Horton back on ice

WILMINGTON, Mass. – There hasn’t been a lot of good news surrounding the Bruins of late as the club was been mired in a slump in recent weeks with a 4-4-1 mark over their last nine games. But there was one bit of potentially encouraging news to come out of Friday’s practice at Ristuccia Arena. Forward Nathan Horton, who has been out since suffering what was diagnosed as a mild...

Nathan Horton is scheduled to skate today, according to Claude Julien. It will be Horton’s first time on the ice since suffering a concussion on Jan. 22. Horton resumed off-ice workouts on Friday. Given the nature of concussions, there is...

WILMINGTON--With practice about to begin here at Ristuccia Arena, there are no signs yet of Nathan Horton, who has been out since suffering a concussion on January 22, or captain Zdeno Chara. No word yet on the reason for Chara's absence. ...

After Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh, Bruins coach Claude Julien noted that turning around a slump took time. "You don't just come out the next night and everything is fixed," Julien said after the Bruins turned in an improved effort but still fell 2-1 to the Penguins. Apparently, it just takes two days. The Bruins got right back to work on Sunday in Washington,...

Welcome to the TD Garden for today's matinee contest between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins... Both teams wear black and gold. Both teams are anchored by underrated defensive systems, and both teams are without top-line forwards. Granted it's not fair to compare Nathan Horton to Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby (an understatement if there was one), the point...

After Claude Julien put the Bruins through a fundamentals-based practice, the hard work paid off quickly in their first period against the Penguins on Saturday. The B's finished their checks and held position, forcing the Pens to turn the puck over without doing damage and giving Boston a chance to break out down the other end. Check out more from the Amica Coverage Cam in the video above.

Yes, the Bruins are playing and playing well against the Washington Capitals, but Rob Gronkowski's ankle injury is looming large over the Boston sports landscape this weekend. NESN Nation's Dan Duquette wondered what Gronk's injury status might be if he played hockey instead of football. AFter all, we'd never get an answer as specific as "high ankle sprain"...

Claude Julien knew exactly what his team needed as the Bruins welcomed Pittsburgh on Saturday. Despite trailing most of the game, Boston was as sharp as ever fundamentally. When it came to doing the simple things right, including beating the neutral zone trap, the Bruins were quick and sharp in their execution. Check out more from the Amica Coverage Cam in the video above.

THIS WEEK’S NEWS, NOTES AND NUMBERS... B’S WISH PATRIOTS GOOD LUCK IN SUPER BOWL XLVI: Head Coach Claude Julien and various Bruins players took the time to wish the New England Patri...

WASHINGTON -- Bruins coach Claude Julien, admitting before today's game against the Capitals that the B's have needed more from their David Krejci-Milan Lucic-Rich Peverley line, shook things up dramatically. Krejci's new linemates for today's game are Benoit Pouliot and Jordan Caron. The other new line has Chris Kelly between ...