Swayman was the one telling Marco to call timeout.

No problem with Zadorov clearing out Benson there. Keeps digging under Swayman. Gotta defend your goalie.

Here comes Dave Jackson to tell us his old friends got it right, as always. Truly a useless addition to any broadcast.

The Bruins have seven goals on 39 shots on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in this series. Alex Lyon coming in.

Can't say enough about what the Hagens-Minten-Khusnutdinov line has done through five periods this series. No points to show for it, but they've been excellent.

omg

And a goal for his troubles, too. Boston’s first line has done their job.

Like seeing some fire from Elias Lindholm

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Bruins head coach Marco Sturm sends not-so-subtle message to Sabres Bruins head coach Marco Sturm knows exactly what the Bruins have to do and how to play to upset the Sabres in the first round.

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Bruins-Sabres schedule:
Game 1: Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.
Game 4: Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
Game 5: Tuesday, April 28 at TBD
Game 6: Friday May 1 at TBD
Game 7: Sunday, May 3 at TBD.

One of the best year to year turnarounds in Bruins franchise history. (Note: For this one, I only applied seasons with same amount of games played as year before.)

Would be shock if James Hagens is not in their Game 1 lineup. Marco Sturm very happy with his two games.

James Hagens

The Bruins are going back to the playoffs.

A little 17-game cooldown before a Conn Smythe run? Hearing it everywhere you go.

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Eyssimont

Lukas Reichel sent down to Providence. Expectation is he will play for P-Bruins tonight and be back with NHL club in short order.

James Hagens will not make his Bruins debut Saturday vs. Tampa.

Her: You better not have old Bruins depth players on your mind again

Me:

Hagens likely to be a wing in Boston out of the gate. Bruins comfortable with their current center options. Sturm: “I would love to see him as a center because he has that speed and ability to move pucks, but definitely not this year.”

That empty-net goal gives him a hat trick and moves him up to 9th.

Viktor Arvidsson has the 11th-most points in the NHL since the league returned from the Olympic break.

Jokiharju went his first 56 games in a Bruins sweater without a goal. Other Bruins skaters to go at least that long into their B's tenure without goal (last 30 years): Dean Malkoc, Ken Baumgartner, P.J. Stock, Andrew Alberts, Matt Bartkowski, Jakub Zboril, and Parker Wotherspoon.

Viktor Arvidsson (averaging 14:34 per game) now tied with Carl Soderberg for the 3rd-best season by any Bruins player who's averaged under 15min time on ice per game, with 48 points. Only two seasons better: 2013-14 Reilly Smith (51 points) and 2008-09 Michael Ryder (53 points).

Viktor Arvidsson might get 8X8.

Said it before (and a bunch), but Bruins pro scouting department deserves ton of credit for identifying Khusnutdinov as guy they wanted in Brazeau trade. He's been such a good weapon for them.

Marat Khusnutdinov with his 15th goal of the season and it's 1-0, Bruins.