News about Jake DeBrusk

After surviving a dramatic third period to defeat the Boston Bruins, 7-5 in Friday's Game 6, the Florida Panthers are still alive in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The game now shifts back to Boston, where the highly favored Bruins will try to prevent elimination - and embarrassment - in Game 7 on Sunday. The two teams combined for seven third-period goals, three of which occurred in a four-minute span in the middle of the game.

Linus Ullmark went to play on ice with a few minutes to play, which isn't a good thing for hockey goaltenders. In this case, the Boston Bruins appreciated him more. After drawing a misconduct foul, Ullmark stopped 41 shots before escaping with 3:11 still on the field, and the Bruins defeated the Panthers 6-2 on Sunday, moving one game away from the second round of the playoffs.

With a 3-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Monday night, Brad Marchand's 50th career playoff goal set the Boston Bruins' Eastern Conference first-round series, the ultimate difference maker. Marchand, the eighth active NHL player with the second period, joins Cam Neely (55) as the second-ever Bruin to reach that mark. Boston's David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk scored, as the team won the most regular-season victories (65) and points (135) in league history.

In Monday afternoon's NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park, Jake DeBrusk led the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. With 2:24 seconds left in regulation, DeBrusk eliminated the winner after the play was interrupted after Taylor Hall was cut inside and had a backhand shot blocked by Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith. It was DeBrusk's fifth goal and seventh point in the Bruins' last six games, who are 8-0-3 and have won four of their five all-time outdoor tournaments.

Brad Marchand, a Boston Bruins winger who was supposed to be out before Thanksgiving after double hip surgery, will instead make his season debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Marchand will take over first line with Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk, according to Bruins coach Jim Montgomery. Against the Red Wings, Montgomery expects to hold Marchand to 16-17 minutes. In late May, Marchand, 34, underwent hip osteometry and labral surgery on both of his hips, and the Bruins estimated his recovery time was six months.