
Blueshirt Banter GOALS BOS 4:39 of P2, PPG Nathan Horton (5) from David Krecji (12) and Brad Marchand (6). BOS 7:41 of P2, PPG Torey Krug (motherf***ing...) (3) from Tyler Seguin (2) and Nathan Horton (6). NYR 8:39 of P2, Carl Hagelin (3) from Derick Brassard (9) and Roman Hamrlik (1). POWERPLAYS BOS- 2/3 NYR- 0/2 It ain't over 'till it's over. Believe. Let's go Rangers.
New York Rangers May 23, 2013The Boston Globe NEW YORK — John Tortorella is not quick to toss out compliments. Earlier in the series, the Rangers coach said second-line wing Carl Hagelin stinks on the power play. After his team’s first-round victory over Washington, Tortorella ripped the Capitals for whining about everything.
Boston Bruins May 21, 2013The Boston Globe NEW YORK — After Game 1 of his team’s series against the Bruins, Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was inordinately hard on himself for allowing Brad Marchand’s overtime goal.
Boston Bruins May 21, 2013Bruins Blog | Providence Journal By News staffNEW YORK -- The last time the Bruins and Rangers played a postseason game at Madison Square Garden before Tuesday night, only one current player for either team was alive. Jaromir Jagr was a year old at the time. Forty years later, Jagr started Tuesday's game at right wing alongside Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand. The teams hadn't met in the playoffs in New York since April 8, 1973, when the Rangers won, 4-0. Two days later, the Rangers defeated the Bruins, 6-3, to win the quarterfinal-round series and eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions. Now in his 19th NHL season...
Boston Bruins May 21, 2013
Habs Eyes On The Prize The Boston Bruins have a chance to grab a 3-0 lead in the series against the New York Rangers tonight, all but assuring a conference finals appearance. Things are getting weird too, with John Tortorella saying Brad Marchand is the best player in the series, and Marchand being humble and saying he hasn't been playing that well. Marchand, being humble. Of course right after the mic was turned off Marchand proceeded to complain about the Rangers diving for three hours. Rumours surfaced today that if Torts doesn't pull off a conference finals birth this year, he's done like dinner as Slats...
Montreal Canadiens May 21, 2013The Blueshirts Blog | New York Daily News Rangers injured forward Darroll Powe, a top penalty killer, skated Tuesday morning at the Garden for the third time as he rehabilitates from his second concussion of the season. “It’s been a few days of skating, and I’ve felt pretty good,” Powe said. “I’m just trying to get back in the ...
New York Rangers May 21, 2013Boston Herald Something seemed to be wrong with Brad Marchand in the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had no jump, no energy to his game, which is based on such things.But all of a sudden, he was part of that shift that produced Patrice Bergeron’s Game 7 overtime goal, and his game immediately returned.
Boston Bruins May 19, 2013Boston Bruins Blog | ESPN Boston BOSTON -- “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” That might be what the Rangers' defense and their goalie, Henrik Lundqvist, are saying about Bruins forwards Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand after the two connected on essentially the same play they beat the Rangers with during overtime in Game 1. The goal gave the Bruins a 4-2 cushion 26 ticks into the third period of their 5-2 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Boston Bruins May 19, 2013Newsday After the second period Sunday, a period that Rangers coach John Tortorella and his players considered their best of the playoffs, the wheels fell off.
New York Rangers May 19, 2013Boston Bruins Blog | ESPN Boston BOSTON -- The Bruins are headed to the Big Apple with a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals after a decisive 5-2 win in Game 2. Torey Krug and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist, and Johnny Boychuk, Gregory Campbell and Milan Lucic also lit the lamp for Boston. Only Ryan Callahan and Rick Nash could beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, who made 35 saves. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist had a game to forget, allowing five goals on 32 shots.
Boston Bruins May 19, 2013Bruins Blog | Providence Journal By Mark Divver BOSTON - Three of Boston's five wins so far in the Stanley Cup playoffs have come in overtime. Patrice Bergeron, who scored the winner in Game Seven against Toronto and set up Brad Marchand for the winner in Game One against New York, says that being ready and continuing to attack are the keys to success in extra time. "I think it's about staying on your toes. It sounds a little cliché but that's the way it is. You've got to keep attacking and keep putting pressure,'' Bergeron said before today's game. "If you stop and step back on your heels, most often than not it's going t...
Boston Bruins May 19, 2013Boston Herald Exuberant Bruins fans are advised to cool their jets just a bit. Yes, the Bruins had an overall edge in play in their second-round series opener against the New York Rangers — won by the B’s on Brad Marchand’s overtime goal. Yes, they were able to do some things somewhat more easily than anticipated.But for fans assuming that game was a certain indication of how this series will go, take a look at all or part of two recent B’s games:
Boston Bruins May 19, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Brad Marchand notched the game-winner in overtime, while adding an assist in 22:17 of ice time in Thursday's Game 1 of the Bruins' second-round series against the Rangers.
May 17, 2013
Stanley Cup of Chowder In a tight game, the Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime on a long awaited Brad Marchand goal. Who better to assist than Patrice Bergeron? And here's last night's game in a nutshell. [NewEnglandHockeyJournal] This recap wins for the final two paragraphs. [CausewayCrowd] Can you begrudge me an "In Praise of Patrice Bergeron" piece for the second day in a row? I didn't think so. [TheScore] Just a mite better? Size didn't matter for two young Bruins goal scorers last night. [BostonGlobe] And the fears of inexperience on the Blue Line were unfounded. The...
Boston Bruins May 17, 2013Boston Herald BOSTON — Henrik Lundqvist answered all the questions about another overtime loss, then sat at his stall for a long time alone with his thoughts, his skates still on.He blamed himself for not being able to stop Brad Marchand’s winner at 15:40 of overtime as the Bruins won Game 1 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series, 3-2, Thursday night at TD Garden.He blamed himself even though Patrice Bergeron found Marchand, who had beaten Mats Zuccarello up ice, skating freely to the crease on a 3-on-2.
Boston Bruins May 17, 2013