Photo: Kristen Lee/AP The Boston Celtics achieved what many thought was impossible. After Jayson Tatum went down at Madison Square Garden in 2025, this season was supposed to be a survival year at best—a fluke season where Boston tried to resemble its two years, accepted the limitations of life without its star, and waited patiently for Tatum’s recovery. Instead, they won 56 games, had the best record in the Eastern Conference at one point, and watched Tatum make an early ret

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/17/2026 Photo by Chris O'Meara/ Associated Press The Boston Bruins are back in the Playoffs as the 1st Wild Card team in Eastern Conference. In the first round, the Bruins will face off with the Buffalo Sabres in a Best-of-7 series, a team in which they won the season series by a 3-1 record in the 2025/26 season. The Sabres finished the season with the 2nd best record in the conference at 50-23-9 for 109 points and the Bruins finished in 5th w

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 3/24/2026 After the Boston College Hockey season was finally ended by UConn on Friday, most of us knew their star player would be signed soon and on Monday the Bruins made it official. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images James Hagens was the Bruins top 2025 draft pick at #7 overall. A 19-year old, 5'11" Center who shoots from his left and was a sniper at BC, Hagens will join the great group of young forwards in Providence as one of the Bruin

by Joseph McLaughlin Sportz Nation - 2/3/26 Photo Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images. The NHL's Stadium Series game on Sunday had a little bit of everything. Fancy entrances, goals, comebacks, a goalie fight, controversy, history, and the coldest day in Tampa Bay since 2018. It was thrilling from start to finish, and many fans are calling it one of the best outdoor games in NHL history. It started when the players arrived. The hometown Tampa Bay Lightning dressed as thei

Joseph McLaughlin 1/24/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Charles Krupa/AP Photo via Spectrum News. Hockey’s greatest rivalry will be getting another chapter as the Boston Bruins prepare to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. The matchup will be the third time the Original Six rivals have squared off this season. The Bruins took the first matchup in Montreal on November 15 by a score of 3-2, while the Habs got revenge on December 23 in a 6-2 blowout win in Boston. Now, bo

Joseph McLaughlin 1/14/26 Sportz Nation Photo Credit: Brian Fluharty/Imagn-Images. The Boston Sports landscape has been buzzing as of late. The Red Sox made it to the postseason for the first time in four years in October, Drake Maye and the New England Patriots won their first playoff game since Super Bowl LIII, and Jaylen Brown is leading the Celtics from a rebuild to championship contention with a Jayson Tatum return coming in the near future. This is all great stuff, but