Heading into last night’s game, it was a simple but pervasive thought throughout the Boston hockey complex.  Up three games to none in the Eastern Conference Semifinal round on the New York Rangers, they simply had to play the same game they had through the first two games in Boston and first one at Madison […]

When the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals, they did it with back-to-back performances on defense considered completely sterling.  They were unblemished, almost perfect, in the way they worked as a cohesive unit.  They shut down one of the league’s most dynamic scorers in Alex Ovechkin.  And they stymied an offense that averaged an […]

Just 72 hours removed from arguably the most amazing comeback in playoff hockey history, the Boston Bruins will take to the TD Garden ice to begin their second step towards a hopeful second Stanley Cup in three years.  On the bench next to them will be, for the second straight series, an Original Six foe.  […]

The Boston Bruins did not win that game last night. The scoreboard and history will show a 5-4 victory in overtime.  History will show that this is the first time a team came back from down three goals in the third period of a Game 7 to win and advance.  History will show that the […]

In Rocky II, there’s one scene when Apollo realizes he’s in for the fight of his life.  It comes at the end of the second round, when Creed and Balboa stand in the ring and start slugging each other after the bell.  When it’s over, Creed’s hit Rocky with all he’s got, but Rocky’s still […]