Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins hit the ice Sunday morning for their first practice in preparation for the Stanley Cup Finals. As it turns out, they will have lots of practice time.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Boston's top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka Rask was perfect — again.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins stood tall during an early deluge of shots and penalties, patiently waiting for their chance to take over the game.

The Boston Bruins have no doubt about who's the best team in game two of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2. That's an 11-3 goals advantage after the first two games.

BOSTON (AP) — 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.

When the Boston Bruins begin their Eastern Conference Finals series with Carolina they are likely to be without defenseman Charlie McAvoy. The NHL wants to talk with McAvoy about that hit to the head on Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson last night.

Tuukka Rask stopped 39 shots as the Boston Bruins shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 and advance to the NHL Eastern Conference Finals vs Carolina.

David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand worked their hockey magic in the third period Saturday night as the Boston Bruins took game five of the NHL playoff series 4-3 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Former UMaine basketball captain Jim Boylen is getting a contract extension to stay as head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Columbus holding on to a two-goal lead late in the second period, Boston's Brad Marchand snapped a shot from the top of the left circle. The puck rebounded and trickled dangerously in the blue paint before Sergei Bobrovsky stretched out and swept it away with h…