AP - Steve Rucchin and Petr Sykora combined to set up two goals, and the New York Rangers spoiled Brian Leetch's return to Madison Square Garden with a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

AP - Brad Boyes scored three goals for his first career hat trick, leading the Boston Bruins past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Saturday for their second consecutive win.

AP - Goalie Tim Thomas signed a three-year contract extension with the Boston Bruins, general manager Mike O'Connell said Saturday.

AP - Patrice Bergeron scored the winning goal in the shootout and Tim Thomas stopped three shots to help the Boston Bruins snap a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

AP - There really was only room for one team nicknamed Bruins in the NCAA tournament. Sorry, Belmont, it wasn't you. Freshman Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had a career-high 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists and UCLA routed the small Nashville school 78-44 Thursday in a first-round NCAA tournament matchup of Bruins.

AP - Darcy Tucker scored the only goal in a shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

AP - Maxim Afinogenov scored on a penalty shot and added two assists to help the Buffalo Sabres extend their winning streak to six with a 6-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

AP - Trent Hunter tipped in Miroslav Satan's shot to snap a tie with 5:01 left and the New York Islanders beat the struggling Boston Bruins 3-1 Saturday night.

AP - Jordan Farmar led four UCLA players in double figures with 19 points and the 13th-ranked Bruins beat California 71-52 on Saturday to win their first Pac-10 tournament title since 1987.

Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter (AHN) - Boston's Nick Boynton is issued a one-game suspension for making a threatening gesture towards Mike Ribeiro during a game against the Canadiens on Thursday. During a fight between the two teams, the Bruins defenseman made a throat-slashing motion at...

AP - Bruins defenseman Nick Boynton was suspended for a game without pay by the NHL on Friday for making a threatening gesture toward Montreal's Mike Ribeiro during a game.

AP - Cristobal Huet isn't making it easy for David Aebischer to come in and take over as the Montreal Canadiens' starting goalie. Huet made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout over Boston and his fourth of the season, beating the undermanned Bruins 3-0 Thursday night.

AP - Cristobal Huet made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout over Boston and his fourth of the season, beating the undermanned Bruins 3-0 on Thursday night.

AP - UCLA's magic number was 32 — as in its record-setting margin of victory over Oregon State and the Beavers' shooting percentage. Ryan Hollins scored a season-high 17 points and the 13th-ranked Bruins won 79-47 Thursday in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals.

AP - Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton came to Boston separated by seven draft picks and left three months apart.

AP - The Bruins traded forward Sergei Samsonov to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday for centers Marty Reasoner and Yan Stastny, and a second-round pick in this year's draft.

AP - The Boston Bruins claimed right wing Mariusz Czerkzwski off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

AP - Jochen Hecht broke a tie late in the second period, and Daniel Briere had two assists in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-2 comeback victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

AP - Jean-Pierre Dumont scored the go-ahead goal with 4:58 left in the second period and Buffalo goaltender Martin Biron made it stand up in the Sabres' 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

AP - UCLA can savor the Pac-10 championship all alone. Arron Afflalo led four players in double figures with 16 points and the 15th-ranked Bruins captured their first conference title in nine years Saturday with a 75-54 victory against Stanford, securing the top seed in next week's Pac-10 tournament.