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The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety has dropped the hammer on Nazem Kadri, and it might be heavier than the Toronto Maple Leafs can bear. Kadri’s emotional split-second decision during the Maple Leafs’ 5-1 Game 1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday has resulted in a three-game suspension, meaning the Maple Leafs centreman will miss a crucial Game 2 in Boston, followed by Games 3 and 4 in Toronto. The suspension is a product of Kadri’s malicious third-period hit on Tommy Wingels, who was kneeling and facing the boards after throwing a check of his own, which appeared to target the head of Toronto’s Mitch Marner. Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 10:25:pm EST

Tuukka Rask wasn't the shining No. 1 star for Boston's 5-1 win in Game 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, nor was he a groan-worthy goat. The Finnish netminder stopped 26 shots, had the good fortune of a couple of pucks sliding through the crease without doing any damage, and was also aided by Jake Gardiner rocking the post with a bomb from the point in the first period. Certainly, goaltending wasn't a major issue in any of the Bruins' three regular-season losses to the Maple Leafs, but Rask took it upon himself Thursday to make sure he was up to the task . Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 5:48:pm EST

While Patrice Bergeron is looked at as the centerpiece of the Bruins — not only their dominant top line, but the team itself — and a player that should have received some MVP love this season, the best and most valuable player on the team is Brad Marchand. For as great as Bergeron has been for as long as he has been, Marchand has become the guy in Boston. All of that was on display on Thursday night in the Bruins’ 5-1 blowout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs where he did pretty much everything that makes Marchand the player that he is. Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 1:06:am EST

The Boston Bruins forward is usually going full-speed on the ice, whether it's chasing the puck on the forecheck or sizing up an opponent for a hit. When it does, it's kind of a waiting game,'' he said on Thursday night after bunting the puck into the net to help the Bruins beat Toronto 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Brad Marchand, David Backes and David Krejci each scored a power-play goal, and Tuukka Rask stopped 26 shots for Boston. Continue to Article

April 12, 2018 10:55:pm EST

The Boston Bruins forward is usually going full-speed on the ice, whether it's chasing the puck on the forecheck or sizing up an opponent for a hit. When it does, it's kind of a waiting game," he said on Thursday night after bunting the puck into the net to help the Bruins beat Toronto 5-1 in the opener of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Brad Marchand, David Backes and David Krejci each scored a power-play goal, and Tuukka Rask stopped 26 shots for Boston. Continue to Article

April 12, 2018 10:54:pm EST