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Boston Bruins Victory Puts Philadelphia Flyers On Brink of Elimination
Posted: 6th May 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
The Boston Bruins are one win away from reaching the conference finals. They defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-1 in game three on Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center, to take a 3-0 series lead.
Philadelphia scored the opening goal of the game for the first time this series. The goal occurred at 02:32 in the first period.
The Flyers had a two-on-one advantage going into the Boston zone. Bruins defense-man Andrew Ference was ...
Milan Lucic’s Late Third Period Goal Propels Boston To Victory
Posted: 4th May 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in game two Monday night at TD Garden to take a 2-0 series lead.
Milan Lucic scored the winning goal at 17:03 in the third period. Lucic, taking advantage of the Flyers third line of defense, scored on a turnaround slap shot that blew by Flyers goalie Brian Boucher to break a 2-2 tie.
Boston scored the opening goal at 05:12 in the first period. Patrice Bergeron won the faceoff ...
Red Sox-Blue Jays: Clay Buchholz’s Strong Outing Lifts Boston Over Toronto
Posted: 28th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in MLB
There were no hit parades between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night. This time, it was a pitcher's duel.
The Red Sox came out victorious, outlasting the Blue Jays 2-1 in game two of the three-game series.
Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings, allowing one run on seven hits, walked two, and struck out four, while throwing a total of 117 pitches.
Blue Jays ...
Tampa Bay Rays Sting Lackey, Sweep Boston Red Sox On Patriots Day
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in MLB
The Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh in a row by defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Monday afternoon at Fenway Park. The Red Sox have now lost six of their last seven, which includes this four game sweep by the Rays.
Red Sox starting pitcher John Lackey had his first rough outing in a Boston uniform. He went just 3.1 innings, allowing eight runs, nine hits, and one walk, while ...
Buffalo 2, Boston 1: Sabres Outlast Bruins In Game One
Posted: 16th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller stopped 38 of 39 shots from Boston. His fantastic effort in net was good enough for the Sabres to hang on for a 2-1 victory over the Bruins in game one of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals last night at HSBC Arena.
Thomas Vanek of the Sabres got the opening goal of the game at 04:52 in the first period. Buffalo got a three on two rush going into the Boston ...
Boston Bruins Will Face Off Against Buffalo Sabres in First Round
Posted: 13th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
The No. 6 seed Boston Bruins will square off against the Northeast Division champion and No. 3 seed Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Boston won four of the six regular-season meetings against Buffalo. Here is a preview for the first-round series:
Goaltending:
This is going to be one matchup worth watching. Tuukka Rask is likely to get the start in net for Boston, and he deserves it.
Despite only playing in ...
Boston Bruins Clinch Playoff Berth with Win Over Carolina Hurricanes
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
The Boston Bruins clinched a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference yesterday afternoon by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at TD Garden.
Boston got three short-handed goals in span of 1:04 in the second period to make it 3-0.
The first goal came at 00:32. Bruins left wing Daniel Paille skated up the ice to recover a loose puck in the Carolina zone and took the puck cross ice past Hurricanes goalie Cam ...
Bruins-Sabres: Boston’s Victory Over Buffalo Keeps Their Playoff Hopes Alive
Posted: 9th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
The Boston Bruins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 in a Northeast Division matchup last night at TD Garden. This victory gives the Bruins two crucial points to stay alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Buffalo got their first goal at 11:00 in the first period. Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman turned the puck over in the neutral zone to Sabres center Derek Roy who rushed up the ice, beating the Bruins defenseman to ...
Curtis Granderson’s Homer Lifts New York Yankees Over Boston Red Sox In Extras
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in MLB
The Yankees won the rubber match of their opening series with the Boston Red Sox by a score of 3-1 in ten innings last night at Fenway Park.
Curtis Granderson hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot, in the top of the 10th inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. He crushed a 94 mile an hour fastball off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon into the right ...
Laich’s OT Goal Lifts Capitals In a 3-2 Win Over Bruins
Posted: 6th April 2010 by Eric Appleby in NHL
This was a matchup between the worst scoring team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins, and the best scoring team in the NHL, the Washington Capitals.
The better scoring team came away with the victory. Brooks Laich put home the winning goal in overtime. The game winner occurred on a Capitals power play less than one minute into the extra frame. Bruins defenseman Dennis Wideman was called for high-sticking.
Nicklas Backstrom got the ...