It took overtime to conclude last night’s contest between the Boston Bruins and Atlanta Thrashers at Phillips Arena, ending with a Patrice Bergeron goal for the only score of the shootout to give his Bruins the 4-3 win. Marco Sturm found the net to start six minutes into the first period, followed by a Michael Ryder goal to give Boston the early advantage heading into the second.

The Thrashers answered back to tie it up before Ryder came through again for the B’s on a power play. Maxim Afinogenov scrambled for Atlanta’s desperation goal with 40 seconds left in regulation, setting the stage for Bergeron to finish the battle in dramatic fashion.

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask came up with 35 saves and completely shut down the Thrashers in OT when it counted. “We have lost several games in shootouts,” said Rask. “We wanted to make sure that didn’t happen again.” Bruins will now make their way to Buffalo to matchup with the Sabres tonight at 7:30 PM. Regular season Boston Bruins tickets are available now!

The goal hungry Boston Bruins finally found their offense with four goals against the Buffalo Sabres Saturday at the TD Garden. Marco Sturm was ecstatic and certainly showed it in the second period after scoring for the first time in over a month.  “A lot of guys were do,” said Sturm. “A lot of relief. As a forward you never want to go through that. Hopefully I can relax a little now.”

The B’s stacked the scoreboard in the first two periods and relied on defense from there. Jason Pominville knocked one more in for Buffalo late in the third but soon after the final horn sounded. The Sabres hold a 9-4 record so far this year but have recently struggled like the Bruins. “The greater issue is our game has lacked energy the last three games,” said Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff. “I think the old me might have gone irate and done something a little bit stranger. We’ve dealt with some sickness. We’re going to back off. We’re going to get the guys some rest.”

The Bruins are now scheduled to host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Boston tomorrow at 7:00 PM. Find great deals for Boston Bruins tickets right here at AceTicket.com!

The Boston Bruins have recently received Daniel Paille from the Buffalo Sabres for two future draft picks. Paille will be expected to replace forward Milan Lucic for the time being, who is to undergo surgery on Sunday for his broken finger. The LW seven year veteran was selected in the first round of the 2002 NHL draft. 

Paille this season has found difficulties in cracking the line up in Buffalo, but will certainly get his chance to immediately contribute with the Bruins.  Through his career he has earned a total of 35 goals and 77 points in his 195 NHL games played.

The B’s are set to host the Nashville Predators tonight at 7:00 PM in Boston. Bruins tickets are available all season long with us at AceTicket.com!

A win over potential the postseason opponent New York Rangers gave the Boston Bruins home ice advantage for the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Bruins will go into the postseason as the top team in the East, and are just one game behind NHL-best San Jose. The Bruins will make a run for the President’s Trophy in the next four games, traveling to Ottawa tonight, hosting Montreal at the Garden on Thursday April 9th, going to Buffalo on Saturday April 11th, and finishing the season with a road game against the Islanders on Sunday April 12th.

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The score after one period of play between the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres last night stood at 4-3, which sounds more like a final score than a first period score.  It was the first time since 1995 that the Bruins have been involved in a seven goal first period.  The scoring wouldn’t stop there for the Bruins as they added four more goals to take a 7-4 win over Buffalo after trailing for much of the first period.

The offense started quickly for both teams last night.  Five goals were scored before 6 minutes of hockey were played.  Buffalo would hold the lead three different times in the first on goals by Jason Pominville, Derek Roy, and two by Thomas Vanek.  The Bruins would answer with three goals in the first by Chuck Kobasew, David Krejci, and Marc Savard.

The second and third periods were all Bruins as the Sabres seemed to run out of gas.  Bruins goalie Manny Fernandez also settled down nicely in the net and didn’t allow another goal after the 12:37 mark of the first period.  The Bruins got second period goals from Chuck Kobasew and Zdeno Chara who scored twice on power plays.  Phil Kessel added an insurance goal in the third period.

At 12-3-4 the Boston Bruins lead the North East Division and trail the Rangers by two points for the overall lead in the Eastern Conference.  The Bruins will host the Panthers on Friday night 11/21.  Bruins tickets are available for this game.

Recap: The Buffalo Sabres looked like a lock for the playoffs after two months of NHL play but have recently gone colder then the weather in Buffalo. Over the past three weeks the team has the NHL’s worst record going (1-5-4) over that time span allowing the Bruins and Canadians to jump ahead of them in the division standings. Read the rest of this entry »