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BUFFALO, N.Y. a ' Patrice Bergeron scored 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

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

Michael Ryder scored twice, Patrice Bergeron had the only goal of the shootout and the Boston Bruins snapped Atlanta's four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Thrashers on Thursday night.

Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Tuesday 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.

Deja vu all over again? It's probably best to wait until Saturday night's game at Pittsburgh to see if we're watching a repeat.

The composite Bauer hockey stick lay in two even pieces, broken in half at the Penguins blue line.

Captain Zdeno Chara led the way with a goal and an assist while goalie Tuukka Rask made 28 saves to record his third win of the season.

For the last eight games, their fundamental play has been as solid and impenetrable as Fort Knox; their forechecking has picked up; they're getting plenty of quality scoring chances.

Tomas Vokoun stopped 40 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Cory Stillman scored in a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

TV - NESN. Radio - WBZ-FM . THE NUMBERS 6: Power-play goals by the Bruins [ team stats ] in 55 opportunities this season.

Boston - Boston's Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game as Bruins defeated the Penguins, 3-0. Matt Hunwick backhanded a rebound under the crossbar, then had to wait 77 seconds for a whistle so NHL officials could consult a video replay ...

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 last night.

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

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

After finishing as the highest scoring team and the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season, the Boston Bruins are still trying to reclaim that offensive form in 2009-10. A potential meeting with goaltender Ryan Miller and the stingy Buffalo Sabres could be a major test.

Despite a sixth consecutive loss against the Atlanta Trashers on Tuesday evening, the Montreal Canadiens sent Carey Price in net Thursday for their game with the Boston Bruins.

Red Wings 2, Sharks 1: Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in a shootout last night, and Detroit snapped the visiting Sharks' six-game winning streak.

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.

The Boston Bruins can't score, but the Montreal Canadiens can't keep the puck out of their net.