Just seconds after being sprung from his 5-minute sentence for boarding Toronto’s John Tavares, the Bruins defenseman was called on to answer for that hit. Moments after William Nylander gave the Maple Leafs a 3-1 lead, Dakota Joshua and Zadorov paired off to fight at center ice.

We now have a playoff series — Adams Division-style. The Bruins evened their first-round series with the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-2 victory at KeyBank Center on Tuesday night. The B’s raced out to a 4-0 lead by early in the third period on a pair of goals from Viktor Arvidsson,

The Buffalo Sabres humiliated the Boston Bruins 6-1 in Game 4 of the first-round, and a mass brawl was sparked with the hosts on the brink of elimination from the NHL Playoffs

BOSTON (AP) — Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.

The Bruins and Sabres had multiple altercations in the third period of Game 2. Joe Hrycych / BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeremy Swayman, as usual, had things under control. The Boston Bruins goalie had smothered an Alex Tuch third-period shot.

The Habs and Bolts continued to beat each other up on the ice. Brandon Hagel and Juraj Slafkovsky dropped the gloves, with Hagel getting the takedown. On the scoresheet, Nikita Kucherov scored on a wrap-around with 7:27 remaining in regulation to force a second consecutive OT between the two clubs.