines in Boston debut, Bruins beat Rangers 4-2
March 5, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his Boston debut and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, helping the NHL-leading Bruins beat Patrick Kane and the New York Rangers 4-2 on Saturday.
Charlie Coyle scored off Bertuzzi’s feed and set up Tomas Nosek’s short-handed goal in Boston’s 10th straight win.
Bertuzzi sets up goal in Bruins’ 4-2 win over Rangers
March 4, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his Boston debut and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, helping the NHL-leading Bruins beat Patrick Kane and the New York Rangers 4-2 on Saturday.
Charlie Coyle scored off Bertuzzi’s feed and set up Tomas Nosek’s short-handed goal in Boston's 10th straight win.
Bruins rout Sabres 7-1, become fastest team to 100 points
March 3, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists just a few hours after signing a new contract and the surging Boston Bruins became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points by beating the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Thursday night.
McAvoy scores in OT, Bruins beat Flames for 8th win a row
March 1, 2023 GMTCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Boston a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, extending the NHL-leading Bruins' winning streak to eight games.
Bruins bring 5-game win streak into matchup with the Canucks
February 24, 2023 GMTBoston Bruins (43-8-5, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (22-30-5, sixth in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Vancouver Canucks looking to prolong a five-game win streak.
DeBrusk scores late in 3rd period, Bruins edge Kraken 6-5
February 24, 2023 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:38 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins edged the Seattle Kraken 6-5 on Thursday night.
The win avenged Boston’s first regulation home loss of the season, which was a 3-0 defeat to Seattle back on Jan.
DeBrusk scores in return, Bruins beat Islanders 6-2
February 19, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored two minutes into his first game in six weeks, Trent Frederic had a pair of goals and Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday.
DeBrusk returns, scores to power Bruins past Islanders 6-2
February 19, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk didn't hesitate when asked what he missed most about sitting out 17 games with a broken leg: “Scoring goals."
The Bruins forward didn't waste any time after missing six weeks, scoring two minutes into the game on Saturday to propel NHL-leading Boston to a 6-2 victory over the tired New York Islanders.
Jeremy Swayman makes 29 saves, Bruins blank Predators 5-0
February 17, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves, Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0 on Thursday night.
Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Derek Forbort and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins, winners of three of four.
Bergeron breaks tie, NHL-leading Bruins beat Canadiens 4-2
January 25, 2023 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 2:55 left and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Following a faceoff in the offensive zone, Bergeron hopped on a loose puck in the slot and beat Samuel Montembeault with a wrist shot.
Swayman makes 31 saves as NHL-best Bruins beat Rangers 3-1
January 20, 2023 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to help the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night for their eighth victory in nine games.
Pavel Zacha, Patrice Bergeron and Connor Clifton scored for NHL-leading Boston, which improved to 15-1-3 in its last 19 games.
Grzelcyk scores late as Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-3
January 15, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Matt Grzelcyk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:16 left to give Boston a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night and prevent the Bruins from losing back-to-back games for the first time all season.
Grzelcyk breaks tie late, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-3
January 15, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The NHL-best Boston Bruins haven’t lost back-to-back games all season, and they wanted to keep it that way.
“The game meant more to us than I imagined before the game,” coach Jim Montgomery said after Boston bounced back from its first shutout of the season and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night.
Atlantic Division-leading Bruins host the Maple Leafs
January 13, 2023 GMTToronto Maple Leafs (26-10-7, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-5-4, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs face the top team in the Atlantic Division, the Boston Bruins.
Kraken bring 6-game win streak into matchup against the Bruins
January 11, 2023 GMTSeattle Kraken (24-12-4, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-4-4, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken will look to keep a six-game win streak alive when they take on the Boston Bruins.
Sabres make it 6 straight with OT victory vs Bruins
January 1, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Alex Tuch scored his second goal of the game in overtime, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 4-3 victory over the NHL-best Boston Bruins on Saturday for their sixth straight win.
Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 27th goal and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 37 shots for the Sabres, who won for just the second time in their last 11 games against the Bruins.
Bergeron breaks late tie, NHL-leading Bruins beat Devils 3-1
December 29, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 4:08 remaining in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Trent Frederic and Pavel Zacha also scored to help NHL-leading Boston improve to 28-4-3.
Patrice Bergeron breaks late tie, Bruins beat Devils 3-1
December 29, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored the tiebreaker with 4:08 remaining in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Trent Frederic and Pavel Zacha also scored for NHL-leading Boston, which improved to 28-4-3.
Pastrnak and Ullmark lead Bruins past struggling Devils, 4-3
December 24, 2022 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two of Boston’s four second-period goals, and linemates David Krejci and Pavel Zacha each had two assists in the Bruins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.
Bergeron helps Bruins beat Panthers 7-3 for 17th home win
December 20, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored twice in the third period after Boston almost blew a 4-0 lead on Monday night and the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 7-3 for their 17th home win in 19 tries.
Bergeron (2 goals, 2 assists) leads Bruins past Panthers 7-3
December 20, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Bruins coach Jim Montgomery watched his team let a four-goal lead turn into a 4-3 edge and wondered whether he needed to call a timeout to settle things down.
NHL-best Bruins honor Patrice Bergeron; beat Columbus 4-2
December 17, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — David Krejci scored a go-ahead, power-play goal and the Boston Bruins remained unbeaten in regulation at home with a 4-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
David Pastrnak also had a power-play goal, Taylor Hall scored on a delayed penalty and backup goalie Jeremy Swayman, wearing new dark-tan pads, made a season-high 30 saves for Boston.
Bruins beat Golden Knights 3-1 in battle of division leaders
December 12, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored early in the third period to put Boston ahead for good, and the Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 Sunday in a matchup of division leaders.
DeBrusk's shot, which came on a terrific pass from Pavel Zacha over sliding Vegas defenseman Alec Martinez, put the Bruins in front 2-1 at 2:10 of the final period.
Avalanche host the Bruins after Newhook’s 2-goal game
December 6, 2022 GMTBoston Bruins (20-3-0, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (13-9-1, fourth in the Central Division)
Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Boston Bruins after Alexander Newhook's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Avalanche's 5-3 loss.
Hurricanes bring losing streak into matchup with the Bruins
November 24, 2022 GMTCarolina Hurricanes (10-5-1, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (14-2-0, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Friday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes, on a four-game losing streak, play the Boston Bruins.
Panthers take losing streak into home matchup with the Bruins
November 22, 2022 GMTBoston Bruins (14-2-0, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (9-6-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers take on the Boston Bruins after losing three straight games.
Bergeron gets 1,000th point, streaking Bruins beat Lightning
November 22, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron got his 1,000th career point with a second-period assist and the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 Monday night for their seventh straight win.
Bergeron became the fourth Boston player and 94th in NHL history to reach the milestone with the second assist on Brad Marchand’s goal at 15:08 that gave the Bruins a 4-1 lead.
Schmid has 25 saves, Devils beat Senators for 12th straight
November 20, 2022 GMTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Akira Schmid made 25 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday for their 12th straight victory.
Yegor Sharangovich and Michael McLeod each had a goal and an assist, and Erik Haula, Nathan Bastian and Jesper Boqvist also scored for New Jersey.
Bruins tie NHL mark for home start; beat Blackhawks, 6-1
November 20, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored two goals as the Boston Bruins tied the NHL record for most consecutive home wins to open a season with 11 by beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 on Saturday night.
Bergeron helps Bruins beat Canucks for 11th win in last 12
November 14, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored his third goal in two days and the Boston Bruins won their fourth straight, beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Sunday night.
Brad Marchand got his fifth goal in just eight games this season, Connor Clifton and Pavel Zacha also scored and Tomas Nosek added an empty-net goal with 1:58 remaining as Boston won for the 11th time in its last 12 and improved to 14-2-0 on the season.
Bruins improve to team-record 9-0 at home, beat Canucks
November 14, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored his third goal in two days and the Boston Bruins set a team record with their ninth straight home win to start the season, beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Sunday night.
Bruins play the Canucks after Bergeron’s 2-goal game
November 13, 2022 GMTVancouver Canucks (4-8-3, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (13-2-0, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -221, Canucks +181; over/under is 6.5
Bergeron scores twice as Bruins beat Sabres 3-1
November 13, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored two goals and Keith Kinkaid made 30 saves, leading the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Jakub Zboril scored his first NHL goal for Boston, and Brad Marchand had two assists.
Calgary takes losing streak into game against Boston
November 9, 2022 GMTCalgary Flames (5-4-2, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (11-2-0, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames, on a six-game losing streak, play the Boston Bruins.
Bergeron leads Bruins to 3-1 win over slumping Blues
November 8, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal with 7:15 remaining and the Boston Bruins beat the slumping St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday night.
Trent Frederic and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston, and Brad Marchand had two assists.
Bruins’ Neely: Team ‘dropped the ball’ in signing Miller
November 7, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Bruins President Cam Neely said Monday the team “dropped the ball" with its internal vetting of Mitchell Miller, ultimately leading to the decision to rescind its contract offer to the defenseman.
Bruins improve to 6-1; beat Stars 3-1 behind Hall, Ullmark
October 26, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Taylor Hall scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night to improve to 6-1.
It was the third straight game-winning score for Hall, who had an overtime goal to beat Minnesota on Saturday after collecting the lone tally in a shootout against Anaheim last Thursday.
Giroux scores, Senators beat Bruins 7-5 in home opener
October 19, 2022 GMTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux opened the scoring in his Ottawa homecoming and the Senators outscored Boston 7-5 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season and the Bruins' first loss.
DeBrusk scores 2 as Bruins beat Panthers 5-3
October 18, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored 21 seconds into the game and added an empty-netter as the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night.
DeBrusk also assisted on the go-ahead goal, splitting a pair of defenders in a race for the puck and feeding Patrice Bergeron with a behind-the-back pass to put Boston up 2-1 with 7:25 left in the second period.
Pastrnak has a goal and 3 assists, Bruins beat Capitals 5-2
October 13, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Montgomery wanted the Boston Bruins to show who they have, not who they don’t have, to start the season.
Turns out who they have, even missing two key players to injury for quite some time, is still pretty good.
With Bergeron back, Bruins will make another run at Cup
October 10, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins’ motto this season might as well be: “Win one for Patrice.”
For the second straight year, the Bruins are heading into the season thinking it could be the last for captain Patrice Bergeron.
New coach, old captain: Bruins hoping for another run at Cup
September 27, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — For one day, they were all in the building: Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Zdeno Chara, Tuukka Rask and other members of the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup championship team.
What Boston fans can expect to see on the ice this season will be much different.
After trip back home to Czechia, Krejci returns to Bruins
August 9, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — When David Krejci decided to return to the NHL after a year playing in his native Czechia, there was only one option.
With Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron deciding to play another year and fellow Czech David Pastrnak also recruiting his countryman, Krejci re-signed with Boston this week to make one more run at the Stanley Cup.
Bruins bring back captain Bergeron, and David Krejci, too
August 8, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins are getting the gang back together, signing captain Patrice Bergeron and center David Krejci — both members of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship team — to one-year deals on Monday.
Hello, Patrice? New Bruins coach already making right calls
July 11, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Jim Montgomery has a lot of work to do to prepare for his first season as the Boston Bruins' head coach.
He knew just where to start: by reaching out to captain Patrice Bergeron to make sure the five-time Selke Award winner will be back in a Bruins uniform for a 19th season.
Bruins’ Bergeron wins 5th Selke, still unsure about future
June 5, 2022 GMTPatrice Bergeron is the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward for a record-breaking fifth time.
The big question now is whether the Boston Bruins captain will go for a sixth.
After playoff exit, Bruins await captain Bergeron’s decision
May 15, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron led the Boston Bruins through the end-of-series handshake line, wishing the Carolina Hurricanes luck in the conference semifinals.
Then he waited around to give each of his own teammates a hug as well as they left the ice — perhaps saying goodbye for the final time.
Three 7s: NHL has Game 7 tripleheader on tap for Saturday
May 13, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — The players dream of it. The fans look forward to it.
Marchand helps Bruins beat Hurricanes to even series 2-2
May 9, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tiebreaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
Marchand scores twice, Bruins beat Canes to tie series at 2
May 8, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand raced toward the empty net, and there was nothing Carolina defenseman Tony DeAngelo could do except throw his stick at the puck.
Bergeron hat trick leads Bruins to 5-0 win over Sabres
April 29, 2022 GMTPatrice Bergeron scored three times, reaching 400 goals in his NHL career. David Pastrnak tallied his 40th of the season, snapping Boston's 0-for-39 power-play slump. And Linus Ullmark recorded his first shutout as a Bruin.
Jake DeBrusk notches winner, Bruins beat Panthers 4-2
April 27, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk snapped a 2-2 tie in the second period, Linus Ullmark made 19 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Tuesday night to clinch the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Bruins beat Montreal; Canadiens celebrate late Guy Lafleur
April 25, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Erik Haula scored twice, including a penalty shot, and the Boston Bruins beat Montreal 5-3 Sunday night as the Canadiens paid tribute to the late Guy Lafleur.
The Canadiens celebrated the Hall of Famer, who died Friday at age 70, with a ceremony before the game.
Penguins visit the Bruins after Guentzel’s 2-goal game
April 15, 2022 GMTPittsburgh Penguins (43-22-11, third in the Metropolitan) vs. Boston Bruins (45-24-5, fourth in the Atlantic)
Boston; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins host Pittsburgh after Jake Guentzel scored two goals in the Penguins' 6-3 victory over the Islanders.
Tarasenko scores twice, Blues push past ailing Bruins 4-2
April 13, 2022 GMTVladimir Tarasenko scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Torey Krug and David Perron each finished with a goal and an assist as the Blues (43-20-10) posted their sixth straight victory.
Wings end 6-game skid, Nedeljkovic has 47 saves vs. Bruins
April 6, 2022 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Jakub Vrána had a goal and an assist, Alex Nedeljkovic made a season-high 47 saves and had an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Tuesday night.
“It felt like the puck wasn’t going to go in,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said.
Bruins bust out for 8-1 victory over Devils as Rask honored
April 1, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — There was Marc McLaughlin, three weeks after finishing his career at Boston College, sharing the ice — and the scoresheet — with childhood hero Patrice Bergeron.
“I feel like I’ve lived that moment in my basement a million times,” the undrafted BC captain said after scoring in his NHL debut Thursday night during a six-goal second-period outburst that propelled the Bruins to an 8-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.