The Latest Breaking News from Jeremy Swayman

The Montreal Canadiens, injury-riddled and undermanned as they may be, seemed poised to hand the Bruins a little comeuppance on their historic journey.

BOSTON — The Philadelphia Flyers had won seven of eight games, beating some good teams in the process, and were starting to have designs on a wild card spot.

The Bruins were not able to enjoy much of the sun in an unusually dreary California on their three-game excursion to the West Coast.

LOS ANGELES – On a day where the Los Angeles Kings’ top prospect won a gold medal, the parent club was busy with a big game of its own Thursday, falling to the NHL-pacing Boston Bruins 5-2 at Crypto.com Arena.

BOSTON — The Buffalo Sabres may have a hard time making the playoffs this year in the position they are in, but they are going to be a force in the Atlantic Division for years to come.

To beat the Bruins these days it takes a Herculean effort from someone from the opposition. That someone for the Ottawa Senators was goalie Cam Talbot.

BOSTON — The Bruins and their incredible run of home success appeared to be toast in the first period on Thursday at TD Garden. They were being outplayed, outworked and outscored by two goals and the Winnipeg Jets' terrific goalie Connor Hellebuyck was on his game.

BOSTON — Being the top dog in the National Hockey League comes with its challenges, as the Bruins are learning. It doesn’t matter where an opponent sits in the standings, a date with the league leaders has a way shaking that team out of its doldrums.

The last time the Bruins lost to the Arizona Coyotes, it was at the start of the 2010-11 season and that season ended with the Bruins raising the Stanley Cup at the of that season.

BOSTON — With the Bruins in the midst of an extended slate against some of the top teams in the NHL, the wins are not coming as easily as they did a few weeks ago.

SUNRISE, Fla. — From the edge of a crease, Matthew Tkachuk watched a twisting puck change directions and fly past the outstretched arm of Jeremy Swayman. Before he did anything else, the All-Star right wing wheeled around and pointed his left index finger at Aleksander Barkov.