by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 11:28 PM EDT
BOSTON - The Chicago Blackhawks needed all their offensive weapons against the Bruins' smothering defence and goalie Tuukka Rask. Instead, they lost one of their best before the game.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 11:07 PM EDT
BOSTON - The Bruins' third line was No. 1 in Boston.The revamped lineup of Daniel Paille, Chris Kelly and Tyler Seguin scored Boston's first goal and drew the penalties that led to another in a 2-0 win over Chicago on Monday night for a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 10:55 PM EDT
BOSTON - They are still two wins away from their destination, but the Boston Bruins are gathering steam.Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron scored second-period goals and Tuukka Rask made 28 saves Monday as the hard-charging Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup final.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 8:37 PM EDT
BOSTON - The Chicago Blackhawks have scratched forward Marian Hossa from Monday night's Stanley Cup final game against the Boston Bruins.Hossa was tied for the team lead with 15 points in the playoffs.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 8:00 PM EDT
BOSTON - Brad Marchand is known in Boston as the "Little Ball of Hate," a nickname that captures his stature—he's listed at 5-foot-9—and his tendency to get on the nerves of opposing players.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 6:40 PM EDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild have re-signed defenceman Marco Scandella to a two-year contract.The team announced the deal on Monday.Scandella was eligible to be a restricted free agent, but the Wild locked the 23-year-old before he could hit the market.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 4:32 PM EDT
STAMFORD, Conn. - The Stanley Cup finals' Game 2 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in 2006.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 3:46 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - George McPhee had to take a call. Alex Ovechkin was on the other line, reaching out to the Washington Capitals general manager shortly after winning his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 1:54 PM EDT
BOSTON - Two years ago, Tuukka Rask was all but ignored as the Bruins mounted their Stanley Cup charge. The lanky Finn attracted virtually no attention as reporters swarmed his teammates at a hotel restaurant on the Vancouver waterfront during a media availability session.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 1:43 PM EDT
BOSTON - Claude Julien doesn't pay much attention to compliments or criticism.Just give him a pair of skates, players to teach and a spot behind the bench and the coach of the Boston Bruins is thrilled.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 1:28 PM EDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Joe Piskula to a one-year, two-way contract.The Predators announced the deal Monday.
by The Canadian Press - June 17, 2013 12:53 PM EDT
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Joacim Eriksson.The six-foot-one, 189-pound goalie played Skelleftea, champions of Sweden's Elitserien, last season.
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“I think when you’re at home the first two games, sometimes you get a little bit too comfortable at home. Then you come on the road, maybe it’s like a rude awakening…We’ve had three series to figure that out, learn it. We definitely want to be better (Monday), especially in the first game on the road.”
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