Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli said before Thursday's game that center Marc Savard will likely miss the rest of the season as a result of the Grade 2 concussion he suffered against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. That assessment came after Savard met with MGH neuropsychologist Kelly McInnis and showed little improvement in his symptoms since suffering the Matt Cooke hit.

"There is a good chance that Marc may be out for the rest of the year," Chiarelli told reporters. "He is one of our best players, so it is devastating to us."

Savard's mother, Rollande Savard, told the Ottawa Citizen that she was incensed by the hit and the failure to suspend Cooke.

“It’s just so hard to see that. I really thought he was dead and I saw the stretcher come out,” she told the...

The Bruins got back in the win column on Thursday night by defeating the Flyers 5-1 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Tuukka Rask won his 15th game of the year by making 31 saves. Michael Leighton took the loss for the Flyers. He let in four goals on 25 shots before getting pulled in favor of Brian Boucher in the second period. Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists for the Bruins while Blake Wheeler, David Krejci and Marco Sturm each had a goal and an assist.

For a look at how the game played out, visit the Big Bad Blog.