Defencemen Vince Dunn and Robert Bortuzzo scored second-period goals that helped the St. Louis Blues overcome another big game from San Jose’s Logan Couture with a 4-2 victory Monday night that tied the Western Conference final at one game apiece. Dunn’s second goal of the postseason gave the Blues a 2-0 lead and Bortuzzo then
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With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of “We want the Cup!” The next time they see their team, the NHL’s championship trophy might be on the line for real. Matt Grzelcyk scored twice — his first career multi-goal
Bruins thump Hurricanes and take 2-0 series lead | The Star By Jimmy GolenThe Associated Press Sun., May 12, 2019 BOSTON—With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of “We want the Cup!” The next time they see their team,
Through two games anyway, the glass slipper appears to no longer fit the Carolina Hurricanes. They missed an opportunity in the East final opener against the Boston Bruins to take advantage of the absence of Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy, who was serving a one-game suspension. The Hurricanes were even worse in Game 2, a tidy
Isaac Ratcliffe and the Guelph Storm have been through so much over the last six weeks that a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes wasn’t about to phase them. That resiliency is a big reason they’re now headed to the Memorial Cup. Ratcliffe scored twice and added two assists in a five-goal second period as the
BOSTON—When he’s playing, Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy said, it’s easy for him to maintain his composure and concentrate on the game in front of him. But up in the press box, that’s the hard part. Boston’s Charlie McAvoy had seven goals and 21 assists from the blue line this year, his second full season in
Family, friends and the hockey world bid farewell to Red Kelly at the NHL great’s funeral on Friday. The eight-time Stanley Cup champion, who played 20 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, died last week at age 91. Leonard Patrick Kelly started his hockey career as a defenceman, but switched to
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Timo Meier scored twice and set up one of Logan Couture’s two goals with a hard hit, sending the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Western Conference final Saturday night. Meier’s hit on Alex Pietrangelo led to Couture’s goal that opened the
On a San Jose Sharks team filled with established stars, 22-year-old Timo Meier can get overlooked at times even though he scored 30 goals in the regular season. Meier showed in Game 1 of the Western Conference final that he can be a force in his own right, scoring twice and setting up one of
RALEIGH, N.C.—In a mind-boggling turn of events on Wednesday, someone working at a Boston sports radio station criticized the accent of a professional hockey writer from North Carolina. Yes, someone in Boston criticized someone else’s accent. News & Observer sports writer Chip Alexander got hung up on during a radio show, after the host said
The Toronto Maple Leafs say centre John Tavares is expected to return to his full off-season training program in a month after suffering an oblique injury. The team announced the news Saturday. Tavares sustained the injury earlier this week while practising with the Canadian team ahead of the world hockey championship, forcing him to miss
Sports·Video Arttu Ilomaki scored the game-winner in Finland’s 3-1 victory over Canada after the puck deflected high into the air off a Matt Murray save. Social Sharing Posted: May 10, 2019 12:47 PM ET | Last Updated: May 10 Arttu Ilomaki scored the game-winner in Finland’s 3-1 victory over Canada after the puck deflected high
Quick power-play strikes lift Bruins over Hurricanes in East final opener | The Star By Jimmy GolenThe Associated Press Fri., May 10, 2019 BOSTON—The door to the visiting team’s penalty box had scarcely slammed shut before the official was opening it again for another Carolina Hurricanes player to serve his punishment. Penalty. Goal. The Bruins’
As the puck dropped on the IIHF world championships in Kosice, Slovakia, the big question for Team Canada was where was it going to get offence from with John Tavares forced to return to Toronto with an oblique injury. And after Canada dropped a 3-1 decision to Finland in the tournament, the question remained unanswered.
Finland continued its recent domination of Canada in international hockey on Friday, winning 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the world men’s championship. The Finns beat the Canadians in the preliminary round at the same tournament last year and also eliminated Canada from gold-medal contention at the world juniors and world women’s
ST. LOUIS—He’s the youngest player on either roster in the Western Conference final, but Blues rookie Robert Thomas is playing well beyond his age. Thomas, who won’t turn 20 until July 2, showed off the offensive skill and speed against Dallas that led St. Louis to make him the 20th overall pick in the 2017
Tuukka Rask bailed out his teammates with an astonishing 14-save second period and then the power play rescued the Boston Bruins early in the third of the East final opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. Down by a goal, Bruins left wing Brad Marchand set up power-play goals 28 seconds apart for Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron
RALEIGH, N.C.—Any sentence that contains the words “Carolina Hurricanes” and “Boston Bruins” and “playoffs” is going to end up working its way around to Scott Walker eventually. The hard-nosed forward was the epicentre of that playoff series 10 years ago, from his Game 5 punch of Aaron Ward to his overtime goal in Game 7,