Pouliot/By D. Hickling
BOSTON – If Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals was the Bruins’ last home game of the 2011-12 season, Benoit Pouliot certainly soured it.
Seconds after turning over the puck to Washington center Nicklas Backstrom, Pouliot slashed Backstrom twice in an attempt to recover the puck. The ensuing power play led to Troy Brouwer’s game-winning goal with just 1:27 remaining in regulation.
Chara/By S. Bradley
Although the Bruins finally got two goals from forwards who do not skate on their third line, it was a shot from their defense that was the difference tonight.
Zdeno Chara capped a three-point night with a 4-on-4 goal from the right point off Roman Hamrlik’s stick that was the game-winner with 1:53 left in regulation in a 4-3 win against Washington in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
Chara/By S. Bradley
BOSTON – Zdeno Chara skated in his 1,000th NHL game Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Before Tuesday night’s game with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bruins and the NHL lavished the Boston captain with gifts to commemorate that accomplishment. After the ceremony, Chara went out and thanked the Bruins the best way he knows how.
Kelly's line is on fire/By S. Bradley
For much of this season, the debate has raged as to whether the line centered by David Krejci or the one with Patrice Bergeron in the middle was the Bruins’ No. 1 line.
Well, over the last 10 days a third candidate has emerged. The line of Chris Kelly centering Brian Rolston and Benoit Pouliot is on fire, and that trio of forwards combined for six points in Boston’s 3-2 win Sunday night in Anaheim.
Pouliot
BOSTON — Bruins winger Benoit Pouliot took the warm-up in his usual spot on a line with Chris Kelly and Jordan Caron prior to today’s game against the Washington Capitals at the TD Garden.
But when the game’s rosters were made official, Pouliot was scratched and Boston dressed seven defensemen.
Pouliot/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Bruins head coach Claude Julien described winger Benoit Pouliot as “fine” this morning, so it appears Pouliot will not miss a game with the lower-body injury he suffered Tuesday night.
Pouliot & Bergeron with a lucky fan/Courtesy Dana-Farber
As part of their celebration of “Mo-vember” Bruins forwards Patrice Bergeron and Benoit Pouliot visited adult patients at the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today.
Peverley/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The Bruins returned to practice today at TD Garden after taking a day off Tuesday.
Everyone was on the ice except Daniel Paille, who had morning surgery to fix his fractured nose according to head coach Claude Julien.
McQuaid/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — Fresh off their first home defeat since Game 1 of the Tampa Bay series last June, the Bruins practiced today at TD Garden with a full squad.
Among the group was defenseman Adam McQuaid, who also participated in the Bruins’ morning skate yesterday before he was scratched for the loss to Philadelphia.
Caron/By S. Bradley
The Bruins have cut down their roster once again and now have 14 forwards in the mix.
When perusing the list, you have to figure that Benoit Pouliot, Chris Clark and Jordan Caron are the three players battling to be the 12th forward.
Pouliot/By S. Bradley
That number 67 looks a little odd on a guy who’s not a rookie or a free-agent invitee.
But there’s a method to Benoit Pouliot’s preferred sweater number that dates back to when he was a little kid.
Pouliot/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — In his previous two NHL stops, Minnesota and Montreal, forward Benoit Pouliot never lived up to the expectations that came with being selected fourth overall in 2005.
Even last season when he put up a career-highs with 30 points and 79 games played, he found himself as a healthy scratch for half of Montreal’s playoff series with the Bruins.
Corvo/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — While most of the current Bruins players share the brotherly bond that comes with having won last June’s Stanley Cup Final, Joe Corvo and Benoit Pouliot are trying to find their place among their championship teammates.
Krejci/By S. Bradley
BOSTON — The other day after his first informal practice with the Bruins, Benoit Pouliot said he chatted with new teammate David Krejci about their vicious fight last season when Pouliot was still with the hated Montreal Canadiens.
