Zdeno Chara

Bruins Rout Sabres 7-4 in Offensive Explosion

They say it’s better to be lucky than good. Chuck Kobasew would probably agree.
The Boston forward scored the eventual deciding goal late in the 2nd period of last night’s 7-4 Bruins victory, banking a shot off Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller from behind the net and in. The goal was Kobasew’s 2nd tally of the game, [...]

Rangers Beat Bruins 3-2 in Shootout, End Win Streak

The old adage in hockey is “the two goal lead is the hardest to defend in hockey.” The saying rang true for the Boston Bruins Saturday night.
The New York Rangers halted the Bruins win streak at five, coming from behind to beat the B’s 3-2 in a shootout. The Rangers improve their record to an [...]

Islanders beat Bruins 3-1 in preseason play

Jonathan Sim tipped home a shot by defenseman Thomas Pock with 6:01 left Saturday, lifting the New York Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in a preseason game.
Sim scored his second goal of the preseason as the Islanders raised their record to 4-2 with their second win over the Bruins.

Brisebois Leads Canadiens Past Bruins

Patrice Brisebois had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens scored three power-play goals in the second period of a 3-1 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
Brisebois got his first goal in two games and assisted on goals by Alex Kovalev and Guillaume Latendresse as the Canadiens scored three times [...]

Bruins Re-sign Defenseman Dennis Wideman

The Bruins signed defenseman Dennis Wideman to a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday.
Wideman had career bests last season with 13 goals and 23 assists in 81 games with Boston.
He was the No. 2 scoring defenseman to captain Zdeno Chara and sixth overall on the team. He had three assists in six playoff games for the [...]

Kobasew Gets Three-Year, $7M Deal

Despite suffering a fractured tibia at the hands of a Zdeno Chara slapshot that ended his season, Chuck Kobasew has signed a three-year extension with the Bruins. He was a restricted free agent.
The deal is worth $7 million with an annual cap hit of $2.33 million. Kobasew earned $1.2 million in 2007-08.
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Chara Undergoes Surgery on Shoulder

Zdeno Chara had hoped his barking left shoulder would heal on its own. But because of concern the injury might flare up next season, the Bruins’ captain underwent surgery Tuesday at Massachusetts General Hospital to repair a torn labrum. Team orthopedist Thomas Gill performed the procedure, which was deemed successful.
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Bruins Bring Series Back to Boston

With everything to lose, the Bruins battled tonight for a convincing 5-1 victory over the Habs in Montreal. Phil Kessel tied the game 1-1 in the second period. The game remained tied until the third period when the Bruins broke out with four unanswered goals. Glen Metropolit provided the go-ahead goal three minutes and thirty-one seconds into [...]