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The Bruins will face the winner of the Lightning/Maple Leafs game.

Bruins on Boylston: Leafs or Lightning—which could be a tougher second-round competitor?

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
April 26, 2023

The Boston Bruins lost in overtime to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, with the Panthers clawing their way to the victory to live another day.  And while it might be foolish to look too far ahead...

The Boston Bruins are 2-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Bruins on Boylston: Why the B’s could be more Avalanche than Lightning in the postseason

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
April 22, 2023

The 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning—winners of that year’s President’s Trophy with a NHL record-tying 62-win regular season—were unceremoniously swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs...

Bruins on Boylston: With five games to go, what are the five causes behind the Bruins’ historically successful season?

Bruins on Boylston: With five games to go, what are the five causes behind the Bruins’ historically successful season?

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
April 5, 2023

The Boston Bruins moved into third place on the NHL’s single-season wins list on Sunday, tying the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens 60-win season with a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues.  Unlike...

The 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning tied the NHLs regular season wins record—and then were swept in the first round of the playoffs. Could the Bruins suffer the same fate?

Bruins on Boylston: Could the B’s be the next NHL super-team to experience a first-round collapse?

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
April 2, 2023

On April 16, 2019, the Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world and made NHL history by completing a 4-0 sweep of the league-best Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.  The...

The Boston Bruins have nine games left to play in the regular season, but theyve already clinched a playoff spot.

Bruins on Boylston: Five more questions (and answers) facing the Bruins as the regular season winds down

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
March 26, 2023

Last spring’s first-round playoff loss to the Carolina Hurricanes marked the beginning of an uncertain summer for the Boston Bruins. After Head Coach Bruce Cassidy was fired in June and doubts surfaced...

Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney traded away two first-round picks in addition to future assets to acquire three new players in the last week.

Bruins on Boylston: B’s deadline dealings are bold, risky

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
March 2, 2023

It’s official: the Bruins are all-in on winning the Stanley Cup.  If centers Patrice Bergeron and David Krejčí re-signing or the Bruins’ unreal 45-8-5 record didn’t tip you off, the B’s recent...

The Bruins last won the Stanley Cup in 2011—could they win it again in 2023?

Bruins on Boylston: Comparing 2023’s Bruins to 2011’s championship team

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
February 22, 2023

On June 15, 2011, then-Bruins captain Zdeno Chara hoisted the Stanley Cup above his head in victory, ending a 39-year championship drought for Boston’s premier hockey club.  After 82 regulation contests...

The Boston Bruins are the NHLs best team with a 39-8-5 record.

Bruins on Boylston: What can, should, and will the B’s do at the trade deadline?

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
February 13, 2023

For Boston Bruins fans, the trade deadline should be one of the most exciting times of the year.  Apart from the playoffs, in fact, nothing should be more exciting: a few tense weeks leading to a few...

Patrice Bergeron (via Beacon Archives)

Bruins on Boylston: Why you should doubt the Bruins’ strong start

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
December 1, 2022

The Bruins have played 22 games in the 2022-23 season, roughly a quarter of the regular season matchups they’ll take part in before the postseason, for which they are an absolute lock.  The Bruins,...

Patrice Bergeron (via Beacon Archives)

Bruins on Boylston: New system yields rewards and creates problems

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
October 20, 2022

Former Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy was not who fans would’ve expected to be fired last summer. If anyone, it would’ve been General Manager Don Sweeney, whose questionable drafting and trade deadline...

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Seven observations from the Bruins’ preseason finale loss

By Leo Kagan, Assistant Sports Editor
October 12, 2022

The Boston Bruins fell 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night, concluding their preseason with a home-ice loss.  The loss to the Devils was the Bruins’ final test ahead of their Wednesday...

Boston Bruins 2020-21 season preview

Boston Bruins 2020-21 season preview

By Brendan Beauregard, Assistant Sports Editor
January 9, 2021

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Bruins: Reload or Rebuild?

Bruins: Reload or Rebuild?

By Brendan Beuregard
October 11, 2020

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