Last Sunday, we took a look at the statues of Boston and Chicago and the way they've been temporarily transformed into tributes to the Cup finalists.
It was just one of many ways a city can show its support for the home team.*This Sunday, we look at another, larger way.
Above is a photo of...
CHICAGO – Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks figured the Boston Bruins had found a way to exploit goalie Corey Crawford, so why not try it himself in practice.
“He stopped me, glove side,” said Sharp on Friday. “Hopefully he has it all figured out.”
Crawford’s glove was the new...
Daniel Paille has been one of the Boston Bruins’ unsung heroes throughout the postseason, giving them strong minutes as a member of their checking line and a surprising amount of offense.
On Saturday night, he scored the most important goal of his season.
Paille’s tally at 13:48 of overtime...
No. 1 Star: Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
If you watched the first half of this game, you know the Bruins had no business being in it, let alone winning it. But Rask was outstanding in a first period where the Blackhawks outshot the Bruins 19-4, holding Chicago to just one goal, and when Boston...
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“They scored more goals than the Blackhawks!”
Well, yeah, but there are reasons why the Boston Bruins won Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final over the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1 in overtime, to even the series at 1-1. Here are five:
1. The Bruins’ Worst Was Their First
If...
Leading up to Wednesday's Game 1, Puck Daddy is previewing every facet of the Stanley Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins — on the ice and off the ice.
“I've been here for six years. I think I've been fired five times.”
That was a quote from Boston Bruins head coach...
The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will meet in the 2013 Stanley Cup Final beginning on Wednesday in the Windy City, after the Blackhawks ousted the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday night.
Here’s the schedule for the NHL’s grand finale, via the NHL...
Nobody expected the Boston Bruins to have a 3-0 series lead at this point in the Eastern Conference Final. Not even the Boston Bruins.
They probably shouldn't, either. Boston was outplayed in Game 3. But they weren't outscored, thanks to Tuukka Rask rubbing it in that the Bruins, unlike their...
Adam McQuaid had not scored a true game-winning goal in his NHL career. His very first goal opened the scoring in a 3-0 win back in 2010. On Friday night, he finally scored that game winner and it doubled as the series-closing tally as the Boston Bruins finished their sweep of the Pittsburgh...
No. 1 Star: Adam McQuaid, Boston Bruins
McQuaid's first goal of the playoffs was enough for the Bruins as they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 to sweep their Conference Finals series and advance to their second Stanley Cup Final since 2011.
No. 2 Star: Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
Rask was...
The Pittsburgh Penguins played much better in Game 3, but they still were unable to solve Tuukka Rask as the Boston Bruins took a commanding 3-0 series lead, thanks to Patrice Bergeron's double overtime goal.
It was one of, if not the, best game of the playoffs, with long stretches of actions...
No. 1 Star: Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
Rask was rock solid for the Bruins, stopping 53 shots as Boston took a 3-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 2-1 double overtime victory. He now leads all goaltenders with 11 playoff wins and is second overall in save percentage (.940)...
It was one of the most inspirational moments of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Gregory Campbell of the Boston Bruins blocking a Evgeni Malkin shot, injuring his leg and then remaining on the ice for over a minute to help kill a Pittsburgh Penguins power play in the second period of Game 3 of the...
No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
The Boston pest scored 28 seconds into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final, after a Sidney Crosby turnover. He closed out the scoring in a dominating first period by Boston with a perfectly placed shot that beat Marc-Andre Fleury, giving the...
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Henrik Lundqvist called it "the ugliest goal I've ever seen," but to the New York Rangers it was so, so beautiful. Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask's slip in the second period allowed Carl Hagelin to score the easiest goal of his career and turned Game 4 around.
“It gave...
It doesn’t happen often in professional sports, so when a team comes back from a 0-3 deficit in a playoff series, it’s cause for much celebration. There will be plenty of celebrating in Wilkes-Barre as the AHL's Penguins achieved the feat over the Providence Bruins Wednesday night.
After a...
The Boston Bruins’ fourth line of Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton are everything the New York Rangers are not in the Eastern Conference semifinals: Tough, tenacious in the offensive zone, clutch and, above all else, goal-scoring.
The trio factored in on both Bruins goals in...
No. 1 Star: Daniel Paille, Boston Bruins
The catalyst for the Bruins’ dominating fourth line in Game 3, Paille set up Johnny Boychuk for the tying goal and then scored the game-winner on a funky bounce to give Boston a 2-1 win over the Rangers and a 3-0 series lead.
No. 2 Star: Antti...
No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
The Bruins struck first, edging the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime of Game 1. Marchand scored the winner, and added an assist on Torey Krug's powerplay goal to tie the game early in the third period.
No. 2 Star: Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings...
So much for the Boston Bruins making short work of an inferior opponent. So much for Tuukka Rask being James Reimer’s superior. So much for Phil Kessel being humbled by the Bruins like he had been since The Trade, or being outshone by Tyler Seguin, whose alarm clock apparently didn’t go off for...