BOSTON - Here's a numerical look at Game 1 between the Habs and the Bruins on Thursday night at the TD Garden. 72.7 – All-time winning percentage (on a per series basis) owned by the Canadiens in postseason play against the Bruins, having come out on top in 24 of the 33 previous series contested between the two clubs. The 34 playoff series featuring Boston and Montreal is the most by any two opponents...
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The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....