Montreal Canadiens

p brightcove.createExperiences(); WILMINGTON -- This is just Milan Lucic 's fourth season in the NHL . But he's been around long enough to know what Bruins and Canadiens fans expect once the series starts Thursday night at TD Garden. "Our fans are going to want us to beat the hell out of them and...

p brightcove.createExperiences(); WILMINGTON -- Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said after Tuesday's practice that he reached out to injured Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty recently. Chara's hit along the center boards late in the second period of a game on March 8 caused the rookie Canadiens forward to...

p brightcove.createExperiences(); It would've been completely understandable if Zdeno Chara didn't look himself Thursday night. There had been so much said and written about his hit on Max Pacioretty on March 8. There were so many league eyes on the rematch between the two rivals. And the Canadiens...

p brightcove.createExperiences(); You can count on one hand the number of times in his career Zdeno Chara has needed someone to stand up for him against the opposition. But a 43-year-old winger who runs about foot shorter than the Bruins 6-foot-9 captain did just that this week and it paid huge...

Talk about the Bruins with WEEI.com Bruins beat writer DJ Bean. Topics sure to be hit on include Thursday's tilt with the Canadiens and the Bruins' accusations that Montreal embellished Max Pacioretty's injury. WEEI.com Bruins chat

WILMINGTON -- The Bruins are coming off a 4-1 win over the Devils and are back at Ristuccia Arena Wednesday in antcipation of a big test vs. the Canadiens Thursday at the Garden. The practice lines were the same as they'd been in the previous two practices. Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan...

p brightcove.createExperiences(); One look at the face of Johnny Boychuk tells you all you need to know about what kind ending is in store for the Bruins in the last month of the regular season. A fight to the finish to be sure. While all the focus was on Zdeno Chara and the firestorm of...

p brightcove.createExperiences(); It's been a bizarre 24 hours for Zdeno Chara , Max Pacioretty and the NHL to say the very least. On Wednesday night, Pacioretty said he was 'disgusted' that Chara wasn't fined or suspended for the hit on Tuesday night that gave him a severe concussion and broke a...

Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton are big, big men on the ice, cut from the same mold. But while it's been a great year for Lucic, it's been an up-and-down one for Horton, in his first season in Boston. They both clicked Wednesday night and as a result, the impact on the Bruins' offense was dramatic -...

It was almost like fighting your brother. You know deep down you don't want to but as a matter of pride - and territory - you need to. That was one way to look at the way Tim Thomas took off some 185 feet like hell on skates after fellow All-Star goalie Carey Price with 7:24 left in the second...