Zdeno Chara News

The immense pressure Bruins [ team stats ] center David Krejci currently is feeling will abate only when he decides to let it go.

For the last eight games, their fundamental play has been as solid and impenetrable as Fort Knox; their forechecking has picked up; they're getting plenty of quality scoring chances.

If 19-year-old defenseman Tyler Myers continues to grow beyond his current height of 6-foot-8, he could surpass Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara for the title of tallest player in the NHL.

Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Tuesday night.

WHAT HAPPENED: Chris Osgood made 29 saves for his 50th career shutout Tuesday night.

Myths about certain types of players always seem to pop up at National Hockey League draft time.

When he arrived at TD Garden prior to last night's game, Steve Begin was surprised to see his jersey hanging in his stall with some additional tailoring on the front: the "A'' that had previously been on the sweater of Marco Sturm.

Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season.

The Boston Bruins will aim to halt a three-game losing streak tonight, when they host the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden.

The good news for the Bruins: Zdeno Chara is healthy. The not-so-good news: Chara is healthy.

For the Boston Bruins, a shootout loss was an improvement over a shutout loss. Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Cammalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston last night.

The Canadiens can't whine about their injuries as they prepare to square off against the Bruins tonight at the TD Garden.

The Detroit Red Wings managed to out-battle the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, shutting out the B's by a 2-0 tally, and in doing so, they broke the Bruins' season-long alternation between winning and losing while frustrating the heck out of an already ornery Boston team.

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas tries to cover up the puck in a game against the Senators in Ottawa last week.

The power play has been killing the Bruins [ team stats ] most of the season and did again yesterday in a 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule takes a shot on Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in first period action during their NHL hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts October 31, 2009.

Ranger winger Sean Avery , who has a penchant for such things, was shooting his mouth off at various Bruins during the pregame warm-ups yesterday at Madison Square Garden.

Rookie Tuukka Rask turned aside 19 shots for his second shutout in eight NHL starts, and Blake Wheeler and Vladimir Sobotka set each other up for goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

"Oh my God, he was a beast out there," said Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff. "He's a big boy.

There is something about the New Jersey Devils and their knack for showing up on TD Garden ice when the Bruins need to make a statement.