Dan Girardi

It may be difficult to ever feel comfortable about the Bruins until a playoff series is in the books. Killer instinct has never been their best trait. And with regard to their current opponent, the New York Rangers lost the first two games on the road...

Something seemed to be wrong with Brad Marchand in the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had no jump, no energy to his game, which is based on such things. But all of a sudden, he was part of that shift that produced Patrice...

The Sports Xchange By Matthew Carroll, The Sports Xchange Rookie defenseman helps Bruins to 2-0 series lead BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Bruins 5, Rangers 2 Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round...

— The Rangers have been down two games to none before. Heck, the last time it happened was only two weeks ago. Before Game 3 of the opening series against the Washington Capitals, coach John Tortorella jabbed reporters for having their heads buried...

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins' young defenseman has yet to panic through his first two playoff games. The New York Rangers' stalwart goaltender, meanwhile, has reason for concern. Rookie Torey Krug and Brad Marchand each tallied a goal and an assist,...

Bruins 5, Rangers 2: Defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored to snap a tie in the second period and Tuukka Rask turned aside 35 shots as host Boston seized a 2-0 advantage in its Eastern Conference second-round series with sixth-seeded New York. Defenseman...

The Rangers got through the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in seven games despite going 2-for-28 on the power play against the Washington Capitals. After one game in their conference semifinal series with Boston, make it 2-for-31....

It was as close as predicted, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between two similar teams, the Rangers and Bruins, with the score tied at 2 after regulation. But then came overtime, which has not been kind to the Rangers in the...

Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi and Bruins left wing Daniel Paille played hockey together as youngsters in Welland, Ontario, and faced each other for the first time in the postseason in Game 1 Thursday night. "Playing in the same conference, it was bound...

The hockey experts got this one right. Man, did they ever. They said this Bruins-Rangers Eastern Conference semifinal was going to be one of those nail-biting, could-go-either-way, intangibles-on-parade extravaganzas -- and that's exactly what you got...

Bruins fans, be forewarned: You will probably be watching some very frustrating hockey over the next week or two. During the Eastern Conference semifinal series that opens tonight at the Garden, dozens of promising B's shots aimed at the Rangers net...