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What it means: Depth was the difference Saturday night, and the Bruins outmatched the Rangers in a 3-1 Game 5 victory at TD Garden that sent New York home for the summer. A rookie defenseman and an effective fourth line enabled the Bruins to secure a...

BOSTON -- For the second time in three seasons, the Boston Bruins advance to the Eastern Conference finals, after a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their semifinal series Saturday evening at TD Garden. The Bruins will face the t...

Bruins 3, Rangers 1

BOSTON -- After missing the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (lower body) returns to the lineup for Game 5. As a result of Seidenberg's return, roo...

BOSTON -- Good evening from TD Garden, where the Boston Bruins are set to host the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Bruins hold a 3-1 lead in this best-of-seven series and have a chance to close it out ton...

They broke into the NHL together and 15 years later, Scott Hannan and Brad Stuart find themselves in familiar territory, Pierre LeBrun writes.

After missing the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg (lower body) returned to the lineup for Game 5.

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CHICAGO -- Here are five things to watch for between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series Saturday: 1. First scorer: The team that has scored the first goal has won three of the s...

CHICAGO -- As much as the Chicago Blackhawks' success this season has been thanks to their team effort, forward Patrick Kane said Saturday that it's time for the team's stars to step up. The Blackhawks have scored just two goals -- both by Kane -...

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll returned to practice with the team Saturday for the first time since May 14 when San Jose Sharks left wing Raffi Torres knocked him out of Game 1 with a hit to the head.

At a glance: The Rangers managed to avoid elimination -- and a series sweep -- with a 4-3 overtime win at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Can they do it again with the Bruins trying to close out the series on home ice in Game 5 on Saturday? The Ra...

Two people familiar with the situation say the NHL has approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to a group of Canadian-led investors, but the deal is contingent on reaching a lease agreement with the city of Glendale.

PITTSBURGH -- A veteran hockey man earlier this week wondered what a series between this edition of the Pittsburgh Penguins and this Ottawa Senators team might look like two or three years down the road. The implication was clear: The young Senato...

PITTSBURGH -- When it was done and the Pittsburgh Penguins had brushed aside the valiant but ultimately overmatched Ottawa Senators, one word came to mind to describe both Game 5 and the series: devastating. In a game that built slowly to yet anot...