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Bruins' fourth line flourishing ahead of first matchup vs. Utah
Even the Boston Bruins -- who will celebrate their Centennial Game in less than two months -- still experience a first time for everything.,The Bruins' first Western Conference road trip of the young season continues with another first on Saturday night, playing their first-ever game against the Uta...
Two quick goals help Bruins keep Avalanche winless
David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored 13 seconds apart in the second period and the Boston Bruins beat the scuffling Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday.,Lindholm added an assist and Cole Koepke, Charlie Coyle and John Beecher also had goals for Boston, which kicked off a three-game ro...
Winless Avalanche offer welcome change of opponent for Bruins
The Boston Bruins have had a solid start to this season -- as long as they're not playing the Florida Panthers.,Boston is 2-2-0 after four games and the two losses have come against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Florida is off the regular-season schedule until January, but the Bruins are facin...
Panthers find scoring touch, hold off Bruins
Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart each scored two goals as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Atlantic Division-rival Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday.,The linemates each scored once during a 3:20 span in the second period to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Panthers, who had been on a two-game skid since h...
Sam Bennett, Panthers look to topple Bruins again
Six days after their season-opening meeting in Sunrise, Fla., the Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers in a Monday matinee resumption of their building Atlantic Division rivalry.,The Panthers lost all four regular-season meetings between the teams in 2023-24 before their six-game playoff series w...
David Pastrnak lifts Bruins past Kings in OT
David Pastrnak scored at 3:07 of overtime as the Boston Bruins came back from a one-goal, second-period deficit to defeat the visiting Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Pastrnak cut to the net and slid home a give-and-go pass from defenseman Mason Lohrei to deliver Boston's second straigh...
Bruins, with Jeremy Swayman back on board, tangle with Kings
Following their first win of the young season, the Boston Bruins continue a three-game homestand with a Saturday matinee against the Los Angeles Kings.,In an improved effort two nights after a season-opening loss at Florida, the Bruins picked up a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in B...
Scoring burst lifts Bruins past Canadiens
The Boston Bruins turned around a 2-1 deficit with four consecutive goals and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday for their ninth consecutive home-opening victory.,Mark Kastelic scored his first pair as a Bruin, including a key insurance marker with 4:00 remaining that halted a ...
Bruins G Jeremy Swayman set for season debut vs. Canadiens
After signing an eight-year, $66 million contract on Sunday, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will make his season debut on Thursday against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.,Swayman missed all of training camp and the preseason while his agent and the Bruins negotiated a new deal. Backup Joon...
Bruins put home-opening win streak on line vs. Habs
The Boston Bruins want to turn the page.,Two nights after largely being dominated in a 6-4 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, Boston will aim for its ninth straight home-opening win on Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens visit.,Defenseman Charlie McAvoy recorded a goal and...
Sam Bennett, champion Panthers top Bruins in opener
Sam Bennett scored two goals as the Florida Panthers opened the defense of their first Stanley Cup title with a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers also got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, Sam Reinhart (short-handed), Jonah Gadjovich and Evan Rodrigues. Reinhar...
Coming off first Cup win, Panthers start season vs. rival Bruins
Entering last season, 11 current NHL franchises had never won a Stanley Cup championship.,Thanks to the Florida Panthers' triumphant 2023-24 season, that list is down to 10.,On Tuesday night, the Panthers will raise their Stanley Cup banner to the rafters and begin their title defense against the Bo...
Bruins G Jeremy Swayman signs 8-year, $66M contract
Restricted free-agent goaltender Jeremy Swayman signed an eight-year, $66 million contract with the Boston Bruins on Sunday morning.,The deal comes on the heels of Swayman declaring that he wants to "be a Bruin for a long time." It also comes two days before Boston plays its season opener on the roa...
NHL season-preview capsules: Atlantic Division
BOSTON BRUINS,Head coach: Jim Montgomery (third season),Last season: 47-20-15, 109 points, second place in Atlantic Division,This season: The Bruins should be in the playoff mix led by forwards David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle and defensemen Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm and Brandon...
G Jeremy Swayman wants to 'be a Bruin for a long time'
With the season opener less than a week away, the Bruins and restricted free agent goalie Jeremy Swayman have yet to agree on a new contract, but the 25-year-old said he wants to remain in Boston for the long haul.,"I mean, I don't want it to end," Swayman said during an episode of the NHL's new Ama...
Agent denies Bruins offered RFA G Jeremy Swayman $64M
The agent representing star goaltender Jeremy Swayman hit back at the Boston Bruins for comments team president Cam Neely made about their contract negotiations. ,Speaking to reporters Monday, Neely said, "I don't want to get into the weeds with what (Swayman's) ask is, but I know that I have 64 mil...
In Big Ten debut, No. 8 Oregon faces ex-Pac-12 rival UCLA
Despite not playing last weekend, Oregon moved up a spot to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 poll as it prepares for its Big Ten Conference debut at UCLA on Saturday. ,Oregon (3-0) has won four in a row and 10 of its last 11 games against former Pac-12 rival UCLA (1-2, 0-1). The Ducks are 15-3 against the Bru...
UCLA's Big Ten era begins with lopsided loss to Indiana at home
Kurtis Rourke went 25-of-33 passing for 307 yards and four touchdowns as Indiana gave host UCLA a rude welcome to the Big Ten Conference in a 42-13 rout on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif.,Indiana (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) wasted little time taking control in its first visit to Rose Bowl Stadium since 1968. Ro...
Reports: Bruins land F Elias Lindholm, D Nikita Zadorov
The Boston Bruins began their offseason by landing free agents Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov in deals totaling $82.5 million, according to multiple reports Monday. ,Lindholm's deal is for seven years, $52.5 million and Zadorov for six years, $30 million, per the reports. ,Both players finished o...
Wild lands F Jakub Lauko from Bruins for F Vinni Lettieri
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Jakub Lauko and the No. 122 overall pick in this year's draft from the Boston Bruins on Saturday, in exchange for forward Vinni Lettieri and the No. 110 overall draft selection.,Lauko. 24, was a third-round draft pick by the Bruins in 2018. He made his NHL debut d...