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They've been referred to constantly this season as "the surprising New York Islanders ," but they haven't been a surprise at all to many of the Boston Bruins .

Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

The 2-0 second-period lead? Gone. The 3-2 advantage with less than a minute remaining in regulation? Wiped out, thanks to a Maxim Afinogenov goal at 19:18. But unlike other games in which the woe-is-us Bruins tucked their tails when adversity approached, the Black-and-Gold bunch decided last night against the Atlanta Thrashers that they were fed up ...

Good morning from the aged Igloo, where tonight the Bruins will take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins for the second time in five days.

The Bruins, who wiped out a 1-0 deficit when David Krejci set up Daniel Paille for a second-period goal, were less than two minutes away from entering the second intermission tied at 1-1 against the Islanders last night.

A preseason peek at the NHL schedule made this look like a great week to check out a near home-and-home series between last year's Stanley Cup winners and the regular-season champions of the Eastern Conference.

Matt Moulson scored twice and Richard Park picked up three assists, as the New York Islanders defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-1, at TD Garden.

Maybe he didn't get to relax, or let his guard down, or allow his mind to wander during timeouts to some warm Caribbean isle, but Tim Thomas finally got to breathe a little last night, which is something he's rarely been able to do this season.

Season series: The Bruins lead, 1-0. They beat the Penguins, 3-0, on Tuesday in Boston, as goalie Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his 14th career shutout.

As happy as the Bruins forward was to avoid the illness, he still is looking to shake the scoring blues.

Bruins defenseman Matt Hunwick has all sorts of recommendations for you, from cars to clothes to food.

There is no need to freak out -- at least not according to the Penguins . "Something that personally I've learned ... you can't get too happy when you win a couple and too low when you lose a couple; you've got to try to stay in the same state of mind," goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury said Tuesday night after the Penguins wrapped up a four-game road ...

The Bruins wrapped-up the week with a 1-1-1 record while saving their best game for last.

We asked some notable Bostonians about their favorite "Sesame Street'' moments. MARC HARRIS, owner, Marc Harris Salon "I loved when Smokey Robinson did 'You Really Got a Hold on Me,' with the letter U. You've got this female U carrying him and pulling and tugging him, and it was really just memorable.'' BETTY RIAZ, owner, Stil Clothing "Bert was my ...

In some ways, it was a banner game. Last night, before 17,565 at TD Garden, the Bruins scored a goal.

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

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

Mark Recchi added another milestone to what will be a Hall of Fame career, playing his 1,500th NHL game last night.

The Boston Bruins will try to continue their recent dominance of the Ottawa Senators when the Northeast Division rivals meet tonight at Scotiabank Place.

As the visiting dressing room at Scotiabank Place opened last night, the thumping of Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind,'' once muffled behind two sets of doors, exploded into the hallway before the iPod in question was silenced.