Can Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery and superstar winger David Pastrnak adjust and help the Bruins win Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs? That and more in your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: It’s Déjà vu right now as the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 series lead for a second straight season and now face elimination in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston Hockey Now: After calling him out post-Game 6, Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery made it clear to the media that he’s on good terms with superstar winger David Pastrnak. Boston Ho ..read more

When Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery challenged his superstar winger David Pastrnak in his post-Game 6 press conference, it was not the first time he had done so. Following Game 6 on Thursday night, Montgomery didn’t hold back when asked if he needed more execution from team captain Brad Marchand and Pastrnak. “Your best players need to be your best players this time of year,” Montgomery replied. “I think the effort is tremendous, but they need to come through with some big-time plays in big-time moments. Marchand has done that in this series; ‘Pasta needs to step up.”   Jim Mont ..read more

Could Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery be fired after just his second season if the Bruins lose Game 7 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night? With the Boston Bruins once again on the verge of being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after holding a 3-1 series lead, the vultures are already circling and Montgomery’s job security is being brought into question. In the latest 32 Thoughts Podcast, Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman and co-host Jeff Marek wondered how Bruins team ownership, team president Cam Neely, and general manager Don Sweeney would rea ..read more

The Boston Bruins have once again blown a 3-1 series lead and are now on the verge of a second straight first-round exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruins Head coach Jim Montgomery can’t seem to adjust to the Maple Leafs game plan, and winger David Pastrnak can’t find the back of the net. That and more in your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: It’s Déjà vu right now as the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 series lead for a second straight season and now face elimination in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston Hockey Now: After the 2-1 Game 6 loss, Bos ..read more

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery called out Bruins superstar David Pastrnak after the Bruins lost Game 6 2-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday in Toronto. The Bruins, who once again were held to two shots in the first period and out-shot 12-2, have now blown a 3-1 series lead for a second-straight season after doing the same in the first round against the Florida Panthers last season. David Pastrnak actually stepped up in Game 6 against the Panthers last spring, scoring two goals in a 7-5 Bruins loss. However, this season, the 2023 Hart Trophy finalist could not find the back of th ..read more

For a second straight season, the Boston Bruins have blown a 3-1 series lead and will face elimination on home ice in a Game 7 this Saturday at TD Garden. The Bruins struggled to get going again and lost 2-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 6 on Thursday night in Toronto. Maple Leafs winger William Nylander scored both goals for Toronto, and goalie Joseph Woll made 22 saves. Morgan Geekie had the lone goal for the Bruins with one second left in regulation. Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Postgame: CLUTCH: After going pointless in his first two games of the series, Maple Leafs winge ..read more

The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs gave injury and lineup updates ahead of their Game 6 tilt at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Thursday night. Boston Bruins winger Danton Heinen was a game-time decision for Game 5 and ultimately wound up playing, finishing the game as a minus 1 with no points and two hits in 15:46 TOI. Well, Heinen won’t even make it to the game-time decision status for Game 6. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound winger was not on the ice for the Bruins’ game-day skate on Thursday morning and was ruled out for Game 6 by head coach Jim Montgomery. With Heinen not available, Bruins r ..read more

If the Boston Bruins lose Game 6 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, whether he’s to blame or not, it would behoove head coach Jim Montgomery to take the bullets from the media and fans for his team. For two straight postseasons, when the heat ramps up and his team unravels, Jim Montgomery hasn’t ducked responsibility, but he also hasn’t specifically owned his mistakes that led to a loss. Who can forget when the Boston Bruins bench boss deferred to Bruins goalie coach Bob Essensa when asked why he started goalie Jeremy Swayman over Linus Ullmark in Game 7 against the Florida Panthers after Linus Ullma ..read more

Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is revved up for another chance to shut up the Toronto Maple Leafs fans at Scotiabank Place in Game 6. A rumor linking the Bruins to Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl has surfaced. Could the Carolina Hurricanes actually let head coach Rod Brind’Amour walk? Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman seems certain that the Bruins can win Game 6 in Toronto tonight and bounce the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston Hockey Now: Could the Boston Bruins actually wind up acquiring or signing Edmont ..read more

Less than an hour after the Toronto Maple Leafs finally found a way to beat him 2-1 in overtime in Game 5, Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman said he already had ‘goosebumps’ thinking about Game 6 on Thursday night in Toronto. “It’s really exciting, and we know we’re going to respond,” a calm and poised Jeremy Swayman told reporters after he gave his team a chance to win Game 5 and advance to the second round with a 31-save performance. There seemed to be no doubt in the 25-year-old Bruins goalie that the Bruins would go into the belly of the beast again and beat the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank ..read more