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Talk about a flair for the dramatic. The Boston Bruins, on the verge of blowing a 3-1 series lead against the plucky Toronto Maple Leafs, stormed back from a 4-1 deficit in Game 7 to tie the game in the waning moments of regulation and then win it 5-...

Oh, hardly any storylines here. The Toronto Maple Leafs return to the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and find themselves in a clash with the Boston Bruins, whose trade of Phil Kessel to Toronto in September 2009 ultimately delivered Tyler Seg...

Just about anything can happen in the playoffs, and Scott Burnside offers up his five most intriguing storylines of the postseason.

In an emotionally charged arena, the Bruins looked like the better team for half the game, but Pittsburgh's depth allowed the Pens to not only overtake Boston but also to clinch home ice for the playoffs, Scott Burnside writes.

Former Penguins great and Boston native Tom Fitzgerald had an emotional day at TD Garden.

As normalcy returns to the city, both Penguins and Bruins look help fans keep the city strong

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...

BOSTON -- We will take nothing away from the Buffalo Sabres after they flat-out stole two points with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. Out-shot by a wide margin, out-chanced by an even greater amount, and looking l...

Boston's first major sporting event after Monday's tragic bombings reflects a tight-knit community.

Give the New Jersey Devils this: Even in the face of the inevitable, there is no quit in them. Down 4-0 to the Boston Bruins by the 3:06 mark of the second period Wednesday night, the Devils kept chipping away, and early in the third they had mad...

A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter the playoff grids in both conferences and perhaps even who hoists the Stanley Cup in late June. Lots ...

Here's a look at five teams for whom the trade deadline looms large, writes Scott Burnside.

What an interesting week ahead for the league-leading -- and possibly record-setting -- Pittsburgh Penguins. On the record front, the team has won 15 straight games and can tie the NHL record for consecutive games won in a season with wins over t...

On opposite sides of the continent Tuesday night, there were two big blown leads and conversely two mighty comebacks in games that make you wonder whether they're the kinds of contests that have longstanding ramifications. Let's start in Washingto...

• There's no forgetting Nicklas Lidstrom. That goes without saying. But here's to Niklas Kronwall for at least helping Wings' fans with the separation anxiety that comes with losing the greatest defenseman of his generation to retirement. ...

Anyone who doesn't think the Boston Bruins have their eyes on the big prize after they were bounced in the first round of the playoffs last spring hasn't been paying attention. With backup Anton Khudobin making his first start of the season to give T...