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| First meets worst in Bruins-Sens divisional tilt |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will again try to get their first win under Cory Clouston when they welcome the first-place Boston Bruins to Scotiabank Place for tonight's Northeast Division matchup. Clouston was named the Senators' new head coach on Monday, as the team fired Craig Hartsburg just 48 games into his first season at the helm after he guided the team to a 17-24-7 mark. Clouston is Ottawa's fourth head coach since the Senators' run to the Stanley Cup Finals in the 2006-07 season.. Clousto |
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| Streaking Bruins visit Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins will aim for their third straight victory when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for tonight's showdown at the Wachovia Center. This is the first of four meetings between the Bruins and Flyers this season. The next matchup will come Saturday afternoon in Boston, but this is not a home-and-home series for both teams because the Bruins will play in Ottawa on Thursday before hosting the Flyers. Boston won three of four meetings with the Flyers in |
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| Providence welcomes Rask back |
MLH |
02/02/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins assigned goaltender Tuukka Rask to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins, it was announced on Monday. After serving as Boston's backup goaltender for four games this season, Rask recently made his 2009 NHL debut on Saturday in a 35 save, 1-0 shutout win over the New York Rangers. Rask has started 34 games this season for Providence, posting a 19-15-0 record with a 2.46 goals-against-average and .918 save percentage. |
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| Bruins send G Rask to minors |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Despite posting a shutout in his season debut on Saturday, netminder Tuukka Rask has been reassigned to the American Hockey League by the Boston Bruins. After dressing as backup with the Bruins four times this season, Rask started against the New York Rangers this past weekend and halted all 35 shots faced in a 1-0 victory for his first NHL shutout. Even though the 21-year-old turned in a solid outing, the Bruins are already set in net with starter Tim Thomas and backup Manny F |
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| Thomas, Bruins rally past Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Tim Thomas made 27 saves and the Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1, in an Original Six matchup at the Bell Centre. Dennis Wideman and Shawn Thornton scored for the Bruins, who have won four of their last five games. "We did a great job killing penalties in the second period and got the lead," Thomas said. "We kept going at them and we didn't just sit back. We were playing to win and not to lose." Robert Lang scored for the Canadiens before exiting in the thir |
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| Bruins, Habs clash in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
02/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - An Original Six rivalry is on tap today in Montreal, as the Canadiens host the first-place Boston Bruins in an afternoon battle at the Bell Centre. This is a showdown between the first and second-place teams in the Northeast Division, but Boston, which also leads the Eastern Conference with 78 points, holds a comfortable 16-point lead over Montreal for the top spot. Boston has won three of the four meetings with Habs this season, but Montreal has still taken 13 of the last 18 tilts in thi |
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| Rask posts shutout, Savard scores as B's clip Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Tuukka Rask stopped all 35 shots he faced to record his first NHL shutout and Marc Savard accounted for the lone goal of the contest as the Boston Bruins edged the New York Rangers, 1-0, at TD Banknorth Garden. Rask, who was playing in only his fifth NHL game, was sensational throughout, turning aside 15 shots in the third period alone for the Bruins, who rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss at home against New Jersey on Thursday. Boston has won three of four. "With about three m |
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| Bruins cap homestand against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins will attempt to end their homestand on a winning note when the Northeast Division leaders take on the New York Rangers this afternoon at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston began its three-game residency with a 3-2 overtime triumph over Southeast Division front-runner Washington on Tuesday, but were handed an overtime loss on home ice by New Jersey, the first-place team in the Atlantic Division, two nights later. Jamie Langenbrunner scored 1:11 into the extra session to lift the |
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| Caps, Red Wings clash in D.C. |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| ontract on Wednesday. The Red Wings own a strong 15-6-5 road record for the year but have lost their last three games as the visitor. Washington just completed a three-game road trip with Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins. Mike Green and Michael Nylander each had goals for the Caps, who posted a 1-1-1 record on the trek, while goaltender Jose Theodore recorded 25 saves between the pipes. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's second-leading scorer with 31 goals, assi |
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| NHL Awards at the break |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| look at the first half of the season and try to predict who is on their way to picking up hardware when NHL Awards season rolls around. The first half of the 2008-09 campaign has had some surprises, none more shocking than the lights-out play of the Boston Bruins, who hold a comfortable lead atop the Eastern Conference standings. It's not as surprising that San Jose is leading the West, but then again, the Sharks are tearing it up with a rookie head coach in tow. The following are some of the players who des |
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