BOSTON — Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco had plenty to sort out when he met with the media after morning skate ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Lightning at TD Garden. Two players were called up, two were placed on injured reserve and a third was moved from injured reserve to long-term injured reserve. Sacco explained:

Coyle will start the game on the third line on the wing with Matt Poitras, who returns at center and Trent Frederic. Vinni Lettieri will play his first game in Boston this season in Coyle’s regular spot with Elias Lindholm and Brad Marchand. Oliver Wahlstrom will sit out with Coyle available.

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Two other lineup regulars in Boston have landed on injured reserve, headlined by top-pairing defenseman Charlie McAvoy ... He skated on a line with Trent Frederic and Oliver Wahlstrom during ...

Year in and year out, the Boston Bruins have been a regular participant in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This year, though, has been one like no other.  While they’re currently in a playoff position, making the postseason is by no means a guarantee for the B’s this season.

Bruins president Cam Neely admitted that Boston has to prepare for "two paths" as buyers or sellers this season.

Boston Bruins Matt Poitras has been given a final stint in the NHL and he has to prove himself to the organization

Being back in the NHL tends to make days sunny again.

For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway. With bad blood spilling all over the Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second-period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against divisional rival Tampa Bay.

For one night anyone, it felt like old times on Causeway. With bad blood spilling all over TD Garden between two teams that played a week ago, the Boston Bruins sprinted to a 4-0 second period lead and hung on for a 6-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

BOSTON– Although they were the ones playing with a patchwork lineup, the Boston Bruins punched hole after hole through the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 6-2 victory on Tuesday night at TD Garden.

There’s Sunday red, and there are Sunday red numbers. Charlie Woods offered a dose of both on the fourth hole Sunday at the PNC Championship, with his first-lifetime ace making a memory that he ...