Cameras caught Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman giving it to his teammates during Sunday's Game 4. On Monday, he explained the messaging.

The Buffalo Sabres had Game 4 well in hand, rolling past the Boston Bruins to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series, but a late incident involving Nikita Zadorov grabbed attention in the final minutes.

One of the Bruins’ trademarks this season has been resilience. Just when you think their season was about to go off the rails – and there were a number of occasions when it looked like that would happen,

The former UMaine goalie was pulled from Sunday night's game after letting in six goals by Buffalo behind a rough defensive effort from the Bruins.

The Bruins picked a horrible time to play one of the worst playoff games in team history. Now, they're on the brink of elimination vs. the Sabres.

BOSTON — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was actually more understanding of Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov than a lot of opposing coaches would have been. But the Buffalo coach still raised the possibility of a suspension after his team’s 6-1 win over the Bruins in Game 4 at TD Garden on Sunday.

Swayman’s heroics were the difference, but the Bruins also dictated play for the first 40 minutes, holding an edge in expected goals (1.57 to 0.93), shot attempts (30-29), and high-danger scoring chances (7-5) at 5-on-5.

BOSTON (AP) — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff shut down any talk of putting forwards Tyson Kozak and Jason Zucker back in after injuries sent them to the locker room late in Game 4 of Buffalo's first-round playoff series against the Bruins.

Frustrated by his team's mounting losses, Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman lashed out at his teammates during a brutal Game 4 blowout loss. Was it justified?

“Everyone's going to say you can't really lose a series in Game 1. But we put ourselves behind the eight ball.” The post Bruins’ talk of punishing hockey rings hollow amid ugly Game 1 collapse in Buffalo appeared first on Boston.

The Bruins were down 4-0 at the first intermission after fumbling pucks, blowing coverage and flubbing passes.