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After missing Game 4 with an upper-body injury, Patrice Bergeron is "looking good" to play tonight in Game 5 against the Maple Leafs at TD Garden, said Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy. Bruce Cassidy said "it's looking good" for Patrice Bergeron to play in Game 5 tonight. Cassidy told reporters at the Bruins morning skate: "[Bergeron] looked good this morning, I anticipate he'll play. Continue to Article

April 21, 2018 11:53:am EST

On the verge of their first playoff series win in four years, the Boston Bruins may or not have star and leader Patrice Bergeron back for Game 5 of their first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. The Leafs, facing elimination as they seek their first series win since 2004 (and the Original Six franchise's first Stanley Cup since 1967), know they will get one of their best players back Saturday as Nazem Kadri returns from a three-game suspension for a hit in Game 1. The Bruins, playing without late-scratch Bergeron (upper body), took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Thursday. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 9:17:pm EST

The Boston Bruins continue to show that they can survive – if not thrive – with key players out of the lineup. The away team has won all four contests during this series, so this one returns to Washington with the two teams now tied up 2-2. It’s also another instance of Alex Ovechkin being sneaky-clutch, although many people will disagree because of team results. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 5:20:pm EST

Score one big playoff win for the notion that Tuukka Rask is the big-game goalie that you want on that wall, the big-game goalie that you need on that wall. Rask was stellar between the pipes, making 31 saves in the Bruins' 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 at the Air Canada Centre and quite simply stepped up for his team with Patrice Bergeron (upper-body injury) a late scratch for the game. Rask was at his best early in the game when the B's were getting their bearings in the first couple of periods without No. 37 on the ice and did his job keeping the game right where it was at a 1-1 until the Bruins could finally kick their offense into gear late in the second period. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 11:39:am EST

The Toronto Maple Leafs have a young core, but they already are a strong club.  However, this first round series has emphasized the gap that still exists between them and a veteran force like the Boston Bruins. The Bruins were without Patrice Bergeron last night.  He’s a Selke Trophy finalist and scored 30 goals in 64 regular season games, so his absence from the lineup was huge, but the Bruins pushed it.  While Boston and Toronto were tied at 1-1 through 20 minutes, Brad Marchand gave the Bruins the edge in the second period en route to a 3-1 victory that also gave Boston a 3-1 edge in the series.  Goalie Tuukka Rask was strong again.  Toronto’s biggest asset is its skilled forwards, but this was the second time in four games that the Maple Leafs were held to a single goal. Continue to Article

April 20, 2018 4:18:am EST