The Boston Celtics taught the Miami Heat a valuable lesson in the first round of the NBA playoffs, mocking their entire fanbase while yawning across the finish line and advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. “We want Boston!” Miami fans chanted as the Heat destroyed the Chicago Bulls in their play-in matchup. Bold, foolish, and […]
The Panthers’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series opponent was determined Saturday night, and it proved to be the team Matthew Tkachuk expected all along. Florida had been watching and waiting for the Bruins-Maple Leafs series to end ever since it finished off the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 29. Boston and Toronto ultimately settled things […]
The top-seeded Boston Celtics will take on the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Cleveland advanced past the Orlando Magic after a Game 7 victory Sunday afternoon. The Cavaliers outscored the Magic by 18 points in the third quarter en route to a 106-94 victory at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Donovan Mitchell […]
David Pastrnak ignited pandemonium inside TD Garden on Saturday night. Pastrnak answered Jim Montgomery’s challenge in spades. After a string of quiet performances against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins star did the game-winning honors in Game 7 with a silky-smooth overtime goal. Pastrnak handled a beautiful feed from Hampus Lindholm in stride and beat […]
Jeremy Swayman showcased an enthusiastic and authentic reaction immediately after he saw Boston Bruins star forward David Pastrnak score the game-winning goal on the opposite end of the ice. Swayman, who Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery called Boston’s best player in the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, displayed elation as he ran out […]
Alex Cora has been keeping tabs on Chris Sale ever since the Red Sox traded the veteran left-hander to the Braves in late December. Boston’s manager also has been paying attention to the people who’ve talked down about the 2018 World Series champion. The Red Sox are scheduled to face Sale at Truist Park on […]
Hampus Lindholm saw David Pastrnak ramping up his pace as he skated down the wing, and in that moment knew the Boston Bruins star forward had a chance to creep behind the Toronto Maple Leafs’ defense. “I’ve played with him (Pastrnak) for a long enough time to know that I can see when he swings […]
The Maple Leafs, as they so often do in the Stanley Cup playoffs, came up short Saturday night. Toronto deserves a great deal of credit for forcing a Game 7 against Boston after the Bruins stormed out to a 3-1 lead in their first-round series. But Sheldon Keefe’s side couldn’t complete the comeback at TD […]
The Red Sox and the Twins will wrap up their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Target Field. Vaughn Grissom will be back in Boston’s lineup after making his club debut Friday night. The 23-year-old second baseman will share an infield with recent trade acquisition Zack Short, who played his first game with the Red Sox […]
David Pastrnak heard Jim Montgomery loud and clear. Montgomery challenged Pastrnak to step up after the Bruins’ second straight loss, which evened Boston’s first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with Toronto at three games apiece. And when Saturday night’s Game 7 at TD Garden reached its most critical juncture, it was Pastrnak who shined the brightest. […]
Jim Montgomery’s Bruins found themselves in familiar territory Saturday night. For a second straight season, Boston was pushed to a Game 7 in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series after holding a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven set. And just like last year, the Bruins’ latest do-or-die showdown wasn’t decided in regulation. One might have […]
The Maple Leafs welcomed Auston Matthews back to the lineup Saturday night, but another key player for Toronto took in Game 7 against Boston as a spectator. It was Ilya Samsonov, not Joseph Woll, in net for the Maple Leafs in the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series finale at TD Garden. Woll was in between […]
The Bruins were thoroughly tested in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series, but they ultimately prevailed. Boston looked well on its way to Round 2 when it won back-to-back games in Toronto and claimed a 3-1 lead in the rivals’ best-of-seven series. But the Maple Leafs responded with a pair of haymakers, setting up a […]
By avoiding season-ending disappointment Saturday night, the Bruins set up a date with the team that broke their hearts last season. Boston came out on top in its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, earning the decision with a thrilling overtime Game 7 victory at TD Garden. David Pastrank’s game-winning goal […]
BOSTON — The Bruins and Maple Leafs met for the 17th time in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Boston won the series 4-3 to advance to the second round after defeating Toronto 2-1 in overtime. The Bruins were on the brink -of blowing a 3-1 series lead when the Leafs won Games 5 and 6 to […]
BOSTON — Hampus Lindholm hadn’t been at his best throughout the Bruins’ series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was almost as if he’d been playing back, waiting for the game to come to him without any promise that it eventually would. He was too patient with the puck according to the thousands of coaches […]
BOSTON — The Bruins had every right to feel nervous entering overtime of their Game 7 matchup with the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was kind of happening all over again. Toronto had followed a script that (unfortunately for Boston) was written one year prior by the Florida Panthers. The Maple Leafs had rallied from […]
BOSTON — Jeremy Swayman started six of the seven games against the Maple Leafs in the Bruins’ opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and he gave Boston a chance to win every single game. “He was our best player in the series,” Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters after the game. “It’s not […]
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery made no bones about what he was looking for entering Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. He needed David Pastrnak to be better. Pastrnak entered the do-or-die game coming off a pair of performances that failed to live up to what you’d expect out of […]
BOSTON — It couldn’t have happened any other way, right? The Bruins waited a full season to exercise the demons of blowing their 3-1 series lead against the Florida Panthers in 2023, but finally did so off the stick of David Pastrnak in overtime at TD Garden on Saturday night. Jim Montgomery called for Pastrnak […]
BOSTON — The Bruins and Maple Leafs battled in a classic Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs with Boston earning the right to advance with the 2-1 overtime victory at TD Garden on Saturday night. The Bruins win the series 4-3. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAYThe Bruins and Maple […]
Matthew Lugo is on a tear at the plate in the Boston Red Sox farm system to start the season. That doesn’t mean he can’t flash the glove, too. Lugo plays left field in Double-A this season with the Portland Sea Dogs and turned in what may be the defensive play of the year in […]
LOWELL, Mass. — PWHL Boston finished the regular season with a 4-3 win over PWHL Montreal on Saturday afternoon at Tsongas Center. The score barely tells the story of the thrilling contest that punched Boston’s ticket to the postseason. Boston could not have started better, leading 3-0 after two periods on goals from top players […]
LOWELL, Mass. — PWHL Boston is postseason bound after closing out the regular season with a thrilling 4-3 win over PWHL Montreal on Saturday afternoon. Boston ends the regular season at 12-9-2-1 to qualify for the playoffs. The league gained attention and support throughout the season. Within the Boston organization, the growth of the league […]
BOSTON — The Bruins needed a fan banner captain for Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at TD Garden. You catching our drift? The B’s pulled out the big guns Saturday, as Patrice Bergeron was chosen as the fan banner captain for their do-or-die game against the Leafs. It was an obvious […]
