39+ min ago (140+ words) The Bruins made a roster move on Sunday when they assigned Georgii Merkulov to Providence. Boston summoned the forward from the AHL on Nov. 28 ahead of its Black Friday matinee against the New York Rangers. Merkulov played 10:35 in the 6-2 loss at TD Garden. Prior to the Bruins calling Merkulov up, the 25-year-old totaled 14 points in 17 games for Providence. The call-up came just before coach Marco Sturm announced that David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha would miss Friday's game. Zacha returned in Saturday's shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, but Pastrnak missed his second straight game as the star forward remains day-to-day. The Bruins return to action on Tuesday against the Red Wings. It's possible Merkulov's assignment to Providence means Pastrnak is close to returning....

7+ hour, 27+ min ago (754+ words) BOSTON " On Nov. 29, 2024, Morgan Geekie had two goals through 21 games en route to 33 on the season. On Nov. 29, 2025, he scored two against the Red Wings in one game to help lead the Bruins to a 3-2 shootout win on Saturday at TD Garden. His two moved him back into a tie with Colorado superstar Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead in goals. It doesn't feel real. "I'm not supposed to be there. It's fun. It's cool. I used to watch that guy growing up," said Geekie, a 27-year-old Manitoban, about the 30-year-old Nova Scotian. "I know he's not that much older than me, but he was in the league before I was. It's fun. But it's super early. There's lots of season left. "It's not to say that I don't think I'm a good player, but those guys are a different…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago (215+ words) BOSTON " Moritz Seider has established himself as one of the NHL's better defensemen in his five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. But the 24-year-old German hasn't done much fighting in his career and it showed on Saturday night when he squared off against Mark Kastelic. The Bruins' veteran pugilist roughed him up in a one-sided scrap in the first period on Saturday. After Kastelic finished a heavy check on Seider in the corner behind the Red Wings' net, the Detroit defenseman took exception. Seider shoved him once and then gave Kastelic a forearm in the cheek, followed by a gloved hand to the face. That was enough to kick Kastelic into action. The Bruins forward landed a short left and a straight right before his gloves even came off. Seider tried to wrap him up, but Kastelic showed him…...

17+ hour, 46+ min ago (97+ words) BOSTON " The Bruins got good news before Saturday's game with Detroit. Pavel Zacha is back and will start for the Bruins. He'll center a line with Marat Khustnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt. David Pastrnak remains out. Zacha and Pastrnak were each unexpected late scratches from Friday's loss to the Rangers. Zacha participated in morning skate on Saturday, but was officially a game-time decision until the lineup was announced. Newly called-up Michael Callahan also returned to the lineup for his fourth game this season. He was called when Henri Jokiharju went on injured reserve....

22+ hour, 17+ min ago (188+ words) The Boston Bruins are right back on the ice on Saturday, Nov. 29 looking to get a bounce back win against the Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden in Boston. On Friday, the New York Rangers were in town and demolished the Bruins, 6-2, scoring a pair of goals in each period. Boston was down 4-0 before Casey Mittelstadt got the first goal, which was followed shortly after by Morgan Geekie getting his 18th goal of the season, the second-best mark in the NHL. The loss dropped the Bruins to 14-12-0 and gave them four losses in their last six games. Who: Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins When: Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. EST Where: TD Garden in Boston Stream: DIRECTV (free trial); FuboTV; ESPN FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago (137+ words) A couple of teams that nearly faced off in the 2024 NBA Finals square off for their first of two meetings this season on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Target Center in Minneapolis where the Minnesota Timberwolves are hosting the Boston Celtics. This NBA game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on NBC Sports Boston, NBA TV and FanDuel Sports Network North. Fans looking to watch can do so for free by using DIRECTV, which offers a free trial. FuboTV offers up to $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn't offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the game. Who: Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves When: Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. EST Where: Target Center in Minneapolis Stream: DIRECTV (free trial); FuboTV; SlingTV...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (164+ words) Michael Callahan's return to Providence was a short one. Henri Jokiharju is the latest Bruins player to go on the shelf with an injury. The Bruins placed the Finnish defenseman on injured reserve on Friday and recalled Callahan, a Franklin native, from the AHL. Callahan had been sent down on Friday, has been recalled on an emergency basis. After Friday's loss to the Rangers, the injury worry was about Jonathan Aspirot, who had to leave the game for a stretch of the third period after being accidentally hit in the face with a stick. But he returned to the game and is expected to play Saturday vs. Detroit. Jokiharju played 20:51 in Friday's game and didn't have an apparent injury. He has six assists this season and has played in 24 of the Bruins' 25 games. He joins Charlie McAvoy and Jordan Harris…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (362+ words) BOSTON " After the Bruins missed a chance to win in regulation, Jeremy Swayman made sure they still came away with a victory. Swayman made four saves in overtime as Boston weathered an overtime penalty kill and then made three stops in the shootout, including a pair of terrific ones. Casey Mittelstadt scored the lone shootout goal with a nifty backhand move as the Bruins prevailed 3-2 on Saturday at TD Garden. These two teams will play again on Tuesday in Detroit. The first period didn't feature a goal, but there was notable action regardless. Each goalie stopped a breakaway Swayman thwarted Nate Danielson early and Cam Talbot turned back Morgan Geekie. It had been over a month (Oct. 19) since Mark Kastelic had a fight, but the Bruins forward didn't look rusty. He roughed up Moritz Seider in the final minute of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (218+ words) BOSTON " Morgan Geekie brought up the boos without being asked. The Bruins forward said the team heard the crowd booing them as they headed to the dressing room for the second intermission during Boston's 6-2 loss, and had no objections. "The effort we came out with today was just unacceptable. We're aware of that. We deserve (the boos)," he added. "We're going to come back tomorrow ready to play. We're just going to try to put this in the rearview mirror." The Bruins face the Red Wings at 7 p.m. at TD Garden on Saturday. With David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha both out, Marco Sturm said his team needed to be able to lean on other players coming off an eight-day road trip. "We knew it was going to be hard coming back from the road. That was the biggest thing. Knowing a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (259+ words) BOSTON " With two more forwards on the shelf for the already banged-up Bruins, Boston didn't have the luxury of waiting for Casey Mittelstadt to have a practice or a morning skate before inserting him back into the lineup. With David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha both unexpected late scratches on Friday morning, Boston pressed Mittelstadt right back into action for Friday afternoon's matinee at TD Garden. While the 6-2 loss made it hard for the Bruins to be too encouraged by anything, Mittelstadt's return was a bright spot. "I thought he was great. I could tell already before the game that he was going to have a solid game," Marco Sturm said. "He wanted to play. Didn't care about anything else. " Mittelstadt scored the Bruins' first goal of the game, his fifth of the year in 16 games, and his 17:14 was the second-most…...