Photo by Troy Parla/Getty Images In a game that seemed destined to be a low scoring loss Boston was able to ride a hot goaltender to give them enough time to get a game winner. This game was ugly early and it seemed like Boston was doomed to return to their anemic ways, with the first period seeing the shots favor the home team by a 12-2 margin. Aerin Frankel would hold Montreal off the board. The second opened with leftover power play time for Montreal and they would take advantage. Frankel made the initial save but the puck bounced off and sat on the line where it was tapped in for the first ..read more

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images It wasn’t close, but the chaos at the end was kind of fun. In Game 1, the Bruins went down a goal before storming back with five of their own. In Game 2, the Panthers flipped the script, spotting the Bruins a 1-0 lead before a three-goal third turned the game on its head. Florida would add three more in a third period that quickly spiraled out of control en route to a 6-1 win, evening the second round series at a game apiece. Charlie Coyle scored the lone goal for the Bruins, who managed a paltry 15 shots on goal (including just three in the third period). T ..read more

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Back at it! It is Wednesday (evening), my dudes. Game 2 is upon us, with the Bruins and Panthers facing at 7:30 PM on ESPN. Can the B’s continue the momentum from Game 1? Can the Panthers get Jeremy Swayman off his game? Discuss ..read more

David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports It really seemed like the team was done a few weeks ago but a near perfect end to the season sees them with a chance for a trophy. Schedule: Montréal (2) vs Boston (3) Thursday May 9 Game 1: Boston at Montréal (Place Bell) at 7:00 p.m. ET Saturday May 11 Game 2: Boston at Montréal (Place Bell) at 7:00 p.m. ET Tuesday May 14 Game 3: Montréal at Boston (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) at 7:00 p.m. ET Thursday May 16* Game 4: Montréal at Boston (Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell) at 7:00 p.m. ET Sunday May 19* Game 5: Boston at Montréal (Place Bell) at 7:00 p.m. ET *If ..read more

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images More of that first game stuff, please. Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:30 PM Where: Amerant Bank Arena - Sunrise, FL How to follow: ESPN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing perspective: Litter Box Cats Know your enemy 4-2 in the postseason, Bruins lead series 1-0 Matthew Tkachuk: 4G-6A-10PTS; Carter Verhaeghe: 5G-4A-9PTS; Aleksandr Barkov: 2G-4A-6PTS Sergei Bobrovsky: 4-2-0, 3.00 GAA, .890 save percentage Game notes The Bruins-Panthers second round series continues tonight, and while there are no new team births to report, the B’s should be headin ..read more

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Well that was something. After a heavy Florida start and a game-opening goal from Matthew Tkachuk resulting from a turnover, you could be forgiven for thinking “here we go again.” However, the Bruins turned the tables on the Panthers after that goal, using an aggressive forecheck to force turnovers and put pressure on the Panthers, who bent and broke. The B’s scored three times in just under seven minutes after Tkachuk’s goal before adding two more in the third to skate out of Amerant Bank Arena with a 5-1 win. While the score implies a comfortable result, J ..read more

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Here we go! Welcome to Monday evening, folks! You’re still riding high from the Game 7 win, and Game 1 is already rolling right back around. Life comes at you fast, etc. It was in the 70s in the Boston area today, prime “hockey playoffs weather.” The B’s didn’t get any of that, as they headed down to Sunrise on Sunday. And here we are, ready for Game 1 on ESPN. Prepare yourselves for plenty of replays of last spring’s debacle, mouthguard chewing, and all of that: it’s Bruins vs. Panthers again. Discuss ..read more

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images No rest for the victors! Just the facts When: Tonight, 8 PM Where: Amerant Bank Arena - Sunrise, FL How to follow: ESPN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Opposing perspective: Litter Box Cats Know your enemy 4-1-0, defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 1 Carter Verhaeghe: 5G-4A-9PTS; Matthew Tkachuk: 3G-6A-9PTS; Aleksandr Barkov: 2G-3A-5PTS Sergei Bobrovsky: 4-1-0, 2.78 GAA, .896 save percentage Game notes Did you spend all of Sunday re-watching David Pastrnak’s OT winner? There’s no shame in that, but it’s time to shake off the cobwebs — less than 48 hours aft ..read more

Meghan Murphy for PWHL BOS At a few points in the season this seemed impossible, but Boston will be playing for the Walter Cup. Boston was up 3-0 to start the third, and was looking good entering the final frame. At this point Montreal caught some breaks cough Too Many Skaters cough and was able to even it up at 3-3 with three minutes remaining. The energy in the arena shifted at this point and Boston had a golden chance for a Mueller brace but she was shut down. Then in the waning minutes, Kaleigh Fratkin netted the playoff clincher. PWHL Boston finished 3rd in the league, and will compete f ..read more

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images CATCH YOUR BREATH, FOLKS. HAD ‘EM ALL THE WAY, FOLKS! After going behind late in the third period, the Bruins got a goal from Hampus Lindholm to tie it then got a game-winner from David Pastrnak early in overtime to eliminate the Maple Leafs in Game 7. EXHALE. But after you exhale, quickly catch your breath, because Round 2 is almost upon us! Shortly after the teams left the ice at TD Garden, the NHL released the full second-round schedule for the Bruins-Panthers match-up: Game 1: @ Florida Monday, May 6, 8 PM — ESPN Game 2: @ Florida Wednesday, May 8, TBD ..read more