Tyler Seguin

Washington ousted defending Stanley Cup champions Boston from the first round of the NHL playoffs as Joel Ward's over-time goal gave the Capitals a 2-1 victory.

(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a bruising encounter to emerge with a 6-5 shootout triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday as two of the Eastern Conference's top teams treated spectators to a thrilling roller-coaster ride.

(Reuters) - The Boston Bruins survived a bruising encounter to emerge with a 6-5 shootout triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday as two of the Eastern Conference's top teams treated spectators to a thrilling roller-coaster ride.

(Reuters) - The host Ottawa Senators will have the largest representation at this month's National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star game in the Canadian capital with five players, according to the final roster released on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Boston goaltender Tim Thomas blunted Pittsburgh's potent offense as the Bruins extended their incredible turnaround with a 3-1 win over Sidney Crosby's Eastern Conference-leading Penguins on Monday.

There were times last year when opponents such as Montreal made the Bruins look like elephants. Their forwards' legs were so heavy that the coaching staff introduced a tweak - they had to regroup deeper in the defensive zone to generate speed through center ice - to negate one of the club's major shortcomings.

Meanwhile, Elliotte Friedman's report on acclaimed/controversial chiropractor Ted Carrick aired last night on CBC in Canada, so print deadlines prevent me from reporting on its details here. But Friedman tells me he was fascinated by Carrick and his work, which received great attention late in the summer when he treated Crosby. Carrick is now receiving a great amount of credit for helping the sensational pivot get back in action.

Detroit wins

Detroit wins

BRUINS

Asked to answer the bell Wednesday night in Buffalo, where the Sabres attempted to win back some of their dignity, the Bruins knuckled down a couple of Buffalo's braver souls (Paul Gaustad, Robyn Regehr), then scaled their way back from a 2-0 deficit to put another 2 points in the win column, via a shootout.

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Boston wins

(Reuters) - Defending Stanley Cup champions Boston extended their hot streak to six consecutive wins with a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston powered their way to a fourth consecutive win on Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston powered their way to a fourth consecutive win on Thursday with a 6-3 victory over the high-flying Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Boston's Tyler Seguin scored a hat-trick to power the Bruins to a 7-0 blowout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions their first back-to-back wins of the season.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins made headlines with an outrageous bar tab after ending their 39-year NHL title drought in June and now look to be suffering from the dreaded "Stanley Cup hangover."

(Reuters) - Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins thrillingly twice fought back from behind to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout at the United Center on Saturday.