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In a troublesome trend, Bruins were slow to recover from Ducks’ quick start

Coming into Monday night's 5-2 loss to the Ducks, the Bruins were 9-7-2 when they gave up the first goal.
Ducks 5, Bruins 3

With Tuukka Rask struggling, Bruins can’t hold off Ducks

David Pastrnak scored his 20th goal of the season for the Bruins and Taylor Hall got his ninth.
Bruins notebook

Bruins reward Urho Vaakanainen’s consistency with more ice time

Vaakanainen played in his ninth game in a row Monday against Anaheim.
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Brad Marchand, Bruins showing plenty of bounce back this season

In a season of starts, stops, injuries, protocols, and suspensions, the Bruins have found ways to keep losses from piling up.

BRUINS 3, JETS 2
David Pastrnak strikes again as Bruins come from behind on Winnipeg at Garden
Boston came from behind twice in the first two period, then won it on Pastrnak's power-play goal in the third — his NHL-leading 11th goal in January.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK
Brad Marchand back in the lineup, but Anton Blidh out against Winnipeg
Marchand, leading the Bruins and tied for 10th in the NHL in scoring, appeared to injure his right shoulder Thursday when Washington’s Garnet Hathaway hit him into the boards.

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

New GM Kent Hughes has a difficult job rebuilding Canadiens in loaded Atlantic Division

The Stanley Cup drought in Montreal will reach 29 years this spring.
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Bruins need to find replacements for all the roles the injured Brad Marchand plays

Like Marchand, Anton Blidh will miss Saturday's game against Winnipeg with an injury.
Bruins 4, Capitals 3

Charlie McAvoy added the finishing touch as the Bruins bounced back from a bad loss with an impressive win

“I was pleased, start to finish,” coach Bruce Cassidy said after the Bruins won at TD Garden just two days after being whipped by the Hurricanes.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

The Bruins’ new lines appear to be working well, but can they make a difference in the playoffs?

The No. 1 playoff question is whether the Bruins can dig in and establish inside ice in the offensive zone.
Bruins Notebook

Bruins lose Brad Marchand on what coach Bruce Cassidy calls ‘cheap’ hit

The Bruins didn’t know the severity of Marchand’s injury immediately after a 4-3 win on Thursday.
sports log

NHL expects to finish season on time despite schedule upheaval caused by COVID-19

The league on Wednesday revealed new dates for 98 postponed games, keeping the initial target date of April 29 for the end of the regular season.
Bruins notebook

After lackluster loss to Hurricanes, Bruins aim to ramp up effort vs. Capitals

In hopes of shaking the lethargy, the off-day workout at Warrior Ice Arena stressed pace and execution, two missing elements in 7-1 loss against the Hurricanes.

NHL sets new dates for Bruins games postponed because of the pandemic

The Bruins did not play from Dec. 17 to Jan. 1 because of COVID-19 outbreaks that led to an NHL shutdown.
Hurricanes 7, Bruins 1

The Bruins were on a hot streak. Then the team they’ve had the most trouble with came to town.

“We had nothing,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said after the Bruins allowed five goals in the first period and were blown out at TD Garden.

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A man walked near the Olympic Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Beijing.

2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time

The Games are a reminder of China’s rise, but also its disregard for civil liberties, prompting a diplomatic boycott led by the United States, which has called China’s internment of at least 1 million Uyghurs a genocide.

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Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask turns his head to watch the puck slowly slide over the line for the Ducks second goal of the game, a 2-0 deficit that proved insurmountable in Monday night's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

In a troublesome trend, Bruins were slow to recover from Ducks’ quick start

Coming into Monday night's 5-2 loss to the Ducks, the Bruins were 9-7-2 when they gave up the first goal.

MONDAY'S BOYS' BASKETBALL
Plymouth South junior captain Declan Davis scored 12 of his 15 points for the No. 16 Panthers (7-2) in the fourth quarter of a 56-51 win over Duxbury.

Declan Davis heats up late to lead Plymouth South boys’ basketball past Duxbury

After Plymouth South was held to 28 points in the first three quarters, the junior captain scored 12 of his 15 points for the No. 16 Panthers (7-2) in the fourth quarter of a 56-51 win.

Wake Forest 87, Boston College 57
Makai Ashton-Langford (background) and BC never got out of first gear against Wake Forest.

Boston College men blown out on the road by Wake Forest

The Eagles never got within single-digits after the first 10 minutes.

Ducks 5, Bruins 3
Tuukka Rask wipes his face during a break in the action Monday night at TD Garden.

With Tuukka Rask struggling, Bruins can’t hold off Ducks

David Pastrnak scored his 20th goal of the season for the Bruins and Taylor Hall got his ninth.

MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Myles Kidd delivers a changeup for Norwood boys’ hockey in win vs. Walpole

Senior tucked winning goal past Walpole's goaltender to lift the seventh-ranked Mustangs (9-2) to a 4-1 nonleague victory.

MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL roundup
Fenway High's Sierra Cherrie (right) pulls up for two of her 23 points in Monday night's 68-44 victory over O'Bryant in a Boston City League contest.

After pandemic pause, Sierra Cherrie leads Fenway girls’ basketball to 3-0 start

A transfer from Hingham, Cherrie, a smooth-scoring guard, led the Panthers with 23 points in a 68-44 Boston City League win over O'Bryant.

Bruins notebook
Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen has been getting into the swing of things with the varsity during his recent callup, including scoring his first NHL goal against Montreal, much to the delight of Tuukka Rask and Charlie McAvoy.

Bruins reward Urho Vaakanainen’s consistency with more ice time

Vaakanainen played in his ninth game in a row Monday against Anaheim.