As a Boston Bruins Ice Girl, Middleton resident Alexa Nicholls sees quite a bit of blood on the ice at the TD Garden during the occasional boisterous Bruins game. This is one young woman who is not at all squeamish at the sight.

Because the hockey gods have a wicked sense of humor, the 1970 Stanley Cup champions — a.k.a.

The Boston Bruins didn’t care who got the credit, as long as they ended their seven-game road trip on a positive note. Five players scored goals Tuesday night for the Bruins, who got 30 saves from Tuukka Rask to hold on to eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

David Clarkson had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored three times in the first period against Tim Thomas and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

The Devils scored three first-period goals to beat the Bruins 3-2 Monday night and win their third in the last four games in front of 15,801 at the Prudential Center. the Devils (41-24-3) cut Pittsburgh’s Atlantic Division lead to two points.

So far, so-so.

Just when it looked like the New Jersey Devils had regained their swagger, they lost to one of the league’s worst teams. Trying to put a disappointing defeat behind them, the Devils hope to get their power play going as they meet the Boston Bruins on Monday night.

MONTREAL – Sergei Kostitsyn scored his second goal of the game early in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens went on to their season-high fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

The Boston Bruins played inspired hockey against the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday after learning Marc Savard was likely out for the remainder of the year. “There are people upset about losing Marc,” coach Claude Julien said

Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals to help the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Thursday night.