BRIGHTON - There was only one other time that came to Bruce Cassidy's mind.

The Washington Capitals - the team for whom he was head coach from 2002-04 - were in a heated battle with the Tampa Bay Lightning for first place in the old Southeast Division.

Washington was called for a face-off violation penalty that put the Caps down 5-on-3. Cassidy did not divulge how the penalty kill turned out, but given that he still remembers the situation, one could venture a guess.

BOSTON - The four goals allowed do not tell the entire story. For Malcolm Subban, Wednesday night's performance was about so much more.

For the first time in almost eight months, the Bruins goaltender suited up for game action.

Sure, it was just preseason. But the Black & Gold's 5-1 loss to Detroit at TD Garden was still an important marker in the Toronto native's recovery from a fractured larynx, suffered in February when he was hit in the throat with a puck.

BOSTON - The Bruins' preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at TD Garden will be live streamed via BostonBruins.com, presented by AT&T.

BostonBruins.com - Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron continued their torrid pace at the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night, with both notching a goal and an assist to pace Team Canada to a 3-1 win over Team Europe in Game 1 of the best-of-three final series.

BOSTON - The Bruins have announced the roster for their second preseason game, against the Detroit Red Wings, on Wednesday night at TD Garden at 7 p.m.

You can listen live on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

BOSTON, MA- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and the Boston Bruins have teamed up another year to help continue to increase skills and create opportunities for youth hockey players throughout New England through the Partnership to Assist Skaters and Shooters (PASS) Clinic Series.

BOSTON, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, September 26, that the team has signed forward Brad Marchand to an eight-year, $49 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season worth an average annual value of $6.125 million.

BOSTON - The Bruins have announced the roster for their first preseason game, which will take place on Monday, Sept. 26 against the Columbus Blue Jackets at TD Garden at 7:00 p.m. ET.

The game will be broadcast live on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub.

BOSTON - There is a set of Bruins who will have no trouble sliding into the 2016-17 season.

Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron helped catapult Team Canada to the final of the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto, with the undefeated squad's latest win coming on Saturday night in a 5-3 victory over Russia.

Marchand and Bergeron, along with Head Coach Claude Julien - who is serving as an assistant to Mike Babcock - will face Bruins Captain Zdeno Chara and Team Europe in the final series, which begins on Tuesday.

Europe earned its bid with a 3-2 overtime win against Sweden on Sunday afternoon.

BOSTON - Sunday marked the third day of practices for Bruins Training Camp, presented by AT&T, with two groups hitting the ice at Warrior Ice Arena.

Players now have their sights set on finally getting into game action after a long offseason.

"It's been five months without a game, so we're ready," said Matt Beleskey. It's time to go and it's exciting once these games get going."