Topic: Bruce Cassidy

BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators escaped with a win after blowing a three-goal lead Monday night.

BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators-Boston Bruins first-round playoff series might just come down to which team has the healthiest and fully functioning defensemen.

The Boston Bruins were unable to record a single shot on goal in the second period Wednesday night, but they took the only two that mattered in the third.

One day before the start of the first-round playoff series, the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators were waiting for team doctors to help them finalize their rosters.

BOSTON -- With their second straight Presidents' Trophy already in tow, the Washington Capitals didn't have all that much to play for Saturday at TD Garden.

BOSTON -- The Ottawa Senators accomplished all kinds of things Thursday night, and they did it without their best player.

BOSTON -- David Pastrnak didn't seem to care about the ugly stitched cut under his left eye after Tuesday night's game.

CHICAGO -- Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron understood the stakes as he waited for a faceoff against Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews with 7.5 seconds remaining in the third period Sunday afternoon.

BOSTON -- If the Boston Bruins hang on and end their two-year absence from the playoffs, they can look at the season series with the Florida Panthers as the thing that got them back to the postseason fun.

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins know they didn't play a perfect hockey game in defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Thursday night.