Sure, the Boston Bruins were without three of their top defensemen – Charlie McAvoy (wrist), Hampus Lindholm (knee) and Brandon Carlo (ill) – but Boston’s overall defense was terrible during a 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins have been strong teams through the first half of the 2020s. Boston has 221 wins since the start of the 2020-21 season and Edmonton has 215.

Detective Mark Joseph McKeown, 52, of Dedham, was initially slated for arraignment Monday in Brookline District Court on a single OUI count, but the hearing was delayed until Feb. 4, according to legal filings.

The Boston Bruins will host Hockey is for Everyone Night, presented by TD Bank, on Thursday, January 30, during their home game against the Winnipeg Jets at 7 p.m. at TD Garden. Hockey is for Everyone

The only two Bruins with more goals than Geekie at this stage of the season are Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. Thus, Geekie is emerging as a solid scorer for the Bruins, so it will be fascinating to see if they look to lock him up from here.

The Boston Bruins may be currently in a playoff position, but it's difficult to see where they could land come March. That doesn't mean they'll rule out augmenting the lineup to stay competitive.

The Boston Bruins are reeling after a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. However, on Wednesday, there was encouraging news about the return of one of the team’s top two defensemen.

Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask and Andrew Raycroft are having fun — though not at the team's expense — on NESN's version of "ManningCast."

The Boston Bruins suffered an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the Sabres in Buffalo Tuesday night and are now 1-7-1 on the road since Christmas. They don’t seem to have any answers for why they’ve been so much worse on the road than at home.

There is NHL action on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and that includes a matchup with Buffalo Sabres hosting the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.

Boston was thumped in Buffalo on Tuesday, and the return of McAvoy – out since Jan. 11 with a wrist injury – will certainly help.