Brian Kintz

Brian Kintz has written 144 posts for Sports of Boston

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Flyers, Thursday 3-11

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (29-24-12) will face off with the Philadelphia Flyers (35-26-4) tonight at the Wachovia Center in a Winter Classic rematch. January 1st at Fenway, Marco Sturm’s overtime goal proved to be the game winner in the highly hyped New Year’s Day game on Yawkey Way. Tonight, it’s just another regular season game [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Maple Leafs, Tuesday 3/9

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The road trip continues tonight for the Black and Gold, as the Bruins (29-24-11) make their third stop on their current seven-game trip, this time in Toronto to face the lowly Maple Leafs (20-33-12). These two teams should know each other pretty well by now, having faced each other four times already, including less than [...]

Bruins Fall to Penguins, Savard Seriously Injured

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 7, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments

The Bruins dropped a tough one to the defending champs in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon (a 2-1 defeat), but a loss that may hurt their playoff chances even more occurred with less than six minutes to play. At that point, Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke came at Marc Savard with a high elbow hit to the head [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Penguins, Sunday 3/7

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (29-23-11) will go for their sixth straight road win this afternoon in Pittsburgh when they make their second stop on their seven-game road trip, taking on the defending champs, the Penguins (39-22-4).
The Penguins have caught a hot streak as of late, especially at home, where they have earned points in seven straight (5-0-2). [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Islanders, Saturday 3-6

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Winners of five or their last six, the Bruins (28-23-11) take their show on the road for seven straight games, beginning with this afternoon’s game on Long Island to face the slumping New York Islanders. The seven-game roadie marks the longest road trip since the ‘03-’04 season for the B’s.
Boston is coming off a [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Maple Leafs, Thursday 3-4

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After a busy trade deadline day, or not so busy deadline day depending on which team we’re talking about, the Bruins (27-23-11) will get back to game action tonight at TD Garden in their final home game before departing for a season-long seven-game road trip up and down the Atlantic coastline. Coming to town [...]

NHL Trade Deadline is Complete: Bruins Fail Miserably

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The NHL’s 3 p.m. trade deadline came and went Wednesday afternoon, and unfortunately for Bruins fans, news of a major trade that would bring the team the offensive firepower they have lacked all season wouldn’t be heard all day long. Instead, teams from the top to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings wheeled [...]

Trade Winds Blowing Through Boston: Morris, Bitz Sent Packing

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Welcome to Deadline Day in the NHL!
The Bruins, who made two small moves on Tuesday, acquiring a pair of young defenseman, have shipped another blue liner out of Beantown. Derek Morris, who was here on a one-year deal and will become an unrestricted free agent this coming offseason, is westward bound. Morris has been sent [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Canadiens, Tuesday 3/2

By Brian Kintz ⋅ March 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

After more than two weeks away, the NHL gets back to the ice this evening and your Boston Bruins (27-22-11) will be back at the TD Garden in search of their fifth straight win tonight, as they host hated rival, the Montreal Canadiens (29-28-6).
Montreal, who currently sits just one point behind Boston in eighth place [...]

Americans Top Mighty Canadians, 5-3

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ One comment

The Vancouver Games have been dominated by the United States thus far, and that superior play carried over into the hockey rink Sunday night, as the highly anticipated battle of North America was finally staged at Canada Hockey Place: the heavily favored hosts from Canada, taking on the youthful, miracle-seeking United States.
Led by a pair [...]

Tiger Talks or The O.J. Chase: Biggest Off-Field Moment Ever in Sports?

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ One comment

On Friday, Tiger Woods, the sports world’s most famous and recognizable figure, spoke publicly for the first time since his own world was turned upside down. His fall from grace has captivated the minds of all kinds, from avid golf enthusiasts, to casual sports fans, down to housewives and drama queens who are just [...]

U.S. Hockey Team Knocks Off Norway, 6-1

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The U.S. Olympic men’s hockey squad was able to pull away from the Norwegians with three third period goals Thursday in Vancouver, giving them a convincing 6-1 win and second straight victory, heading into Sunday’s big matchup with the gold medal favorite Canadians.
Former Bruin Phil Kessel and former B.U. grad Chris Drury both netted first [...]

Gold is the Goal: Olympic Men’s Hockey Preview

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Beginning Tuesday, the world’s greatest hockey players will convene in Vancouver, British Columbia for the 2010 Winter Olympics. A dozen teams, featuring the best pucksters from around the globe, all vying for Olympic gold. For true hockey fans, does it get any better than this?
But what can we expect to see over the [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Lightning, Thursday 2/11

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Bruins (25-22-11) will look to make it three wins in a row tonight as they head to the Sunshine State for a pair of games to wrap up their pre-Olympics schedule. Tonight, they find themselves at the St. Pete Times Forum to skate against the surging Tampa Bay Lightning (26-21-11).
Tampa has their sights set [...]

Bruins Sink Sabres for Second Straight Win, 3-2

By Brian Kintz ⋅ February 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A pair of goals by former Sabre Daniel Paille and 43 saves by the team’s new golden goalie Tuukka Rask helped the B’s earn their second straight win Tuesday night over the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2 in the shootout. The loss marks Buffalo’s fifth straight defeat. Coupled with Ottawa’s win over Calgary, the Sabres now have [...]

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