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Bruins’, 2-1, victory clinches playoff berth for sixth-straight season
The Boston Bruins are officially heading to the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after securing a, 2-1, win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. Erik Haula’s first period goal proved to be the game-winner, while Jeremy Swayman (21-12-3, 2.34 goals-against average, .917 save percentage in 37 games played) had a quality start with…
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Preview: Game 50- Avalanche @ Bruins
Monday afternoon at TD Garden, the Colorado Avalanche visit the Boston Bruins in the conclusion of their regular season series– in which the Avs are in the midst of their second-longest road winning streak in club history at seven games. Colorado’s longest road win streak in franchise history was set during the 2019-20 season when…
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Penguins complete comeback in first meeting with Boston this season
Danton Heinen scored a pair of goals in his first game back at TD Garden as a member of the visiting team since he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for Nick Ritchie on Feb. 24, 2020, while Sidney Crosby scored the eventual game-winning goal and Bryan Rust added an empty net goal to lead…
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2021-22 Season Preview
2020-21 record 37-16-3, 77 points 1st in the MassMutual NHL East Division Eliminated in the First Round by N.Y. Islanders Additions: F Brian Boyle (signed to a PTO), F Michael Chaput, F Filip Hållander (acquired from TOR), F Danton Heinen, F Brock McGinn, F Dominik Simon, D Matt Barkowski (signed to a PTO), D Taylor…
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2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Preview: MassMutual NHL East Division
Nobody’s perfect. Both in First Round prediction outcomes and in trying (and failing) to deliver predictions for each First Round series ahead of time. The short excuse is that the overlap of the 2020-21 regular season and the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs made it difficult to finish compiling stats, writing game recaps and subsequently writing…
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Islanders can advance to the Second Round at home after, 3-2, 2OT victory in Game 5
The New York Islanders can eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice in Game 6 of their 2021 First Round matchup thanks to an error by Tristan Jarry in double overtime that Josh Bailey capitalized on– scoring the game-winning goal 51 seconds into the fifth frame– to win Game 5 on the road, 3-2, at…
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Islanders defend the Coliseum with, 4-1, win in Game 4
The New York Islanders will play at least one more game at Nassau Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum before moving to UBS Arena for the 2021-22 season after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-1, on Saturday in Game 4 of their 2021 First Round series. Islanders goaltender, Ilya Sorokin (2-0, 1.76 goals-against average, .944 save…
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Bruins bounce back with, 3-1, win in Pittsburgh
After being shutout, 1-0, on Sunday by the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, the Boston Bruins got split their two games in the “Steel City” with a, 3-1, win on Tuesday night. Tuukka Rask (12-4-2, 2.29 goals-against average, .915 save percentage in 20 games played) made 25 saves on 26 shots faced in the…
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Jarry earns shutout in, 1-0, win for Pens over Bruins
Tristan Jarry led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a, 1-0, shutout over the Boston Bruins on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena– earning his first shutout of the season in a 30-save effort. Jarry (21-8-3, 2.70 goals-against average, .911 save percentage in 33 games played) stopped all 30 shots that he faced en route to his…
Down the Frozen River 