Tuukka Rask Turns In One Of His Best Playoff Performances, Plus Scattered Bruins Thoughts After Gentleman's Sweep Of Capitals
Tuukka Rask is one of the best playoff goaltenders of all time. He just had one of the best playoff series of his career.
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Tuukka Rask is one of the best playoff goaltenders of all time. He just had one of the best playoff series of his career.
The Boston Bruins are moving on to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, sending an old friend home in the process.
The Bruins guaranteed themselves the opportunity to hear a real home crowd behind them this postseason.
There's no doubt that the entire organization holds the highest level of confidence and respect for their current captain in Patrice Bergeron.
The Boston Bruins are moving on.
"I just naturally started laughing, because I think it's funny that he actually gets mad if you like skate by the goalie. Then he'll stick you or something. Like, all right. We get your whole act. Like, whatever. It is what it is."
Taking a closer look at the two goals given up by Tuukka Rask in Game 3 vs. Washington.
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Playoff hockey is just a little different than regular-season hockey. Tuukka Rask and Garnet Hathaway provided a reminder of that on Wednesday night.
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Tuukka Rask let in three goals in the Bruins' Game 2 win. Let's take a closer look, and see what Bruce Cassidy had to say about them.
"Obviously Bergie, in situations like that will grab me and kind of reel me back in, like he did," Marchand said of his captain and longtime linemate. "That's just part of it."
Here are some quick-hitters on what the Bruins will need to do to earn a split of the first two games in Washington.
Brad Marchand autographed a stick and had it sent into the stands where a young girl had been hit by a puck.
Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara faced the Bruins in a playoff game for the first time after he spent 14 years as Boston's captain.
Even if former Boston captain Zdeno Chara facing his old team brings some friendly familiarity, there is plenty of bad blood between these teams.
It's playoff time for Tuukka Rask. Contrary to the popular narrative, that's great news for the Bruins.
The Boston Bruins are gearing up for their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals, and they're getting a good idea of the team they'll send out onto the ice on Saturday night for Game 1.
The NHL has at long last released a first-round playoff schedule for the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals.
On Tuesday night, Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed what most people had assumed for several weeks: Jeremy Swayman will be on Boston's playoff roster.
The Bruins will end their regular season with a playoff preview of their upcoming series against the Washington Capitals. But not really.
Unfortunately for Ondrej Kase, his night was cut short after two periods of work. The 25-year-old didn't emerge from the locker room for the third period, and the Bruins said he was out due to an upper-body injury.
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Carlos Narváez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Nathaniel Lowe had two RBI singles and the Boston Red Sox beat the AL-leading Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the state will be taking measures to ensure vaccines remain accessible to everyone.
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Insurance companies are using drones to inspect properties without alerting homeowners. In some cases, policies have been canceled.
A WBZ I-Team investigation revealed the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School leased weapon detection systems for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and found most of them are not being used very much.
Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed the conviction of a five-time drunk driver for driving with a revoked license, citing an I-Team investigation as evidence.
Plans to change the state flag of Massachusetts are suddenly a topic in the governor's race.
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Hawaiian Airlines is ending its direct flights from Boston to Honolulu this fall.
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Carlos Narváez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, Nathaniel Lowe had two RBI singles and the Boston Red Sox beat the AL-leading Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Bill Nye the Science Guy was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and had a special guest for the event in Celtics star Jaylen Brown.
The Boston Bruins had their best player back at practice on Monday, as David Pastrnak returned to the ice after missing the first week of training camp with tendinitis in his knee.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel would really love if Rhamondre Stevenson fixed his fumbling issue.
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