Tag: Cameron Hughes

  • Hurricanes advance to Second Round in Game 7 victory over Boston

    Hurricanes advance to Second Round in Game 7 victory over Boston

    19,513 fans watched the Carolina Hurricanes advance to the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Boston Bruins, 3-2, in Game 7 of their First Round series at PNC Arena Saturday afternoon. Max Domi scored a pair of goals in the win as the Hurricanes entertained their largest crowd in franchise…

  • Bruins force Game 7 with commanding, 5-2, victory at home

    Bruins force Game 7 with commanding, 5-2, victory at home

    For the 29th time in franchise history (a National Hockey League leading postseason stat), the Boston Bruins are going to a Game 7 in a best-of-seven series after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, Thursday night at TD Garden. Whereas recent memory conjures images of Boston’s 2019 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 loss on home ice…

  • Boston Bruins 2021-22 Season Preview

    Boston Bruins 2021-22 Season Preview

    2020-21 record 33-16-7, 73 points 3rd in the MassMutual NHL East Division Eliminated in the Second Round by N.Y. Islanders Additions: F Samuel Asselin, F Steven Fogarty, F Nick Foligno, F Jesper Frödén, F Erik Haula, F Tomas Nosek, D Derek Forbort, D James Greenway (acquired from TOR), D Tyler Lewington, G Troy Grosenick, G…

  • Where do the 2020-21 Boston Bruins go from here?

    Where do the 2020-21 Boston Bruins go from here?

    To some, the 2020-21 Boston Bruins season ended in disappointment. To others, it made sense. Not for the reasons that you’re probably thinking. No, there’s no arguments to be made around here regarding the departures of Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug from 2019-20 to 2020-21, though there certainly is something to be said about what…

  • Islanders will face Tampa in the Stanley Cup Semifinal

    Islanders will face Tampa in the Stanley Cup Semifinal

    For the first time since 1979-84, the New York Islanders are heading to consecutive third round appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In “normal” years, the Islanders would be advancing to the Eastern Conference Final, however this season, in light of the ongoing global pandemic and subsequent temporary league realignment, New York is heading to…

  • Chance to advance: Isles road victory in Game 5 means New York can win series on home ice

    Chance to advance: Isles road victory in Game 5 means New York can win series on home ice

    The New York Islanders failed to register a shot on goal after Brock Nelson scored in the third period as they outlasted an onslaught of offense and an attempted comeback in a, 5-4, victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 at TD Garden on Monday. Semyon Varlamov (3-3, 2.73 goals-against average, .925 save percentage…

  • Islanders breakthrough with, 4-1, win & tie series 2-2 heading back to Boston for Game 5

    Islanders breakthrough with, 4-1, win & tie series 2-2 heading back to Boston for Game 5

    The New York Islanders managed to pull ahead midway through the third period before adding a pair of empty net goals to defeat the Boston Bruins, 4-1, in Game 4 of their 2021 Second Round series at Nassau Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night. Semyon Varlamov (2-3, 2.48 goals-against average, .929 save…

  • Marchand lifts Bruins to 2-1 series lead in, 2-1, OT victory on the road

    Marchand lifts Bruins to 2-1 series lead in, 2-1, OT victory on the road

    Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders, 2-1, in Game 3 of their 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round matchup at Nassau Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday night. Tuukka Rask (6-2, 2.04 goals-against average, .934 save percentage in eight games played) made…

  • Pastrnak scores hat trick as Boston opens Second Round with a, 5-2, win

    Pastrnak scores hat trick as Boston opens Second Round with a, 5-2, win

    David Pastrnak joined the likes of Phil Esposito, Cam Neely, Johnny Bucyk and David Krejci as one of five players to record two or more postseason hat tricks in a Boston Bruins uniform in Saturday night’s, 5-2, victory over the New York Islanders in Game 1. 17,400 fans were in attendance at TD Garden to…

  • Bruins eliminate Capitals in five games, advance to Second Round

    Bruins eliminate Capitals in five games, advance to Second Round

    After 14 seasons with the Boston Bruins, Zdeno Chara signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals on Dec. 30, 2020. He left Boston better than he found it and the Bruins handed the captaincy from their former defender to Patrice Bergeron on Jan. 6, 2021. As the National Hockey League produced a format for…