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As the 2013 NHL trade deadline neared, the Boston Bruins needed to make a move. They were in the middle of a midseason funk, and were struggling to score on a consistent basis.

Hagelin already has more points this postseason than he did during the Rangers' 2012 playoff run, despite playing in nine less games.

The struggles and failures of the Bruins' power play has been well documented, with the team somehow overcoming an 11.4 percent success rate on the way to winning the 2011 Stanley Cup.

Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night.

Of course, they have to get it to him first and that's a tough task against the shot-blocking New York Rangers.

Whether or not the news changes tomorrow night remains to be seen, but the Bruins held their one and only practice in preparation for their second-round matchup against the New York Rangers and they were missing the three regular defensemen who were banged up in the Toronto series - Dennis Seidenberg , Andrew Ference and Wade Redden .

Boston was down 4-1 after Nazem Kadri scored 5:29 into the third period, but the Bruins scored three unanswered goals and tied the game on Patrice Bergeron's marker with 50.2 seconds left in regulation.

This Boston and New York sports rivalry has been on ice when it comes to the postseason for four decades.

You will fail to tell the story, to capture the moment, to even come close to describing what took place in Boston on Monday night.

After the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers advanced to the second round with thrilling Game 7 victories, the 2013 NHL playoff are set.

Patrice Bergeron capped an epic Bruins rally at 6:05 of overtime Monday night at TD Garden, rapping home a rebound to give Boston a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their playoff series.

Do the Leafs have the momentum, is Boston frustrated, does Boston feel the pressure more, did their delayed flight help them or hurt them? It's all academic.

Claude Julien has put faith and trust in his forward lines, but he hasn't been rewarded for that loyalty.

David Brown cheers on the runners and the Toronto Maple Leafs on the Key Gardner Beltline just south of Davisvile Avenue.

It was a shift late in the second period that told you all you needed to know about the momentum of this Bruins playoff series against Toronto, and which team is working harder and playing more like it wants a second-round date with the Washington Capitals or New York Rangers.

Both the Maple Leafs and Bruins are certainly sharing in the bruises, welts and sprains that have accumulated through five grinding playoff games.

The Leafs expressed gratitude to their mothers for nuturing their hockey careers, but all of them know the best Mother's Day gift would be a Game 6 win.

It's amazing that the Bruins find themselves one game away from clinching their first-round playoff series with virtually no production from Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand, their top two goal-scorers during the regular season.

For four games, Wade Redden delivered what was asked of him when the Bruins acquired him from St.

The B's got their first power play at 10:03 when James van Riemsdyk got sent to the box for interference.