Patrice Bergeron

Patrice Bergeron had four assists, two on power-play goals and another short-handed, to help the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Monday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Milan Lucic got the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Marco Sturm scored short-handed midway through the third for a two-goal cushion on Boston's 20th shot against Chris Mason. Blake Wheeler and Mark Recchi also scored for the defending Northeast Division champions, who are 11-8-4. They had twice won consecutive games this season before beating St. Louis for only the third time in 18 meetings since 1996-97. Bergeron ... Read Full Story

Mark Recchi and the Boston Bruins instead moved closer to giving the Carolina Hurricanes a different kind of knockout punch. Recchi had a goal and an assist, and the Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals and force a decisive Game 7. Marc Savard scored before leaving in the third period with an apparent leg injury. Steve Montador and Chuck Kobasew also connected, Patrice Bergeron had two assists and Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots in his second straight victory. The NHL's top remaining seed led 2-0 barely 5 minutes in and made it stand to win its ... Read Full Story

The Bruins 13th straight win at home is over shadowed completely by the sight of Patrice Bergeron laying face down on the ice for several minutes. He struggled mightily to get to his feet, but made it to the bench eventually under his own power (after being assisted initially by teammates). You could almost feel Bergy willing himself to his skates. As if in his mind he was saying "I am NOT being taken off the ice on a stretcher again". This hit, unlike last years, was not a dirt hit at all. In fact, it was Bergeron himself that initiated contact. Just more ... Read Full Story

As just announced on bostonbruins.com; Forward Patrice Bergeron has been cleared and will play in tonight's game versus the Washington Capitals. Bergeron last played against Carolina on December 20th. BruinsTV was there for head coach Claude Julien's announcement (see above B'sTV Clip of the Coaches announcement) Read Full Story

Patrice Bergeron returned to the ice for the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night after missing 15 games with a concussion. The forward played against the Washington Capitals after receiving medical clearance and skating with his teammates. Bergeron missed the last 72 regular-season games and the playoffs last season with a concussion sustained when he was hit from behind by Philadelphia's Randy Jones. His most recent concussion occurred Dec. 20 when he checked by Carolina's Dennis Seidenberg and fell to the ice before getting up several minutes later. He said Tuesday that he's felt well the past week. The 23-year-old Bergeron has four goals and ... Read Full Story