Sign In Patrick Brown watched the Bruins from his couch Saturday night and got “goosebumps” when David Pastrnak scored the overtime goal in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following morning, Brown was told he would join Boston for its trip to Florida. The Bruins recalled Brown from Providence on Sunday on an emergency basis. The 31-year-old was on the ice with the Black and Gold on Monday morning, slotting on the fourth line for line rushes before Boston’s second-round series opener against the Panthers. Speaking with the media after practice, Brown was asked about the message he r ..read more

Sign In The first-round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Bruins and the Maple Leafs featured some of the NHL’s best agitators, but it was Brad Marchand’s side that ultimately prevailed. Marchand’s efforts in Toronto early in the series helped Boston take a commanding 3-1 lead, but the Bruins captain watched Tyler Bertuzzi and company storm all the way back to even the best-of-seven set. The Leafs couldn’t complete the comeback, though, as David Pastrnak’s overtime goal in Game 7 on Saturday sent Boston into the second round. As is tradition when an NHL postseason series concludes, the Or ..read more

Sign In Pat Maroon saw some familiar faces on the opposing bench in the Bruins’ first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. The Maple Leafs’ Joel Edmundson (St. Louis), Connor Dewar (Minnesota) and Auston Matthews (Team USA) were all once teammates with Maroon before he landed with Boston prior to this season’s NHL trade deadline. The veteran forward shook hands with the trio, as well as the rest of Toronto’s team, Saturday night after the Bruins defeated the Leafs in Game 7 at TD Garden. A three-time Stanley Cup champion, Maroon knows full well how difficult it is to win a postseason series, let ..read more

Sign In It was quite a weekend for Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo and his family. On Saturday night, Carlo helped Boston dispatch the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Two days later, just hours before Game 1 of Round 2 against Florida, Carlo had an even bigger accomplishment: He and his wife welcomed their second child into the world. Carlo missed the team’s morning skate Monday because he was with his wife, Mason, who delivered the couple’s second child. Crew Carlo was born Monday morning, according to a celebratory tweet from the team and head co ..read more

Sign In After a major scare in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, things are now trending in the right direction for the Bruins. Boston avoided another postseason collapse by edging out the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday night. David Pastrnak’s overtime goal gave the Bruins a ticket to Round 2, where Jim Montgomery’s side might become stronger as they battle the Florida Panthers. Don Sweeney provided an encouraging injury update when he met with reporters before the B’s left for the Sunshine State on Sunday. The Bruins general manager shared his expectation fo ..read more

Sign In Everyone wants to know what the Bruins are going to do with their goaltending situation entering their Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series with the Panthers. In a perfect world for the Bruins, the answer wouldn’t matter, which is kind of the point. The Bruins haven’t explicitly stated their plans for how they deploy their goalies in the playoffs. Boston coach Jim Montgomery alluded to and hinted at the possibility of sticking with the rotation of Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark in the playoffs. That lasted all of two games, though, as Swayman took over the net for Game 3 and didn ..read more

Sign In The Bruins didn’t make it easy on themselves, and because they needed to go the distance, there was little time to rest and recover before their next foe in the quest for the Stanley Cup. But that didn’t mean there would be no celebrating. To the contrary, actually. Boston saved its season Saturday night with a dramatic overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series. David Pastrnak’s game-winning goal at TD Garden secured a date with the Florida Panthers, a series the B’s will open Monday night in the Sunshine State. Before making tha ..read more

Sign In Mason Lohrei found himself out of the Boston Bruins lineup to begin their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But after being a healthy scratch for the first two games, Lohrei made the most of his first postseason opportunity when Andrew Peeke had to take a seat due to injury. Lohrei played in the final five games of the series and the rookie continuously made an impact. It culminated with Lohrei flying around the ice and giving the Bruins plenty of energy in a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday night. He logged 19:20 of ice time, sent two shots in on goal and w ..read more

Sign In Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk only received 10:29 of ice time — the fewest among the defensive corps — in Boston’s thrilling Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. But Shattenkirk’s biggest contribution perhaps came before the puck was even dropped Saturday night. With the Bruins making the unusual decision to stay at a hotel the night before the home game, Shattenkirk delivered a well-timed speech that resonated with his teammates and got them prepared for the pressure-packed, winner-take-all situation. “We were together (Friday) night, it’s not a secret,” Mar ..read more

Sign In The Panthers’ second-round Stanley Cup playoff series opponent was determined Saturday night, and it proved to be the team Matthew Tkachuk expected all along. Florida had been watching and waiting for the Bruins-Maple Leafs series to end ever since it finished off the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 29. Boston and Toronto ultimately settled things in a win-or-go-home Game 7, which David Pastrnak and company claimed in overtime at TD Garden. The Original Six clubs going the distance suggests they were evenly matched. Tkachuk, however, seemingly didn’t give the Leafs much of a chance agains ..read more