NHL Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season

There’s no way Bruins fans should actively root for the Canadiens … right? Not so fast, says DJ Bean. Here’s his case for why Bostonians should back the Habs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Reopening bars and restaurants around Boston are cheering for a deep playoff run from the Bruins to make back some lost revenue.

The Bruins will start goalie Tuukka Rask and re-insert Jake DeBrusk into the lineup entering a must-win Game 6 against the Islanders on Wednesday night.

The Bruins lost 6-2 to the Islanders in Game 6, ending their season in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Click here for more.

While the Bruins’ goaltending situation produces plenty of whats your confidence in Tuukka Rask? talk, DJ Bean asks an equally important question: Whats your confidence in Jeremy Swayman?

Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy provided updates on goaltender Tuukka Rask, forward Curtis Lazar and defensemen Kevan Miller and Brandon Carlo that fans may not like ahead of Game 6 against the Islanders.

Here’s what we know about Tuukka Rask after the Bruins goaltender didn’t participate in the team’s morning skate ahead of Game 5.

Here are the projected lines and pairings for the Bruins and Islanders entering Monday night’s pivotal Game 5 at TD Garden in Boston.

Tuukka Rask is the reason why the Boston Bruins took a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series against the New York Islanders with an overtime victory in Game 3 on Thursday night.

After Boston’s overtime loss in Game 2, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy knows the New York Islanders have seized some momentum, having evened the second-round series with the next two games at home. “I think there is a little momentum, you can’t deny that.” Cassidy said.“ They’ll feel better going home. … We got to go in there, reset. Understand...

Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk wasnt penalized for his cross-check of Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield on Monday night, but hell still pay the price for his actions.

When Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy looks at the Islanders and the challenges they pose, he actually sees a lot of his own team.

The Islanders should pose a much tougher test for the Bruins in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Our DJ Bean breaks down the keys to the series.

Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara described what it was like shaking the hands of his former Bruins teammates and addressed his uncertain NHL future Tuesday in an end-of-season interview.

Bruins fans watching Game 5 between the Islanders and Penguins on Monday night were reminded that the best matchup for Boston in the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs is Pittsburgh.

David Pastrnak has carried a reputation as an underachiever in the playoffs. Our DJ Bean looks into how the Bruins star got that reputation — and why it’s not really applicable.

There are several reasons why the Bruins were able to eliminate the Capitals from the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs in just five games, but the biggest factor was unquestionably the penalty kill.

The Capitals are facing elimination from the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Bruins on Sunday night. Here are the projected lineups for both teams.

The first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Bruins and Capitals shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Wednesday night. Here are the projected lineups for both teams.