Bergeron scores 2, Bruins beat Stars 6-3 to end winning trip (Sports Betting News)

Sidney Crosby lying face-down on the ice is the Penguins’ worst nightmare. Crosby, Pittsburgh’s captain and best player, left Game 3 of his team’s playoff series against Washington after taking a hit to the head from Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen. The Penguins were in Washington’s end of the ice when Niskanen crosschecked Crosby across the face with his stick. Crosby was skating by Washington goaltender Braden Holtby when he turned and faced Niskanen. Niskanen raised his stick and hit Crosby flush. Crosby was on the ice in obvious pain for several minutes before exiting slowly under his own power. Niskanen was given a five-minute major penalty and a 10-minute game misconduct. Crosby entered

During end-of-season media availability on Monday, Rangers veteran Chris Kreider revealed that he had to miss the final six games of the season due to an impact-based injury, lower-back issue and muscle spasms, which put a serious damper on his campaign. Kreider tried to play through it but the injuries didn’t allow him to get back on the ice. The two games he pointed at was the two-game set against the Islanders where the Blueshirt were buzzing and close to the Boston Bruins for fourth place in the East Division.

The Boston Bruins look to continue their strong play to finish out 2018 with a two-game week before the Winter Classic. Boston finished 3-1-0 over its last four games with victories against the Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks and Nashville Predators. The team got some reinforcement back with the return