Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins stave off elimination with a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.
Here are three key takeaways from the Bruins' big victory.
As we head into a Friday set of games in the NHL playoffs, we forget about goals and turn to our expectation of shots, both on goal, and having them blocked.
Depth means a lot when it comes to the playoffs. The top guys will be honed in on by the opposing team, as they will look to shut them down. If that happens, you want to see the depth shine through.
The pressure will be equal for each team in Saturday night's Game 7.
The Boston Bruins saw history repeat itself in Game 5. With the opportunity to close out the series on home ice, the team lost in heartbreaking fashion.
Either the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs are going to cast off some bad postseason vibes in the first round of the NHL playoffs. For the other, yet another long summer awaits.
The Boston Bruins woke up on Sunday morning atop the Atlantic Division and trailing the New York Rangers by a point in the race for the Presidents Trophy.
The Bruins badly needed to change the energy on and off the ice headed into Monday afternoon’s homestand finale. The B’s had dropped five of their first six games coming out of the NHL All-Star break and that pushed them out of first place in the Atlantic Division for the first time all season.
Charlie McAvoy scored two goals, including the overtime winner 1:08 into the extra frame to snap a three-game losing streak for the Boston Bruins with a 4-3 win over the St.
Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic is reporting that Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
McAvoy announced on Nov. 2 that he would appeal the league’s decision.
Could Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy return from his four-game suspension sooner than expected? As first reported by Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who was suspended for four games for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson earlier this week, is appealing the suspension.
Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman tweeted that Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is planning to appeal the four-game suspension he received for his illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is set to appeal his recent four-game suspension following a contentious hit on Florida Panthers’ player Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
The NHL DoPS has come down fairly hard on Charlie McAvoy. The Boston Bruins defenseman has been handed a four-game suspension by the NHL Department of Player Safety (DoPS) following his controversial hit on Florida Panthers’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
The defenseman has been suspended for an illegal check to the head.
Days after former Boston Bruin Connor Clifton earned a suspension for an illegal check to the head, current Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy appears to be headed for the same fate.
Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy is facing a suspension after he was kicked out of Monday night’s game against the Panthers for his blatant hit to Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
With a couple of months to go until the Boston Bruins open the 2023-24 season, their roster is taking shape after undergoing many changes over the summer.
The severity of his injury isn’t clear, so there’s a chance it could be more of a precautionary measure at this point of the season.
Charlie McAvoy is very good at hockey. This is a simple sentence, but also one that cannot be refuted as McAvoy has been among the best defenders in the NHL since making his regular season debut in the 2017-18 season and he’s only gotten better each season.
The Boston Bruins have a significant reinforcement joining them soon.
McAvoy had an arthroscopic procedure on his left shoulder back in late May/early June.
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