In the final minutes of Game 6 between the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy slashed Sabres forward Zach Benson. That slash has resulted in a six-game suspension for McAvoy.
The NHL suspended Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for six regular-season games without pay next season for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson during the final moments of the Sabres' playoff series-clinching win on May 1.
Top Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will have to wait longer than most to play again.
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There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
The Boston Bruins made out like bandits when trading Brandon Carlo to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a conditional 2026 first-round draft pick, a 2025 fourth-round draft pick and center Fraser Minten.
As the Stanley Cup playoffs progress, it is becoming more evident that the remaining teams in contention for the Stanley Cup have a blend of speed and skill that benefits a team’s game in all facets.
The Boston Bruins’ beleaguered playoff run has ended. After losing in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres, the Bruins will need to readjust for the upcoming season.
The Boston Bruins’ 2025-26 season has come to an end following their first round exit in the playoffs to the Buffalo Sabres. When looking back at the season as a whole, it is a bit of a mixed bag.
David Pastrnak was vocal about his disappointment with the Boston Bruins falling in a six-game first-round series to the Buffalo Sabres. He knows he’s not getting any younger, so every opportunity to play in the postseason becomes that much more important.
Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic: The Boston Bruins will need to look at upgrading their blue line this offseason. They may need a little more depth, and they had trouble handling the Buffalo Sabres speed and skill in the first round.
According to Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic, “Mason Lohrei’s future is in question.” The Boston Bruins defenseman could be among the roster moves GM Don
The Boston Bruins returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a one-year hiatus. The team was able to earn a wild-card spot, facing the Buffalo Sabres in the first round of the playoffs.
Boston Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs, team president Cam Neely and general manager Don Sweeney all addressed the media on Wednesday at the team’s end-of-season press conference.
The Boston Bruins admirably made it to the postseason after a quick retool by general manager Don Sweeney. Adding talent such as Viktor Arvidsson, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov paid off handsomely during the regular season.
For years now, the Boston Bruins have been a consistent presence in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but after finishing with 135 and 109 points between 2022 and 2024, they had a major drop off in 2024-25.
The Boston Bruins need to add some scoring this offseason. James Hagens could provide a spark, but is he ready and what if he’s not? Sportsnet: Elliotte
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will have an in-person hearing on May 11 at NHL headquarters in New York related to his slashing penalty on the Buffalo Sabres' Zach Benson.
It was an interesting season for the Boston Bruins. The team tore down at last year’s trade deadline with their future looking bleak, and reloaded by acquiring draft picks and prospects.
While his teammates disperse to golf courses and summer homes, Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will have to fit a trip to New York City into his early offseason plans.
The Boston Bruins are holding their locker clean out day on Sunday, just two days after their season came to an end with a Game 6 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres.
A player who missed a couple of games in the postseason has revealed the cause. During the team’s end-of-season media availability on Sunday, Boston Bruins forward Viktor Arvidsson stated that he was out for the last two games of the team’s Atlantic Division Semifinal against the Buffalo Sabres due to a broken rib and a punctured lung.
While Boston’s playoff run is over, one of their players will still have some postseason action on the horizon. PuckPedia reports that the Bruins have placed winger Lukas Reichel on waivers for the purpose of assignment to AHL Providence.
Very few expected David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins to even make the playoffs in 2025–26, but that doesn’t take away from the sting of falling short in a first-round series to the Buffalo Sabres.
Nikita Zadorov displayed remarkable resilience during the Boston Bruins’ first-round playoff series against the Buffalo Sabres, revealing afterward that he competed on a severely injured knee.
It’s far from unusual to see players play through injuries in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so as the Boston Bruins‘ season comes to an end, Nikita Zadorov unveiled a big one.
Ending a long drought just to get into the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres take their historic season one step further on Friday night.
Right winger David Pastrnak ruined the party for Buffalo when he scored on a partial breakaway at the 9:14 mark of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory.
The Boston Bruins were supposed to play one of their biggest games of the season on Sunday afternoon when they hosted the Buffalo Sabres for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
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