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» Opening Faceoff: Thursday, Nov. 15 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Thursday, November 15, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Wednesday, Nov. 14 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Wednesday, November 14, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Tuesday, Nov. 13 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Tuesday, November 13, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Monday, Nov. 12 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Monday, November 12, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Saturday, Nov. 10 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Saturday, November 10, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Thursday, Nov. 8 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Thursday, November 8, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Wednesday, Nov. 7 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Wednesday, November 7, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Tuesday, Nov. 6 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Monday, Nov. 5 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Monday, November 5, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Sunday, Nov. 4 Here's the Opening Faceoff for Sunday, November 4, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Saturday, Nov. 3 Here's today's Opening Faceoff for Saturday, November 3, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Friday, Nov. 2 Here’s today’s Opening Faceoff for Friday, November 2, 2012.

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» Opening Faceoff: Thursday, Nov. 1 Jesse Connolly debuts a new feature, which features a roundup of the top hockey stories and more.

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» B's overseas: Seidenberg dominant on D, Rask back in net Here's the latest on the nine Bruins in Europe, where Dennis Seidenberg's shutting down the opposition and Tuukka Rask's returned to action.

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» Things you can do to fill your Bruins void in November Wondering what to do next month now that 13 Bruins games have been canceled? Jesse Connolly offers up some alternative ways to keep busy.

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» Top 10: Famous animals that had it worse than David Krejci If David Krejci thinks being paid $5 million to play a game stinks, he needs to brush up on what life is really like for actual famous animals.

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» Lockout nearing its end? NHL offers 50-50 revenue split The NHL’s latest proposal has given many fans hope that there is in fact light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.

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» B's overseas: Peverley gets no respect, Chara loses debut Here's a roundup of how all of the Bruins that have left North America during the lockout are faring overseas.

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» Cancellations wipe out six regular season games for Bruins All NHL games through Oct. 24 have been canceled, officially nixing half-a-dozen regular season tilts for the Boston Bruins.

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» B's overseas: Seguin, Rask set to make debuts With a good number of Bruins already overseas and a few more bound to join them, here's a rundown on members of the Black and Gold in Europe.

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» Seguin signs with Biel of Swiss League Just nine days after inking a six-year extension with the Boston Bruins, Tyler Seguin has put pen to paper on another hockey contract.

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» Bruins d-man Ference signs with Czech team B's alternate captain Andrew Ference will play with HC Ceske Budejovice during the lockout.

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» Turfed tune-ups: NHL cancels September preseason games On Wednesday, the National Hockey League announced that all preseason games through Sept. 30 have been canceled.

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» Former P-Bruin Chaput signs with Hamilton Stefan Chaput, who spent parts of two seasons in Providence, has signed a one-year deal with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs.

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» European vacation: Locked-out Bruins heading overseas Anton Khudobin's definitely joining Atlant. David Krejci's expected to head home to the Czech Republic. How about Big Z? Here's the latest info.

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» Legends by letter: The best Bruins from T to Z Jesse Connolly wraps up his alphabetical analysis, ranking the best B's from T to Z.

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» Bruins may face major cap conundrum next summer With the likelihood of the cap shrinking and a high number of pending free agents to sign, the B's may be in quite a bind next offseason.

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» Mum's the word on new deal for Seguin Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli made it clear he wouldn't be divulging any info on other negotiations, including with young star Tyler Seguin.

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» Legends by letter: The best Bruins from N to S In the third entry of a four-part series, Jesse Connolly ranks the Bruins' best players, broken down by the first letter of their last names.

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» Legends by letter: The best Bruins from H to M In the second entry of a four-part series, Jesse Connolly ranks the B's best players, broken down by the first letter of their last names.

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» Legends by letter: The best Bruins from A to G In the first entry of a four-part series, Jesse Connolly selects the B's greatest players, broken down by the first letter of their last names.

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» Report: Courtnall leaving BU to sign with Bruins Justin Courtnall is expected to forgo his senior year at Boston University and sign a pro contract with the Bruins' organization.

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» Yes, I really left out Bobby Orr Did Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly really forget Bobby Orr on his list of the ultimate Bruins? Read why he left out the legendary defenseman.

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» Former Bruin Samsonov eyeing NHL comeback After sitting out the entirety of the 2011-12 season, Sergei Samsonov is aiming to make a return to the National Hockey League.

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» From NEHJ: The Code of the Black & Gold Since being formed in 1924, the B's seemingly have always been true to the principles on which they were founded. Herewith is the Code of the Black and Gold.

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» If plan is to return to NHL, Thomas needs to shut his mouth With each zany, offensive Facebook post, Tim Thomas is further diminishing his chances of returning to the National Hockey League.

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» Bruins ink blueliner Bartkowski The B's have re-signed young defenseman Matt Bartkowski to a one-year, two-way contract.

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» Caps sign Hamill to one-year deal Washington inked Zach Hamill -- acquired from Boston in exchange for Chris Bourque in May -- to a one-year contract on Wednesday.

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» Put on the foil: Bruins sign Hanson to one-year deal The Bruins have inked free-agent forward Christian Hanson -- son of Dave Hanson of "Slap Shot" fame -- to a one-year, two-way contract.

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» Top 10: 'Significant' things the Bruins likely offered Parise Rumor has it the B's made a significant offer to Zach Parise. Given their cap space and abundance of free agents next summer, we're not buying it.

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» Bruins Dream Team: The All-Americans In honor of the recent celebration of the United States' 236th birthday, we're saluting the best American-born players to play for the B's.

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» New draftees, 'usual suspects' impressed Chiarelli at camp Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said he was pleased with what he saw from this year's draft class and the familiar faces at the team's development camp.

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» Corvo going back to Carolina No longer in the Bruins' plans, Joe Corvo has signed a one-year deal with the Hurricanes, which makes this his third stint in Carolina.

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» Pouliot agrees to one-year deal with Lightning Benoit Pouliot, traded by Boston to Tampa on Day 2 of the NHL Draft, has agreed to a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Bolts.

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» Milner riding wave of confidence into B's development camp After leading BC to 19-straight wins and a national championship, goalie Parker Milner hopes to show the Bruins what he's made of.

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» Sources say: Bobby Ryan, Rick Nash both coming to Boston In light of all the silly rumors that always pop up on draft day, Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly is taking a stab at what's in store tonight.

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» Predictions for the 2012 NHL Awards Will Bergeron take home the Selke? Is Chara in line for another Norris? Jesse Connolly makes his predictions for all of the NHL's awards.

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» Bruins GM Chiarelli impressed by New England draft class The 2011 draft was a rough one for New England natives, but this year's class features plenty of talent and promises to fare better.

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» Analyzing the new multi-year deals for Campbell, Kelly Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly weighs in on the new contracts for centers Greg Campbell and Chris Kelly.

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» Friday's Forgotten Bruin: Ben Walter Ben Walter's long been a consistent scorer in the AHL, but a genuine chance to be an NHL regular has eluded him since being drafted by the B's.

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» Free agent focus: Benoit Pouliot Benoit Pouliot was certainly streaky last season, but he gave the Bruins great value with 16 goals. Is that enough to earn a new deal?

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» Friday's Forgotten Bruin: Jim Carey Jesse Connolly takes a look back at Jim Carey's (Dorchester, Mass.) career and the Net Detective's disappointing tenure with the B's.

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» Top 10: Reasons Tim Thomas might take next year off ESPN says sources have revealed Tim Thomas might sit out next season. Jesse Connolly offers his own sarcastic theories as to why he might.

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» Knight's junior career ends with loss in Memorial Cup final After four strong years with the London Knights, Jared Knight’s junior career ended on a sour note on Sunday.

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» Friday's Forgotten Bruin: Ivan Huml Beat writer Jesse Connolly looks back on the career of Ivan Huml, a superstar in hockey video games but a dud in real life for the Bruins.

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» The lowdown on Swedish goalie Niklas Svedberg The Bruins have reportedly signed Niklas Svedberg of Brynas IF. Here's all the info on the mysterious netminder we could dig up.

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» Friday's forgotten Bruin: Mattias Timander In a soon-to-be recurring feature here, Jesse Connolly profiles a former member of the B's you likely have little-to-no recollection of. First up: Mats Timander.

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» Idiot's guide to making lame NHL parody accounts on Twitter Love the NHL? Lack a sense of humor? It's time you start a stupid spoof account of your favorite player on Twitter! Here are step-by-step instructions.

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» London Knights look to punch ticket to Memorial Cup Bruins prospect Jared Knight and the London Knights will look to eliminate the Niagara Ice Dogs in Game 5 of the OHL championship Friday.

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» Knight, London up 2-1 over Hamilton, Niagara in OHL finals In a battle between two of the B's top prospects, Jared Knight and London took a 2-1 series lead in the OHL finals over Dougie Hamilton's Ice Dogs Monday.

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» The Julien Effect: Examining the success of former Bruins There's no denying that Claude Julien's system has made the B's a winning club, but has it kept certain players from reaching their full offensive potential?

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» Bruins eyeing better practice facility in near future With one year left on their deal in Wilmington, the B's may be leaving Ristuccia Arena behind to find a practice facility closer to Boston.

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» The 50 most interesting stats from the '11-12 Bruins season Beat writer Jesse Connolly has put together his list of the 50 most interesting stats to come from the Black and Gold's 2011-12 campaign.

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» Boston Bruins Breakup Day Injury Report Like every other NHL team throughout the history of the playoffs, many of the B's were the walking wounded. Here's a breakdown of who was hurt.

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» Why I still like Tim Thomas in 2,300 words With Tim Thomas' name still being dragged through the mud, beat writer Jesse Connolly shares why he's still a big fan of the B's quirky netminder.

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» Chara stacks up well against fellow Norris Trophy nominees Alongside Erik Karlsson and Shea Weber, Bruins d-man Zdeno Chara was named as one of the three nominees for this year's Norris Trophy.

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» Game 7: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins and Capitals will take to the ice at TD Garden with everything on the line in Game 7.

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» Ward scores in OT as Caps knock out Bruins in Game 7 Joel Ward scored 2:57 into overtime in Game 7, officially squashing the Bruins' chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

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» Bergeron in, but Julien has game-time decisions to make Patrice Bergeron is a lock to play Game 7, but the B's must decide if Mike Mottau will stay in the lineup and if Shawn Thornton will step back in.

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» Game 6: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins will look to force a Game 7 back in Boston when they take on the Caps down in Washington.

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» Seguin strikes in OT, forces Game 7 for Bruins and Caps Tyler Seguin picked a great time to bury his first goal of the playoffs, tallying 3:17 into overtime in Game 6 to set up a decisive seventh game Wednesday.

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» Brouwer's late power-play goal lifts Caps to 4-3 win A questionable call on Benoit Pouliot led to a late power-play for Washington. Troy Brouwer's goal put the B's in a 3-2 series hole.

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» Game 5: Bruins vs. Capitals The B's and Caps will battle it out to see who heads to Washington with a 3-2 series lead.

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» Seeking a spark: Julien makes major changes to B's lines With his team having scored just seven goals through four playoff games, Claude Julien made significant alterations to the B's forward combos.

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» Game 4: Bruins vs. Capitals The B's will look to take a commanding 3-1 series when they square off with the Caps in Game 4 down in Washington.

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» Holtby's 44 saves lead Caps to 2-1 win in Game 4 Braden Holtby was superb once again, silencing Boston's big offensive guns to help Washington tie the series up at 2-2.

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» Seidenberg continues to be 'big-game player' for Bruins Much like he did last spring, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg has elevated his game in the playoffs and been an absolute force for the B's.

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» Chara's late goal lifts Bruins to 4-3 win over Caps in Game 3 Zdeno Chara's goal with 1:53 left in the third period broke a 3-3 tie to give Boston a big win down in Washington and a 2-1 series lead.

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» Game 3: Bruins vs. Capitals Boston and Washington will battle it out to see who takes a 2-1 lead in their quarterfinal series.

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» McQuaid not joining Bruins for trip to Washington Defenseman Adam McQuaid will be staying in Boston to continue treatment while the rest of the B's head down to D.C. for Games 3 and 4.

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» Backstrom strikes in 2OT, sends series back to D.C. tied 1-1 Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into double overtime to give the Capitals a 2-1 win and even up their series with the B's at one game apiece.

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» Game 2: Bruins vs. Capitals The Capitals will look to avoid heading back to Washington in an 0-2 series hole, while the Bruins hope to take command of their quarterfinal matchup.

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» Source: Pane of glass won't be punished for hit on Krejci NEHJ learned Friday that the pane of glass that maliciously attacked David Krejci at TD Garden on Thursday will not be fined or suspended.

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» Game 1: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins will open their quarterfinal series against the Capitals tonight at TD Garden.

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» Kelly the hero as Bruins take Game 1 against Caps in OT Chris Kelly scored 1:18 into overtime, giving the Bruins a thrilling 1-0 win and 1-0 series lead over the Capitals.

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» Boychuk likely to suit up for Bruins' playoff opener Coach Claude Julien sounded optimistic Johnny Boychuk will be in the lineup Thursday. The same can't be said for Adam McQuaid and Tuukka Rask.

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» Bruins Report Card: Final grades for forwards Bruins beat writer Jesse Connolly wraps up his report card with final grades for all of Boston's forwards.

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» Bruins Report Card: Final grades for d-men, goalies, staff With the regular season wrapped up, Jesse Connolly gives his final grades for the B's defensemen, goalies, coach and GM for the 2011-12 campaign.

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» Rask pleased after first practice since injury Tuukka Rask took part in his first full practice since suffering an abdominal injury March 3 and was feeling good about the strides he's made in his recovery.

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» Bergeron line leads B's to win over Sabres in season finale Patrice Bergeron had three assists, while linemates Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand combined for three goals, as Boston won 4-3 in the shootout over Buffalo.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sabres The Bruins will embark on their final tuneup before the playoffs when the Sabres come to TD Garden on Saturday afternoon.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Senators The Bruins and Senators will get one final look at one another before their likely first-round matchup in the playoffs.

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» Khudobin dynamite in debut, leads B's to 3-1 win over Sens Anton Khudobin stopped 44-of-45 shots in his first game as a Bruin, helping Boston defeat their potential playoff foe, the Ottawa Senators.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Senators Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Penguins With the No. 2 seed in the East locked up, the Bruins don't have anything to play for, but the Penguins will be vying to secure home ice in the postseason.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Pens torch Turco, beat Bruins 5-3 With Tim Thomas given the night off, Marty Turco had a rough evening between the pipes, allowing five goals to Sidney Crosby and the Pens.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Penguins Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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» Khudobin likely to see action after being recalled by Bruins Knowing they might need him to serve as Tim Thomas' backup to start the playoffs, the Bruins summoned Anton Khudobin from the AHL on Monday.

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» Bruins beat Rangers 2-1, clinch Northeast Division title The B's kept the Rangers from sweeping their season series and clinched first place in the Northeast with a 2-1 win at Madison Square Garden.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Rangers The Bruins will look to sweep their weekend trip to New York with a win tonight over the Rangers.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Rangers Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

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» Bruins pull away in the third, double up Islanders The line of Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand exploded in the final frame, leading the B's to a 6-3 win over the Isles.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Islanders In the first of two games against New York teams this weekend, the Bruins will square off with the Islanders on Saturday afternoon.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Islanders Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Bruins and Islanders.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins will look to extend their winning streak and clinch a playoff spot when they take on the Capitals tonight at TD Garden.

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» Shootout loss to Caps puts an end to Bruins' winning streak The B's erased a two-goal deficit late but Michal Neuvirth and the Capitals prevailed with a 3-2 victory in the shootout.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Capitals Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.

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» Chara leads Bruins to 5-2 win over Bolts Bruins captain Zdeno Chara had three assists on Tuesday, leading his squad to a victory over the visiting Lightning.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Lightning The Bruins will look to make it three wins in a row for the first time in pretty much forever when they take on the Lightning tonight at the Garden.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Lightning Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning.

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» Bruins down Ducks, make trip out west a success Marty Turco earned his first win as a member of the B's, stopping 25-of-27 to backstop Boston to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Ducks The Bruins will look to end their road trip out west with a win tonight in Anaheim.

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» Thomas helps Bruins grab big two points in win over Kings After a dismal showing in San Jose, the Bruins rebounded with a 4-2 win over the Kings to even up their record at 1-1 on their current road trip.

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» Game 1,000 yet another feather Bruins' Chara can add to cap In honor of Zdeno Chara playing in the 1,000th game of his NHL career tonight, this edition of The Numbers Game is dedicated to the behemoth defenseman.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Kings The Bruins will look to rebound from a poor showing in San Jose with a win tonight over the Kings.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Kings Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings.

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» Sharks send sluggish Bruins to fourth-straight road loss The B's offense was out of sorts, their passing was abysmal and the whole team seemed to be skating in quicksand on Thursday in San Jose.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sharks The Bruins will look to push their winning streak to three games when they visit San Jose to take on the Sharks.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sharks Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks.

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» Bruins trade Alexandrov to Islanders Defenseman Yury Alexandrov, who left Providence last year to go back to the KHL, was traded to the Isles on Tuesday by the B's.

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» Bruins put on clinic, thrash Leafs 8-0 Boston lit up James Reimer and Jonas Gustavsson, while Tim Thomas had the easiest shutout of his life in a blowout win over Toronto.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Leafs The Bruins will look to make it two wins in a row for just the second time in more than two months when they take on Toronto tonight.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Leafs Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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» Bruins end skid, beat Flyers 3-2 in shootout Boston's four-game losing streak came to a close, as the B's beat red-hot Ilya Bryzgalov and the Flyers in Saturday's matinee.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Flyers The Bruins will look to dodge dropping their fifth-straight game when they take on Ilya Bryzgalov and the Philadelphia Flyers.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Panthers Bruins look to end their three-game road swing with a win in Florida

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» Panthers send beleaguered B's to fourth-straight loss The Lightning aren't the only Floridian team that can lay a six-spot on the Bruins. The Panthers did just that on Thursday, as the Bruins' brutal skid continued.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Lightning The Bruins can't play any worse than they did on Sunday against the Penguins, can they?

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Lightning Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning.

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» Turco lit up, Bruins embarrassed in 6-1 loss to Lightning If you thought the Bruins couldn’t play any worse than they did against the Penguins on Sunday, you were dead wrong.

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» With Bergeron questionable, Bruins recall Whitfield With Max Sauve "done for a while" and Patrice Bergeron banged up, P-Bruins captain Trent Whitfield has been recalled by the big club.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Penguins Boston will be up against it in Pittsburgh, as the Penguins have won eight-straight games.

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» Insult and injury abound in Bruins loss to Penguins What's worse than the fact that the Bruins lost by three to Pittsburgh? The B's lost three players to injury in the setback.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Penguins Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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» Desperate Capitals hold off B's late push to earn 4-3 win Boston outshot Washington 13-2 in the final period but came up just short in the closing minutes, falling 4-3 to the visiting Caps.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins will look to make it three wins in a row when they take on Alex Ovechkin and the Caps.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Capitals Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.

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» Bruins break away late, defeat Enroth, Sabres Boston broke a 1-1 tie in the third with two goals to take down the Sabres.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sabres The Bruins will once again look for their first winning streak in nearly two months when they take on the Sabres tonight.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.

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» Turco clears waivers, joins Bruins for practice Marty Turco and the B's anxiously awaited the start of practice on Wednesday, as the veteran netminder officially became a Bruin at noon.

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» Bruins end skid, escape Toronto with 5-4 win Toronto's woeful defense and goaltending were on full display, but the Bruins barely hung on for a victory over the Leafs.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Leafs The Bruins will look to dodge dropping their third-straight game when they pay a visit to the Maple Leafs.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Maple Leafs Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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» The Numbers Game: Blocked shots bogging down offenses The number of blocked shots are rising year after year, while goal totals are back near pre-lockout levels. Do the two go hand-in-hand?

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Rangers The top two teams in the East will square off at Madison Square Garden where the Bruins will take on the Rangers.

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» Rangers hand Bruins dejecting, 4-3 setback Despite controlling play for most of the matinee and erasing an early 2-0 deficit, the Bruins fell to 0-3 this season against the Rangers.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Rangers Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Islanders The Bruins, once again, will look for their first winning streak in nearly two months when they take on the Islanders at TD Garden.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Injury-plagued B's fall 3-2 to Isles The injuries keep piling up for the Bruins, and so do the days since they last won two games in a row.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Islanders Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders.

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» Bruins may be down two blueliners on Saturday It's a good thing Boston acquired two defensemen on deadline day, as a pair of rearguards usually in the top six may miss Saturday's game against the Isles.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Devils The B's will look to rebound from their 1-0 loss to Ottawa with a victory over the slumping Devils.

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» Krejci's hat trick carries Bruins to OT win over Devils After coughing up a 2-0 lead, the Bruins clawed back and eked out a 4-3 overtime win over New Jersey.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Devils Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Senators The Bruins will look to make it a clean sweep in their home-and-home series with the Sens.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Flat Bruins fall 1-0 to Sens Boston made a late charge but couldn't come back after sleepwalking through the first two periods, losing 1-0 at home to Ottawa.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Senators Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators.

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» Boychuk feeling 'concussion-like symptoms' Bruins coach Claude Julien confirmed defenseman Johnny Boychuk is suffering from concussion-like symptoms.

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» Bruins reel in Rolston, Mottau and Zanon at deadline The Bruins acquired forward Brian Rolston and defensemen Mike Mottau (Avon, Mass.) and Greg Zanon right before the 3 o'clock deadline.

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» Bruins stumble late, barely hang on for 5-3 win over Sens After appearing to be on cruise control with a 4-1 lead, the Bruins narrowly avoided a catastrophic collapse to beat Ottawa.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Senators The Bruins will look to earn points for a third-straight game and increase lead in the Northeast with a win over Ottawa.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Senators Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators.

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» Bruins shootout magic runs out against Miller, Sabres The Bruins fell for just the second time in nine tries in the shootout, as Ryan Miller's 35-save performance led the Sabres to victory.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sabres The Bruins will look to win back-to-back games for the first time since early January when they take on the Sabres tonight in Buffalo.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.

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» Bruins bounce back with win over red-hot Blues Boston avoided extending their skid to three games with a victory over the West's hottest club, the St. Louis Blues.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Blues The B's will look to end their slide against the stingy Blues tonight in St. Louis.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Blues Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues.

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» Camper latest to be promoted from Providence With no spare forward and three games remaining on their road trip, the Bruins recalled forward Carter Camper from Providence.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Wild The Bruins will look to rebound from Friday's loss in Winnipeg with a win over the slumping Wild.

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» Backstrom stops 48 as Wild blank Bruins Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom turned in a 48-save performance as the Wild shutout Boston 2-0 on Sunday.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.

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» Caron hopes to capitalize on latest chance with B's After losing his spot as the Bruins 13th forward, Jordan Caron is back for another crack at it.

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» The Numbers Game: B's on pace to best last year's numbers Despite their recent struggles, the Bruins are still on pace to improve in a wide array of statistical areas from last year.

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» Bruins notch much-needed, convincing win over Caps The B's were superb at both ends of the ice on Sunday, as they ended their two-game skid with a 4-1 win over Washington.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Capitals The B's will look to nip their two-game skid in the bud when they take on the Capitals down in Washington.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Capitals Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Penguins The Bruins will look to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Hurricanes with a victory over Pittsburgh.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Pens hang on, beat B's 2-1 Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28-of-29 as the Bruins offense struggled again in a setback against the Pens.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Penguins Here's the Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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» Ference back, McQuaid probable for B's Defenseman Andrew Ference will return from his suspension on Thursday and should be joined by usual partner Adam McQuaid.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Hurricanes Carolina will look to sweep their season series against the Bruins when they invade the Garden tonight.

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» Hurricanes blank Bruins, sweep season series For the fourth time in as many matchups, the last-place Hurricanes downed the Northeast Division-leading Bruins, this time with a 3-0 win on Thursday night.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Hurricanes Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes.

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» Bruins come to life late, defeat Sens After a miserable second period, the Bruins surged in the third and eked out a victory over the visiting Senators.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Senators The Bruins will look to begin the second half with a win tonight at home against Ottawa.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Senators Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators.

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» Concussion will keep Horton out of Bruins' lineup Winger Nathan Horton is still feeling the symptoms of the concussion he suffered on Jan. 22 against the Flyers.

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» Chara obliterates own Hardest Shot record Chara's 108.8 mph rocket sets new record at Skills Competition.

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» Thomas 'followed his conscience,' appreciates support After a wild week of media scrutiny, Tim Thomas said he appreciates those who backed his decision to not attend the team's trip to the White House but wants to put that behind him and focus on celebrating the game of hockey during All-Star weekend.

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» Top 10: Reasons Tim Thomas really bailed on Obama Tim Thomas claims his decision to pass on the visit to the White House was driven by the government's shortcomings, but beat writer Jesse Connolly thinks he knows what the netminder's real motivation was.

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» Capitals send Bruins to break on sour note With a 5-3 loss in Washington on Tuesday, the Bruins missed a chance to be riding high heading into the All-Star break.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Capitals The Bruins will look to go into the All-Star break on a high note with a win tonight down in D.C.

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» Bruins pull out 6-5 win in shootout over Flyers In a wild, back-and-forth affair it took a shootout to decide Sunday's winner in a heated game between Boston and Philadelphia.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Flyers The Bruins will look to rebound from yesterday's loss to New York with a win down in Philly.

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» Gaborik's late OT goal lifts Rangers over Bruins Marian Gaborik buried a rebound with under four seconds left in overtime, as the Rangers maintained the top spot in the East with a win over the B's.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Rangers The Bruins and Rangers will duke it out for first place in the Eastern Conference this afternoon at TD Garden.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Rangers Here's Tale of the Tape for today's game between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.

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» Chara, Alfredsson named All-Star captains Zdeno Chara has had the ‘C’ stitched on his sweater since arriving in Boston in 2006, but the 6-foot-9 defenseman will be serving as captain of a different squad on Jan. 29.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Devils The Bruins will look to close out their four-game road trip with a victory tonight down in New Jersey.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B's wake up late, down Devils After sleepwalking through the first two periods, the Bruins scored three quick goals in the third en route to a 4-1 victory over New Jersey.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Devils Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Lightning The Bruins will look to go for a Floridian sweep tonight when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bolts tally late to bury Bruins The Bruins fell to 1-2-0 on their current road trip after a 5-3 loss to the Lightning down in Tampa.

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» Bergeron shines in shootout win over Panthers Patrice Bergeron tallied twice and came up big in the shootout to help Boston beat Florida 3-2.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Panthers The Bruins will look to rebound from a loss in Carolina on Saturday when they take on the Panthers down in Florida.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Panthers Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Bruins and Panthers.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Hurricanes Here's the Tale of the Tape for tonight's game between the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes.

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» Sloppy Bruins rely on Thomas to beat Habs Thursday night was certainly a case of winning ugly by the Black and Gold. Montreal was the better team, but due to a few bad bounces and an inability to crack Thomas, they wound up on the losing end for the seventh time in their last 10 contests.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B's pull away late to beat Jets It was a shooting gallery early here at TD Garden, but the Bruins managed to keep the Jets from generating any semblance of offense in the final ten minutes of the contest, pulling away late to take care of business in the process.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Canucks send B's to maddening 4-3 loss Final: Vancouver 4, Boston 3 Recap: In only a matter of minutes, the bad blood between the Canucks and Bruins was renewed. The two Stanley Cup finalists got in a full-fledged brawl when Shawn Thornton was mobbed in front of the Vancouver bench. Milan Lucic allegedly came off the bench to partake in the fisticuffs and was not only given the gate but could face a ten-game ban.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Flames The rout is on here in Boston, as the Bruins will take a 7-0 lead into the third period over Calgary.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins put on clinic, cream Calgary 9-0 Final: Boston 9, Calgary 0 Recap: This one was over before it really even began. Boston tallied twice in the first 3:17 with goals from Tyler Seguin and Milan Lucic to jump ahead 2-0. After taking a 3-0 lead before the frame was over, Boston came out in the second and tacked on four more tallies. Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly scored 47 seconds apart, and Nathan Horton added two goals later in the period.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Flames Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s tilt between the Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Devils Two periods are in the books at the Prudential Center where the Bruins have pushed their lead to two goals over the Devils.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins back in top form, burn Devils 6-1 The B’s were undeniably bad down in Dallas four nights ago, but any thoughts of them putting together a losing streak quickly vanished when it became incredibly apparent that the Devils were simply over-matched against the defending champs.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Stars snap B's streak with 4-2 win The good times couldn’t continue forever for the Bruins, but boy did they look sloppy during a number of stretches in this one, especially the first period.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Stars Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Coyotes Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Panthers, like rest of universe, no match for Bruins : Is there anything left to say, any compliment that hasn’t been used to describe how just freakin’ dominant the Bruins have been for the last six-or-so weeks? It’s getting crazy, maybe even unfathomable, just how easily they win on a nightly basis.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Canadiens Forty minutes down here at TD Garden where the Bruins will take a 2-1 lead into the third over Montreal.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins keep rolling with 3-2 win over struggling Habs Boston improved to 19-2-1 in the past 22 games, while the Habs just keep on slipping further and further. Montreal is now 12 points back of Boston in the division and will need a minor miracle to have any shot at reigning supreme in the Northeast this season.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Canadiens Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens: Please note that, due to a variety of injuries and today’s suspension of Milan Lucic, odds are high that the lineup located below will not pan out.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Flyers Twenty minutes to go down in Philly where the Bruins have upped their lead to five goals over the Flyers.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s barrel over Flyers, take over first in East In what was supposed to be a marquee matchup pitting the top two teams in the conference against one another, the Bruins simply ran away with this one for an unbelievably convincing victory.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Paille pots two, Thomas stands on head in win over Sens The Senators could’ve easily gotten on the board early and turned the tide if it weren’t for a phenomenal performance by Thomas in the early-going. Once the Black and Gold woke up and began putting pucks past Anderson, Ottawa looked defeated. Boston is now tied with the Flyers for the most post in the East.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Kings Forty minutes down at the Garden where the Bruins have doubled their lead over the Kings and will head to the third up 2-0.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Marchand, Rask lead way in win over Kings Rask made it look easy tonight, but the young netminder — and not just due to the obvious goose egg in the box score — looked more calm and composed than in any of his previous starts.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Forty minutes are in the books at Nationwide Arena where the Bruins and Blue Jackets are tied 3-3.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s eke out wacky, 5-3 win over Jackets Real bizarre night out in Ohio for the Bruins. With a highly-successful performance on the PP, a parade to the penalty box for both squads, a rare early exit for Thomas and a breakthrough game for Joe Corvo, it couldn’t have been a much wackier sixty minutes of hockey.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Panthers The Bruins and Panthers remain scoreless through 40 minutes of play. Boston peppered Theodore with 14 shots in the middle frame but still couldn’t break through.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Theodore wins goaltending duel as Panthers down B’s The Bruins offense has suddenly gone missing. After barreling over a number of opponents during their mesmerizing run, the Black and Gold now have just one goal in the last 120 minutes of hockey.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Jets Unless the Bruins can tally in the third period, the Bruins point streak may be nearing its end. Winnipeg still leads 1-0 through forty minutes of play, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort or chances for Boston.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s streak comes to a halt with loss to Jets And so one of the most magnificent point streak in recent NHL history has come to a close. The Bruins failed to gain at least a point in a game for the first time in nearly six weeks, suffering their first regulation loss since Oct. 29.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Jets Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Winnipeg Jets.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Penguins As Jack Edwards noted during the broadcast, it’s the Tim Thomas Show in Pittsburgh. But before we get to the netminder’s heroics, let’s cover Boston’s two tallies in the second period.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Thomas, B's top first-place Penguins The Bruins point streak is now at fifteen games and counting, and perhaps no win was more impressive than this one. It was a clash of the Titans in the Eastern Conference and the Bruins reigned supreme.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Penguins Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Leafs After a dull opening frame, the Bruins and Leafs picked up the pace in the second period, combining for three goals.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins roll continues with win over Leafs What’s left to say about the B’s seemingly never-ending roll? The Leafs, once again, couldn’t handle Boston’s depth. They couldn’t get squat out of their leading scorer. And now, the Bruins have padded their lead in the Northeast Division.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Leafs Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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» Bruins not trading Krejci after all Had you read every recent tweet involving David Krejci prior to waking up this morning, you’d have been convinced the Czech pivot was no longer in the Bruins’ long-term plans.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Leafs Despite some pretty sloppy play, the Bruins tallied twice in the second and will take a 3-2 lead over to Toronto into the third.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: First line leads way in win over Leafs What a difference a month makes. The B’s meteoric rise up the standings has not only completely erased the memories of the miserable Stanley Cup hangover, but has many believing that thoughts of a repeat might not be so crazy after all.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Leafs Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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» Julien: Pacioretty hit ‘almost identical’ to Cooke-Savard incident The Bruins escaped their recent hearing with league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan unscathed when Milan Lucic wasn’t suspended for his collision with Ryan Miller. Boston’s bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, met a different fate.

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» Thomas: Bruins’ run has been ‘beautiful to watch’ Having gone on a run that’s seen them pick up 23 of a possible 24 points in the last 12 games, the Bruins have vaulted themselves up from the bottom of the conference standings to first place in the division. Tim Thomas — a full-time member of the team since the 2005-06 season — has seen the Black and Gold play at this high of a level before, but never with such a remarkable amount of success in the standings.

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» Bruins turning the page on streak, focused on Jets Turn the page. That was the catchphrase inside the Bruins’ locker room on Friday afternoon, fresh off of their ten-game winning streak coming to a halt with a 3-2 shootout loss to the visiting Red Wings.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Jets After a high-flying middle frame, the Bruins will take a 3-2 lead into the third over Winnipeg.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s mount comeback, down Jets Things looked pretty bleak midway through the opening frame, as Boston was hemmed in their own zone by Winnipeg’s aggressive forecheck, but things turned around dramatically in the second. The Bruins could’ve easily had another letdown of a performance, but they bounced back after their first setback in nearly a month and returned to their winning ways.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Jets Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Winnipeg Jets.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Red Wings The Bruins got in the board in the second period but still trail, as Detroit will head to the third leading 2-1. A giveaway by Jimmy Howard behind his own net led to Boston’s tally. Nathan Horton picked off a pass intended for a Wings’d-man and promptly sent a nice backhanded pas to Dan Paille. Paille beat a scrambling Howard, making it 1-1.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Wings shootout win snaps B’s streak Tough to see the streak come to a halt, but it had to happen at some point. Could one think of a more dangerous shootout team than the Red Wings? So many filthy moves that Rask simply had no shot at.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sabres The Bruins got two goals of their own in the second period, but still trail Buffalo as they’ll head into the third down 3-2. Tyler Seguin got the B’s on the board at the 3:37 mark of the middle frame, rifling home a one-timer on a feed from Patrice Bergeron on the power play to make it 2-1.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins spoil Sabres’ shot at revenge With a playoff-like feel from the drop of the puck until Pouliot lit the lamp in the shootout, tonight’s tilt was easily the most entertaining game for the Black and Gold in 2011-12. From the wave of fisticuffs in the opening period to the frantic finish, the B’s were engaged in an absolute thriller and undoubtedly left the revenge-seeking Sabres feeling stung.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Thomas unbeatable again as B’s blank Habs Montreal, for the better part of the night, continued to carry play. Were it not for Tim Thomas and a few narrow misses, they likely would’ve run away with one. Unfortunately Boston’s netminder was damn-near superhuman, stopping all 33 shots he faced to blank the Habs, giving the B’s their ninth-straight victory.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Canadiens Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens:

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Islanders The Islanders showed much more life in the second period, but the score remains the same. Boston will head to the final frame leading 3-0.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Bruins cruise to 6-0 win over Isles After two tightly-contested games, the Bruins returned to full-fledged blowout mode tonight. This one was simply never in doubt, as the B’s once again saw a surplus of players turn in great performances en route to their eighth-straight victory.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets The Bruins and Blue Jackets each got on the board in the second period and will head to the third knotted up at one goal apiece.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s barely edge Jackets in shootout By the hair of their chinny, chin, chin, the Bruins narrowly escaped a catastrophically bad loss. In the end, luckily, they all count the same, and the winning streak is now pushed to seven games.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets.

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» B's 'had a good feeling' Pouliot was in for big night With 30 goals in their previous five games, it was no surprise that the Bruins found a hero when they needed one most on Tuesday night when tied 3-3 with the Devils in the closing minutes. The identity of said clutch contributor, however, caught many by surprise.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Devils The second period was nearly as uneventful as the first, but New Jersey’s power play goal midway through the frame and a tying tally from the Bruins has the two teams locked up 1-01 heading into the third.

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» Morning Skate: Bruins vs. Devils Hello from TD Garden where all A.M. activities have wrapped up. Here’s a rundown on the top stories for the Bruins and Devils.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Late Pouliot goal lifts B’s over Devils What started out as a snoozer actually turned out to be a pretty exciting hockey game to take in. The back-and-forth third period battle saw both teams display great resolve, with Boston ultimately finishing on top and earning win No. 6 in a row.

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» Julien: Seguin deserving of NHL’s First Star of the Week honors The Boston area isn’t the only part of the hockey world that’s taken notice of Tyler Seguin‘s sensational start to the season. The second-year pro’s impressive hot streak earned him the nod as the NHL’s First Star of the Week, as Seguin had four goals, two assists and a plus-4 rating in the Bruins last three games — two of which saw him bury the game-winning tally.

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» Lucic dodges suspension due to lack of intent Milan Lucic reiterated his case to the Boston media this afternoon. Then, the Bruins winger had to share it with the the NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations.

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» Hamill sent back to Providence With Rich Peverley healthy and the Bruins no longer in a pinch for players, Zach Hamill has been reassigned to Providence.

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» Ryan Miller loses respect for Milan Lucic after ‘gutless’ hit With a little more than 13 minutes gone in the first period of Saturday’s game between the Bruins and Sabres, Milan Lucic raced toward a loose puck in hopes of having a potential breakaway. Not a soul in the building foresaw the ensuing collision, especially Ryan Miller.

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» B’s will have hands full with Sabres’ dynamic offense, elite goaltending The Bruins have been lucky enough to catch a number of opponents in the second half of back-to-back games this season, but banking on that slowing down the Sabres on Saturday would be ill-advised.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Sabres Thanks to a trio of second-period tallies the Bruins will head to the third leading Buffalo 3-1. Rich Peverley stick-handled through defenders and beat Miller at the 7:40 mark of the middle frame to knot things up.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s chase Miller in runaway win over Sabres Just how good have the Bruins been of late? Over their five-game winning streak, they’ve outscored the opposition by a total of 30-10. For those counting at home, that’s six goals per game. Absurd.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Sabres Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres:

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» Chara: East-West battles ‘mean a lot to both teams’ Take a look at the Bruins’ recent string of opponents and you’re bound to spot many a similarity. The B’s reeled off three-straight victories over the Senators, Maple Leafs and Islanders, dispatching each young, promising squad in convincing fashion. But just because tonight’s visitors to TD Garden bear a striking resemblance to those three clubs doesn’t mean they’re all one in the same.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Oilers Forty minutes are in the books here at the Garden where the Bruins have re-established a two-goal lead over the Oilers.

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» Hall not sweating Seguin comparisons, focused on making his own mark Entering the 2010-11 season, no two players in the NHL were more closely linked than Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall. After being the first two players selected in the preceding summer’s draft, the two forwards embarked on their rookie seasons with lofty expectations.

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» Marchand gets off the schnide with two goals against Oilers With points in three-straight games heading into Thursday’s battle with the Oilers, it wasn’t as if Brad Marchand had been playing poorly, but the Bruins winger was beginning to feel beleaguered by a lengthy goal drought.

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» Morning Skate: Bruins vs. Oilers Hello from TD Garden where the Bruins and Oilers have wrapped up their morning activities.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s climb back to .500 with win over Oilers Boston pushed their winning streak to four with the win tonight. During their run they’ve scored 24 goals, a far cry from the offensively-impotent team that struggled going 3-7-0 out of the gate.

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» Zach Hamill recalled on emergency basis by Bruins With Dan Paille undergoing surgery to fix his broken beak this afternoon and Rich Peverley (present at this morning’s practice) day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, the Bruins have recalled forward Zach Hamill on emergency basis.

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» Paille set to undergo surgery for broken nose After being struck by a slap shot from Islanders d-man Steve Staios during the third period last night, Bruins winger Dan Paille has been diagnosed with a broken nose and facial lacerations.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Islanders After a scoreless second period the Bruins will head into the final frame with their 3-2 lead over the Isles intact.

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» Kelly hits the 500 mark For Bruins center Chris Kelly, tonight’s game against the Islanders is going to be a special occasion. It’s game No. 500 for the veteran forward, but that’s not an accomplishment he was keeping track of leading up to the game.

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» Morning Skate: Bruins vs. Islanders The Bruins and Isles have just wrapped up morning skate activities here at TD Garden.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s down Isles, push streak to three The Bruins have made it three in a row and continue to distance themselves from the squad that once lost seven of its first ten games.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Leafs Thanks to two goals just eight seconds apart in the opening minute of the second period and another quick pair of strikes late, the Bruins have opened the floodgates in Toronto and will take a 5-0 lead into the third over the Leafs.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: Seguin’s trick leads B’s to win in Toronto Well, if the Bruins aren’t feeling good after this win, there’s simply nothing that could lift their spirits. With a runaway win over the division-leading Leafs, the B’s have finally won two games in a row this year and appear to be turning the tide after their early-season slump.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Leafs Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs:

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» Despite clean bill of health, Horton still not feeling like himself on ice The 26-year-old forward, who suffered a concussion in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, was given a clean bill of health well before the 2011-12 season got underway, but that – as has been proven time-and-time again – doesn’t guarantee a player can immediately pick up where they left off prior to such an injury.

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» Campbell: Taking on streaking Sens a good thing for B’s Tonight’s tilt at TD Garden will pit two teams going in opposite directions against one another. On one side there are the Ottawa Senators, a team steamrolling their way up the standings via six-straight victories. They’ll look to continue their winning ways against a Bruins’ squad that’s lost four of their last five games to drop to 3-7-0 on the season.

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» Gameday Blog: Bruins vs. Senators With two tallies in the second period, the Bruins have set themselves up with a 1-0 lead heading into the final frame.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s end skid, top Sens All might not be right with the Black and Gold, but tonight’s win was sorely needed to stop the bleeding. Now with a victory over a team that came in red-hot, the Bruins hope they can continue righting the ship and get on a roll of their own.

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» Tale of the Tape: Bruins vs. Senators Here’s the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators.

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» Bruins best be prepared for red-hot Sens While the funk the Bruins currently find themselves mired in has them taking an introspective approach, focusing solely on all the bugs within their own game in need of fixing, it’d still behoove the Black and Gold to pay attention to the roll tomorrow night’s opponent has been on of late.

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» Post-Game Breakdown: B’s still in basement after another loss to Habs Will this be the last time we see the Bruins roster and/or coaching staff as currently constituted? Many are calling for heads to roll or for trades to be made, as the Bruins are now off to a downright miserable start after capturing the Cup in June.

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