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Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will take warmups with the team in anticipation on playing vs. the Carolina ...

"Not enough up and down the lineup," Cassidy said. The Bruins allowed at least one goal in each period, and gave up 38 shots to Carolina. After the morning skate, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters that McAvoy and fellow defenseman Hampus Lindholm (upper-body injury) would miss Tuesday's game.

The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes traded wins on their home ice through the first four games of their opening-round matchup.

“Certainly not going to put this on Jeremy,” Cassidy said. Swayman looked confident in front of the home comforts of TD Garden in Games 3 and 4. “He gave us a chance after [the second goal]. There was a stretch where we weren’t very good in front of him.” “At the end of the day, you need the guys behind them following,” Cassidy said. “Not enough up and down the lineup,” Cassidy said of the secondary scoring issues. “We knew what we were facing coming in here after the last game, and we’ve just got to do a better job on the penalty kill.”

Whoo boy. First Period: It started bad... Carolina Hurricanes · @Canes. That's the start we were looking for! Embedded video · 4:24 PM · May 10, 2022.

You got some of that in Game 3 and 4, we need more of that in Game 6 and 7. You need that effort to matter. - Oh yeah, and the Refereeing in this series, but last night especially, has just been putrid. You need Taylor Hall to be more of a dynamic presence. You need Craig Smith to start scoring. In lieu of actual change that could make the sport as a whole better like re-training or hiring different refs, I suggest next year before the playoffs we don’t say a goddamn word about how the rules are called in the postseason because if say...Charlie Coyle’s uncalled hold and Derek Forbort’s roughing penalty were any indication, you just can’t trust these guys to start calling the book. You need Erik Haula to score. Or do you go to Linus Ullmark, knowing he didn’t start the series well at all? That’s not a sustainable strategy, and the Canes knew it. He absolutely kept them in the game for large swathes of the first two periods...but when the floodgates opened, they really opened, up to and including that act of god goal. — PuckingOff™ (Jason Scales) (@PuckingOff)— PuckingOff™ (Jason Scales) (@PuckingOff) #LetsGoCanesup 2-0 on Tony DeAngelo’s one-timer @ 12:17 of the 1st. Gryz didn’t have a great one either, he was fighting it constantly.

BOSTON (CBS) — The Bruins will get one of their top defensemen back for Tuesday night's Game 5 against the Hurricanes. Charlie McAvoy, who missed Sunday's ...

He was asked if his bout with COVID, and the whirlwind surrounding his return, affected his game on Tuesday night. McAvoy said that he was sick and admitted to feeling tired after playing in Game 5. “I know a lot of you are going to ask questions about the COVID stuff, but I cleared protocol today,” said McAvoy. “So that’s where we’re at now.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy made a surprise return to the playoff lineup in Tuesday night's loss to the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Boston fell 5-1 to Carolina in Tuesday's Game 5, going down 3-2 in the series to put them on the brink of elimination. The Bruins have allowed five goals in ...

“He made some timely saves to give us a chance to stay in it. While Cassidy said he hasn’t decided who’ll start in net for Game 6, he didn’t sound like he’s ready to make a change again. One area Cassidy didn’t share as much disappointment in was with his goalie, Jeremy Swayman. The rookie netminder allowed four goals on 37 shots in Game 5. Boston fell 5-1 to Carolina in Tuesday’s Game 5, going down 3-2 in the series to put them on the brink of elimination. They were the better team on it [in Game 5].” Boston had eight shot attempts (five on net) in the first six minutes of the game before Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin scored to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead. Cassidy switched up the lines throughout the final two periods. So like, the first goal shouldn’t happen if we’re on our toes defensively, too,” he said. That’s on me to find a way to get them going. Slavin’s goal wasn’t the prettiest looking goal. “The start was good. Through the first three games down South, they haven’t. And the contests haven’t been close, either.

They've got to come back to PNC Arena soon. Not to mention, Charlie McAvoy's return seemed to skirt the NHL's COVID policy.

Like taking advantage of Jeremy Swayman’s clumsy first-period save attempt that allowed Jaccob Slavin’s shot to dribble over the line, giving Carolina the lead for the fifth time in five games this series. Raanta’s best and most important work came early in the game, when he made it clear that even an early aggressive start by the Bruins would go for naught. You can see it in their game, the way they are with the fans and everything, you can see that they enjoy playing in this building. And we’ve got to take care of Game 6 before we can even look towards coming back here.” Talk of the game was a subject that didn’t bring much joy either, nor much clarity. How McAvoy managed to make it back on the ice a mere two days after being placed in COVID-19 protocol, a return that seemed to skirt the NHL’s policy of a five-day quarantine from the first day of showing symptoms.

The 2021-22 Bruins, like 15 others teams, had plenty of question marks going into yet another promising Stanley Cup Playoffs run.

Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is optimistic defenceman Hampus Lindholm will return to the lineup for Game 6 of their first-round series against the ...

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said goaltender Jeremy Swayman will remain the team's starter. Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is optimistic defenceman Hampus Lindholm will return to the lineup for Game 6 of their first-round series against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. The Bruins trail the series 3-2 after losing 5-1 at Carolina on Tuesday.

Rookie goalie Jeremy Swayman will remain the starter, head coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters Wednesday. Swayman won Game 3 and Game 4 at TD Garden before ...

The decision on which defenseman to take out of the lineup if Lindholm returns probably comes down to Matt Grzelcyk and Mike Reilly. Grzelcyk had a rough Game 5 and took two penalties, while tallying zero points or shots on net. Swayman gives the Bruins a better chance to win that veteran Linus Ullmark, so it's not a surprise that the University of Maine product is getting the net with Boston facing elimination in Round 1. "He should be good to go, and Charlie (McAvoy), obviously, so I'll have a decision to make on the back end.