Phil Stacey

BOSTON — Forty-five victories and 100 points this season have earned the Boston Bruins an all-expenses paid trip to beautiful Buffalo, N.Y. this weekend. Normally, this would not be an enviable trip. But for an organization returning to the Stanley Cup pl... See more

BOSTON — Before the first period was over Tuesday night, the Boston Bruins had all but ended any drama as to whom they’d be facing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs this coming weekend. The ensuing 40 minutes against the visiting Devils of Ne... See more

BOSTON — Unless something is rotten in the state of Denmark, Lindy Ruff is going to win the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s Coach of the Year. And he should, taking a Buffalo club that hadn’t seen the postseason light of day in 14 years to the Atlantic Divi... See more

HAMILTON — When does a season opening victory on a cold afternoon in late March feel like a postseason triumph in early June? When you’re the Hamilton-Wenham boys lacrosse team, which had prevailed in just two of their previous 32 contests over the last t... See more

When it’s really mattered over the last 15-or-so years, the Toronto Maple Leafs have served as a screen door to the gale force winds of the Boston Bruins. Anytime there’s been a big game, a gotta-have-it, must-win, Boston always seems to have the last lau... See more