With more pep in their steps, the Bruins, who were outshot for the game, 27-15, matched the speedy Avalanche stride for stride over the final 14-plus minutes. They kept MacKinnon and fellow sniper ...

Mikko Rantanen has 25 goals and 39 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 4-4-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.6 assists ...

The Avalanche traded ... on trees.” The Bruins have one of those certified 50G scorers in David Pastrnak, who slid home the empty-netter that capped the two-goal win over the Rantanenless ...

BOSTON — After two sleepy periods, the Bruins ... big win over a good team Morgan Geekie’s second goal of the game broke the tie and lifted Boston to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche ...

The Bruins are no one’s Stanley Cup contender ... after Boston’s structured 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday at the Garden, he’d like nothing more than to force management ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Colorado Avalanche. Boston has gone 15-7-3 at home and 24-20-6 overall. The Bruins are 12 ...