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Graig Woodburn is a native of Ipswich now living in Los Angeles. He has provided extensive coverage of the NHL and the Stanley Cup playoffs for various news organizations during the past ten seasons.

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The Hat Trick: Let the celebration begin, the Bruins won
02/07/10 11:40 EST
Crank up the duck boats and spark the fireworks, the Bruins have won a hockey game. Marco Sturm had two goals, Adam McQuaid scored his first NHL goal and Tuukka Rask made 36 saves as the Bruins ended a 10-game losing streak with a 3-0 win in Montreal Sunday. Patrice Bergeron added two assists for the Bruins, who won for the first time since taking a 2-1 shootout win in San Jose on Jan. 14. After three weeks of futility, it was all good Sunday. With McQuaid and Sturm leading the way, the Bruins grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period. Instead of the recent late-game meltdowns, this time the B’s not only protected the lead, they added to it. When Sturm netted his second goal with 10 minutes to play, giving the Bruins a previously elusive three-goal advantage, the losing streak was history. “That’s what we needed to take the wind out of their sails,” coach Claude Julien told reporters after the game. “Every team we have been playing lately knows we have had
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The Hat Trick: It's the same old story for the Bruins
02/06/10 06:15 EST
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Let’s just cut to the chase. Here are three things that every hockey fan in New England has become painfully aware of during the last three weeks: The Bruins can’t hold a lead. The Bruins can’t win a shootout. The Bruins can’t win a game. Stop me if you heard this before. Once again the Bruins raced out to a two-goal advantage Saturday while launching over 40 shots at the opposing goaltender. And once again they squandered the lead and produced nothing but frustration in the shootout. Pavol Demitra made a slick backhand move and lofted the puck past Tuukka Rask to score the only goal of the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 win at TD Garden. The shootout loss was the third in the last four games for the Bruins who are now winless in ten straight games (0-6-4). There has not been any lack of effort by the Bruins over the past week, they had worked to enter the third period ahead or tied in each of their last four games, but have left the ice
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The Hat Trick: A familiar empty feeling for Bruins
02/05/10 12:18 EST
Instead of a new teammate, the Bruins welcomed a resilient and familiar nemesis back to TD Garden Thursday. Shortly after officially dropping out of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes, the Bruins built and then lost a two-goal advantage before ultimately suffering a painful 3-2 shootout loss the Montreal Canadiens. (Recap.) Seemingly in a prime position to end an extended losing streak and three weeks of frustration, the Bruins stumbled just long enough to allow the Canadiens a chance to throw another dagger into the B’s wounded and wobbling psyche. Holding a 2-0 advantage late in the second period, the Bruins gave up two goals to Montreal in a 39-second span to tie the game. Boston then failed to covert on power-play chances in the third period and overtime, leaving the door open for Brian Gionta to score the only goal of the shootout and lift Montreal to victory. The setback in the shootout pushed the Bruins’ losing streak to nine games, during which they have gone 0-6-3.
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The Hat Trick: Bruins losing confidence game
02/03/10 12:10 EST
When was the last time you saw a Bruins forward pounce on an ill-advised pass by the opposition in the defensive zone and turn it into a goal? When was the last time you saw a Bruins defenseman carry the puck through center, swiftly break down the wing and feather a pass for a teammate to swipe into the opposing goal? When was the last time you saw a Bruins goalie make over 40 saves to backstop a win? The last time you saw any of these may have been the last time you saw the Bruins win. The Washington Capitals continued to do the things they do Tuesday at TD Garden and the Bruins continued to do the things they do, with the end result being a 4-1 Washington victory. (Click here for the full recap.) Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon each scored in a 2:47 span in the third period and Jose Theodore made 41 saves as the Caps set a franchise record with their 11th straight win. The Bruins did a lot of things right. They played with energy, grabbed the lead and limited Alex
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