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Bruins’ Chara, Grzelcyk game-time decisions

Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who has been out since Game 2 with a concussion, is also a game-time decision. The Bruins have been mum on details about Chara’s health — only calling it a “facial injury” — after he was hit with a deflected puck in the second period of Game 4 and bled profusely. Multiple […]

NHL trade deadline tracker: Latest updates on deals, rumors and grades for 2022

The NHL’s 2022 trade deadline has passed, with a flurry of moves to review. On Nov. 4, the Buffalo Sabres traded franchise center Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights for Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch and a pair of draft picks. Then, on Feb. 14, the Calgary Flames landed scoring winger Tyler Toffoli from the […]

Boston Bruins, new defenseman Hampus Lindholm reach 8-year, $52 million extension

So when the longtime Anaheim Ducks defenseman saw an opportunity to sign on with a Boston Bruins team that reached the postseason almost every year, he was willing to make a long-term commitment. “They always have that winning mindset,” Lindholm said on Sunday, a day after he was traded to Boston and hours after agreeing […]

Leading scorer Brad Marchand, intent not ‘to let the guys down,’ returns for Boston Bruins in win

BOSTON — David Pastrnak scored a tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period to give the surging Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the travel-weary Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Boston’s leading scorer, Brad Marchand, surprisingly returned to the lineup Saturday after leaving Thursday with an apparent right shoulder injury, and assisted on the game-winning […]

NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues on the brink

Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps. There’s been some […]