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Bruins Goalie Disses Obama ... Over Size of Government

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:40:00 CST

All-star goalie Tim Thomas skipped out on a visit to the White House with the rest of his Stanley Cup-winning Boston Bruins yesterday, snubbing President Obama's offer of congratulations because he's not happy with the size of the federal government. "I believe the Federal government has grown out of control,...

Bruins Rout Canadiens 5-1

Jamie Buss — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:22:28 CDT

The Boston Bruins worked hard to get a break and Carey Price gave a big one right to them. Glen Metropolit scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period after Price caused a reckless turnover and Boston went on to beat the Canadiens 5-1 tonight to avoid elimination in...

Bruins Beat Canadiens, Finally

Mike Buss — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:42 CDT

Marc Savard came off the bench on a delayed penalty to score with 9:25 gone in overtime Sunday and the Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens for the first time this season, winning 2-1 in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Tim Thomas made 27 saves for Boston,...

Kovalev Lifts Canadiens in OT

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:20:16 CDT

Alex Kovalev scored a power-play goal 2:30 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins tonight and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Kovalev drove a slap shot past Tim Thomas from the left side as Montreal took advantage of consecutive penalties...

Canadiens Take Game 1 Against Bruins, 4-1

Jesse Andrews — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:14:32 CDT

Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn scored goals 1:28 apart in the opening minutes of their playoff debuts, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night. Carey Price also made his playoff debut, stopping 17 shots for Montreal, which finished...

Thomas Solid As Bruins Edge Senators 2-1

Mike Buss — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:15:11 CDT

Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths tonight. Phil Kessel also scored for Boston, which drew even with...

Senators Can't Stop Bruins

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:03:47 CDT

The Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators are teams going in opposite directions as the NHL playoffs approach, as the Bruins beat the Senators 4-0 this afternoon to move into seventh place in the East, reports the Associated Press. The Senators, meanwhile, have only won once in five games to...

Bruins Get Critical Home Win Over Flyers

Mike Buss — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:02:23 CDT

Philadelphia missed a chance to grab the seventh slot in the Eastern Conference today, allowing Andrew Ferrence's first goal of the season with 27 seconds remaining in regulation and then another in overtime to lose 3-2 at Boston. Aaron Ward had the winner. The Bruins had lost six of seven,...

Ovechkin Gets Nos. 50, 51, 52 as Caps Win Big

Mike Buss — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:17:05 CST

Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau blasted his players for lack of effort after losing to Toronto Saturday. The message got through, as his team scored six times in the first period and cruised to a 10-2 rout of the Boston Bruins tonight. Alexander Ovechkin led the onslaught with a hat...