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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.

Yesterday morning, with his team still in a funk over a 1-0 shootout loss to Florida the night before, Bruins coach Claude Julien mixed things up during practice at Ristuccia Arena.

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.

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.

Through 17 games, Dennis Wideman has one goal, three assists, and a unique perspective on why his points are down.

Bruins goalie Tim Thomas tries to clear the puck away from the Penguins' Chris Bourque during the first period.

Pascal Dupuis scored his second goal of the game 1:24 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed back star forward Evgeni Malkin by snapping their four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Bruins last night.

The immense pressure Bruins [ team stats ] center David Krejci currently is feeling will abate only when he decides to let it go.

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.

If 19-year-old defenseman Tyler Myers continues to grow beyond his current height of 6-foot-8, he could surpass Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara for the title of tallest player in the NHL.

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.

WHAT HAPPENED: Chris Osgood made 29 saves for his 50th career shutout Tuesday night.

Myths about certain types of players always seem to pop up at National Hockey League draft time.

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.

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.

The Boston Bruins will aim to halt a three-game losing streak tonight, when they host the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden.

The good news for the Bruins: Zdeno Chara is healthy. The not-so-good news: Chara is healthy.

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.

The Canadiens can't whine about their injuries as they prepare to square off against the Bruins tonight at the TD Garden.