Sign In BOSTON — The Boston Bruins lost a gut-punching 6-5 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden on Thursday night snapping their four-game winning streak. With the loss, the Bruins fell to 23-8-6 on the season, while the Penguins improved to 19-14-4 on the campaign. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY The Bruins and Penguins offenses showed up on time combing for six goals in the first period and 11 total in the game. Brad Marchand opened the scoring for Boston just 41 seconds into the game, but Drew O’Connor registered his fifth goal of the season at 5:04 to tie th ..read more

Sign In The Boston Bruins return to TD Garden to host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. It will be the first time the two teams square off this season. Boston, which leads the NHL in points this season (52), has won each of its last four games. Pittsburgh is coming off a home loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Johnny Beecher will return to the lineup after sitting out Tuesday’s 4-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Beecher will play the left side on the fourth line with Georgii Merkulov in the middle and Oskar Steen on the right. Mason Lohrei will play alongside Char ..read more

Sign In The 2023-24 NHL regular season opens Tuesday, and all eyes are on Connor Bedard’s debut against Sidney Crosby. The matchup has been hyped as the new kid versus the old “Kid” as the Chicago Blackhawks are excited about their future after drafting the 18-year-old first overall in the 2023 NHL Draft. The Pittsburgh Penguins look to spoil the party at PPG Paints Arena as they hope for improvement after missing the postseason for the first time in 16 seasons. The Bedard train doesn’t stop Tuesday, as the night after, Chicago travels to Boston to take on the Bruins in their season opener. No ..read more

Sign In New England Sports Network is expanding its responsibilities outside of, well, New England. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday they had entered into an agreement to acquire and re-brand the existing AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh network to “SportsNet Pittsburgh,” effective Oct. 2.  SportsNet Pittsburgh, a regional sports network owned by Fenway Sports Group, will be the home of Penguins hockey for all regionally televised games in and around Pittsburgh. The network will begin televising games in the 2023-24 season, with daily operations managed by NESN. “Our top priorit ..read more

Sign In The Eastern Conference wild-card race has been a tight one, and it’s possible the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes might not know their first-round opponent until the final game of the regular season. The race is down to three teams — sorry Buffalo Sabres, but you need a lot of help to make it to the conversation, despite being mathematically alive after Thursday’s games. The Florida Panthers and New York Islanders would be in the playoffs if the season ended Friday, which would leave the Pittsburgh Penguins out of postseason play for the first time since the 2005-06 season. Bosto ..read more

Sign In The Bruins played the first half of their 13th set of back-to-back games, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena, sweeping the season series 3-0. Despite missing their captain Patrice Bergeron, the Black and Gold were a perfect six-for-six holding the Penguins to just seven shots while on the man-advantage. “We knew it was going to be a tough game here today,” David Pastrnak told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan after the game, as seen on the ABC broadcast. “Especially without our captain today, so it was a big win for us.” Pastrnak led the Bruins, recording ..read more

Sign In The Boston Bruins extended their win streak to two games, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins improved to 59-12-5 on the season, while the Penguins fell to 37-29-10. Check out the full box score here. ONE BIG TAKEAWAY The Bruins’ special teams were a factor in Boston winning the game. The Black and Gold held Pittsburgh off the board on six power-play attempts and went 2-for-3 on the man advantage. Jeremy Swayman made seven of his 20 saves while Pittsburgh was on the power play. While Pittsburgh was unable to capitalize, the Bruins ..read more

Sign In The Bruins look to begin the weekend on a high note when travel to Pittsburgh for matinee hockey Saturday. Boston is coming off a thrilling overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets that helped the Bruins to their fourth Presidents’ Trophy and the No. 1 seed for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins have won two of their last three games as they continue their fight for a wild-card spot. When it comes to the lines, head coach Jim Montgomery will rest Patrice Bergeron. Pavel Zacha will move up from the second line and man the first line center position. Matt Grzelcyk will return to t ..read more

Sign In Even one of the greatest NHL players of all time is thoroughly impressed by what the Bruins have done thus far this season. Boston entered the All-Star break with a league-best 83 points, seven more than the next-highest team (Carolina Hurricanes) on the totem pole. The Bruins managed to separate themselves in a very talented and competitive Eastern Conference, where six teams currently have between 60 and 76 points on the campaign. Right outside that group is the Pittsburgh Penguins, who totaled 57 points before the NHL put a pause on game action for its All-Star festivities. Sidney C ..read more

Sign In David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins started the new year with a bang. The Black and Gold left Fenway Park Monday with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2023 NHL Winter Classic. David Pastrnak was highlighted as a player to watch prior to the game, but remained scoreless in the contest. For more, check out the video above from “Bruins Postgame Final,” presented by Rodenhiser Home Services. More NHL: Bruins Prospect Mason Lohrei Earns First Pro Point In Providence The post David Pastrnak Held Scoreless In Bruins’ Winter Classic Victory appeared first on NESN.com ..read more