Brad Marchand led the way in a Game 3 win for the Boston Bruins and continues to cook dinner in the collective head of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: The Boston Bruins won Game 3 4-2 behind 28 saves from Jeremy Swayman and two goals and an assist from captain Brad Marchand. Boston Hockey Now: That was quite the ironic and comical rant claiming Brad Marchand gets special treatment from the refs by Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe. Boston Hockey Now: Speaking of Marchand, he’s done a great job resisting being pulled into ..read more

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is apparently cooking dinner in the collective head of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brad Marchand scored two goals and added an assist to help lead his team to a 4-2 win in Game 3 and give the Bruins a 2-1 series lead over the Maple Leafs, but that didn’t seem to be Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe’s main concern in his post-game press conference. When asked about the 35-year-old Boston Bruins captain coming up big again in a playoff game, Keefe began to praise Marchand but then indicated, despite his team getting five powerplays to the Bruins’ three, that M ..read more

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist, and goalie Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves as the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3. The win put the Bruins up 2-1 in the series and has them in position to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in Game 4 Saturday night in Toronto. Trent Frederic and Jake DeBrusk also lit the lamp for the Bruins, while Matthew Knies and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Maple Leafs. Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves in the loss. Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Postgame: CLUTCH: The critics were out with Boston Bruins captain Brad ..read more

The Boston Bruins will try and bounce back and regain the series lead over the Maple Leafs in Game 3 in Toronto on Wednesday night. In order to do that, their top priority will be to shut down the NHL’s leading goal scorer in the regular season, Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews. Matthews scored the game-winning goal and had two assists in his team’s 3-2 Game 2 win on Monday. However, Matthews was doing much more than registering points. He also had six hits and went 16-7 at the faceoff dot. If he continues to play an all-around game like that, the Bruins could be in big trouble. “What I’ve b ..read more

As their first-round playoff series with the Maple Leafs shifts to the hockey powder keg that is Toronto, the Boston Bruins, and more specifically, captain Brad Marchand, aren’t about to set it off. Before the Boston Bruins boarded their plane to Toronto on Tuesday, Brad Marchand had nothing but praise for the Maple Leafs, who tied the series at a game-a-piece with a 3-2 win in Game 2. “They’re playing a really tight playoff game right now,” Marchand said of the Bruins’ bitter rival, who is known more for their run-and-gun offense than playoff-style hockey. “They’re built different than in the ..read more

The injury bug has hit the blue for the Boston Bruins as head coach Jim Montgomery is under siege for sticking to the goalie rotation. Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins Boston Hockey Now: The blue line for the Bruins is in flux and will be without shutdown defenseman Andrew Peeke. Boston Hockey Now: The news just keeps getting better on Bruins defenseman Derek Forbort. Boston Hockey Now: The Bruins may have lost Game 2, but it wasn’t because of Linus Ullmark and/or Jim Montgomery. Boston Hockey Now: If things go the way they’re going, the price tag will keep rising for ..read more

The Boston Bruins lost Game 2 3-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but if not for goalie Linus Ullmark, that score could’ve been lopsided in favor of the Mape Leafs. Despite Linus Ullmark making 30 saves in the loss and bailing out his teammates as much as any goalie could, Boston Bruins head coach Montgomery’s decision to start Ullmark over Jeremy Swayman was all anyone could basically talk about after the game on Monday night. Montgomery was immediately blasted by fans and some media on social media when Maple Leafs’ 69-goal scorer Auston Matthews beat Ullmark on a breakaway for the eventual game ..read more

Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at a game a piece. Max Domi and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, and goalie Ilya Samsonov bounced back with a 26-save performance in the win. David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie scored for the Bruins, and Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in the loss. Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Postgame: CLUTCH: Well, you really didn’t think that a guy who scored 69 goals and had 107 points would be held off the scoresheet for two straight ga ..read more

Boston Bruins defenseman Derek Forbort was recalled from a conditioning stint with the Providence Bruins on Monday morning and skated at the game-day skate ahead of Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Following the skate, Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery ruled Forbort out for Game 2 on Monday night but told the media that the 6-foot-4, 216-pound defenseman will head to Toronto with the team for Game 3 (Thursday) and Game 4 (Saturday). Derek Forbort has been on long-term injured reserve since the March 8 NHL Trade Deadline. Last Tuesday, the 32-year-old rearguard was sent to Providen ..read more

The Boston Bruins will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 2 at TD Garden on Monday night. Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman got the Game 1 start and didn’t disappoint, making 35 saves in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk scored two powerplay goals, and Brandon Carlo, John Beecher, and Trent Frederic all lit the lamp for the Bruins. Bruins captain Brad Marchand and alternate captain Charlie McAvoy each had two assists. Can they repeat that performance in Game 2? Here’s your Boston Hockey Now Bruins Game Day Preview ..read more