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The Boston Bruins narrowly escaped a first-round upset loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins almost blew a 3-1 series lead, but they were able to rally back from a 4-1 third-period deficit and cap a historic comeback by beating Toronto in ov...

After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.

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BOSTON -- During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, it was deemed taboo by veteran forward Shawn Thornton to discuss the Bruins' collapse in the 2010 Eastern Conference quarterfinals. They blew a 3-0 series lead and a 3-0 lead in Game 7 as the Philadelph...

BOSTON -- When players are sporting black eyes and stitch marks all over their faces, it's a sure sign of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Both the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs suffered some injuries during Boston's 4-3 overtime win in Game...

TORONTO -- The Bruins and Milan Lucic had a scary moment in the closing seconds of the first period of Wednesday night's Game 4. The Bruins were on the power play when Lucic was hit in the face by a redirected puck. He dropped to the ice and was b...

TORONTO -- The Boston Bruins erased an early two-goal deficit and finished with a 4-3 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Wednesday night at Air Canada Centre. The Bruins' David ...

After a nine-year playoff hiatus, Toronto will be rocking for B's-Leafs Game 3.

BOSTON -- The Bruins managed to silence their late-season critics with a convincing 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Now, if they can avoid the inconsistency that plagued them in April and seize th...

BOSTON -- For the past two days, the Boston Bruins insisted their late-season funk was in the rearview mirror. There would be no more blown leads in the third period and no more lackluster starts. The skilled and physical Bruins would return. Well...

Milan Lucic's season was a disppointment to himself and to the Bruins. The rugged forward finished with just seven goals and 13 assists, and as the season wound down openly acknowledged that he needs to be better. Lucic accepted coach Claude Julie...

Feeding off the Garden's energy, the B's started strong but faded vs. the Pens.

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- If, as expected, Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic has not merely played his way down the lineup but out of it altogether, there could hardly be a more stark illustration of the concerns facing the team as it prepares for t...

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- If, as expected, Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic has not merely played his way down the lineup but out of it altogether, there could hardly be a more stark illustration of the concerns facing the team as it prepares for t...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin will miss the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament.

BOSTON -- Every time Milan Lucic starts to feel the heat from the media and fans, he seems to respond. That once again was the case Monday as Lucic cut a 2-0 Maple Leafs lead with his first goal in 15 games at 9:49 of the second period, helping to...

BOSTON -- The Bruins took over first place in the Northeast Division with a 3-2 shootout win over the Maple Leafs at TD Garden on Monday night. Boston erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron, who tied the game at 10:36 of...