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Krejci was between Vladimir Sobotka and Blake Wheeler as the Bruins prepared for tonight's game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the Garden.

When he arrived at TD Garden prior to last night's game, Steve Begin was surprised to see his jersey hanging in his stall with some additional tailoring on the front: the "A'' that had previously been on the sweater of Marco Sturm.

If there is a word to describe the 2009-10 Bruins season, it would be disjointed.

The Bruins, coming off a 4-2 win over Buffalo last night at TD Garden, are off today.

After recording a 5-0-1 record against Montreal through the 2008-09 regular season, the Boston Bruins have now dropped four of their last five games with a 2-1 shootout loss against the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Mark Recchi gave the Bruins an early 1-0 lead on the Sabres with a power play goal in the opening period.

One by one, the Bruins are chipping away at the sizable block of players they'll have to deal with contractually next summer.

Bruins [ team stats ] left winger Daniel Paille was a numbers casualty with the Buffalo Sabres.

The irony was hard to overlook. As Phil Kessel played his first game for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Bruins offense looked more anemic than ever.

For the Boston Bruins, a shootout loss was an improvement over a shutout loss. Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston on Thursday night.

Boston Bruins' forward David Krejci diagnosed with H1N1 virus. Bruins center David Krejci did not take part in the team's Thursday morning skate at TD Garden after he was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, also commonly known as swine flu.

The Bruins have scrubbed their morning practice, opting for a rest day in advance of tomorrow's home game against Montreal.

Some big-time changes in practice today, with Marco Sturm reuniting with Patrice Bergeron, and the old No.

The power play has been killing the Bruins most of the season and did again yesterday in a 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The Bruins are in a tough place right now and they could be there for some time, unless their shooters create better looks at the net, their scorers reclaim their touch, or opposition netminders get uncharacteristically charitable during the holiday season and hand the Black-and-Gold gift-wrapped goals with festive ribbons on top.

The Boston Bruins will try again to record back-to-back victories for the first time this season when they visit the New York Rangers for this afternoon's battle at Madison Square Garden.

The Boston Bruins certainly saved their best for last - last day of the month that is - with a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers yesterday afternoon at the TD Garden.

Blake Wheeler tallied the go-ahead goal early in the third period and added an assist, while Tuukka Rask stopped all 19 shots to register his first shutout of the season, as the Boston Bruins blanked the Edmonton Oilers, 2-0, at TD Garden.

Whitfield, 32, was busy centering Blake Wheeler and Vladimir Sobotka during yesterday's long practice at Ristuccia Arena.

What's next? Zdeno Chara jumping on his bicycle and pedaling off into the sunset? Andrew Ference running off to join some environmental cult? Bodies have been dropping for the Bruins faster than stocks after 9-11, and yet despite that, the team has managed to continue its pattern of alternate losses and wins with a 5-4-1 record after last night's ...