DALLAS It had been almost a month since the Bruins had given Chad Johnson a start between the pipes, so there was some natural curiosity about the starter for Thursday night against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Both Tuukka Rask and Johnson got off the ice at the same time for Thursday morning skate, but Johnson led the Black and Gold out onto the ice for his first start since a Dec....
DALLAS Here are five thoughts from the second period with the Bruins leading the Dallas Stars 1-0 after the first 40 minutes at the American Airlines Center. 1) David Krejci breaks six-game goal-scoring drought with a big goal right at the end of the second period. Milan Lucic beats Rich Peverley with a puck battle in the corner, and feeds Krejci in the slot for the one-timer hammered top shelf past...
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild left winger Jason Zucker celebrated his 22nd birthday by setting a team record. Zucker scored just eight seconds into the third period -- the fastest home goal to start a period in team history -- as Minnesota cruised to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Right wingers Jason Pominville and Justin Fontaine, and defenseman Nate Prosser added goals for...
DALLAS The Bruins lost out on two points they felt they should have had in a loss to Toronto at home earlier this week, and needed to find a way to make up those squandered points on the road. The Black and Gold did just that Thursday night by getting better as the game progressed in a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on the strength of goals from David Krejci and Brad...
DALLAS -- Boston center David Krejci scored late in the second period and center Brad Marchand netted the eventual game-winner two minutes after Dallas tied the game in a 4-2 win by the Bruins over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Krejci and left winger Milan Lucic each contributed a goal and an assist for the Bruins. Backup goaltender Chad Johnson made 38 saves for the win....
boy, it'd be nice to grab another goal here quick,...
DALLAS -- After dropping three of their last four, the Boston Bruins wanted a result to feel good about. And in a game that was scoreless for almost 40 minutes, Boston received two-point performances (one goal, one assist) from center Patrice Bergeron, center David Krejci and left winger Milan Lucic in a 4-2 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Second period, we got...
DALLAS If there was one thing that Chad Johnson needed in his start Thursday against the Dallas Stars, it was a confidence-builder for a goaltender that didnt have much headed into the contest. Johnson hadnt started in nearly a month dating to a Dec. 19 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, and hed allowed a few goals of the leaky variety. Hes also watched Niklas Svedberg get called up from the AHL and start...
Milan Lucic waited anxiously as his goal was being reviewed. The Boston Bruins left wing had already seen a goal for each team disallowed when the puck went in off his raised stick. Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen contended that Lucic's stick was too high for the goal to count. But after a video replay, referees Mark Lemelin and Steve Kozari confirmed that the third-period goal counted and the Bruins...
The Bruins made it known after they dealt Tyler Seguin to the Dallas Stars that he had maturity issues when it came to some of his off-the-ice antics....
Friday's Hockey Dose resumes division analysis with deep glances at the Central Division....
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DALLAS Loui Eriksson didnt end up scoring the two goals he joked about getting in his return to his former Dallas home, but his team ended up leaving the American Airlines Center victorious by a 4-2 score. Unfortunately Eriksson also spent the majority of his Thursday night postgame answering questions about another hellacious hit absorbed in the neutral zone with the Bruins wingers head down. It was...
DALLAS Theres only so long the Bruins offense can function without getting production from their top offensive line. Theyd managed to get by offensively over the last couple of weeks while their defense, goaltending and special teams failed them in the first few days of new Bs reality without Dennis Seidenberg. The five losses in eight games prior to Thursday nights game against the Stars wasnt the...
Michael Finewax looks at the Stadium series which begins on January 25 in The Week Ahead....
DALLAS Tyler Seguin seems to be learning his lessons well in Dallas. The 21-year-old had struggled more than a bit recently headed into Thursdays game against the Bruins with just one assist and a minus rating during a six game slide for the Stars. While the mini-slump has a major impact on a Dallas team teetering on the precipice of realistic playoff chances in the brutal Western Conference, its more...
Despite being without two of their top skaters and their No. 1 goaltender, the Minnesota Wild have been playing some of their best hockey of late. With return dates for those players still uncertain, they'll try to keep rolling along Saturday night when they host the struggling Dallas Stars. Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise - two of the top four point scorers for the Wild (26-19-5) - remain out. Minnesota...
s Sochi Olympics , there were two surprises. One was the inclusion of 18-year old Dallas Stars rookie Valeri Nichushkin. The other was the absence of Carolina Hurricanes forward Alex Semin's name from the list. Russian head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov wasn't impressed with Semin's play this season and his six goals and 18 points, while missing a month with a concussion, played a large role into the...
BOSTON -- Perhaps one of the biggest disappointments for the Bruins in Tuesday nights loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs was the inability to build on what the Bruins thought theyd started on the road in San Jose. The defense, goaltending and style of play stood dutifully in line with The Bruins Way and suffocated the Sharks attack that was missing some top guns in Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl. Instead,...
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