The Bruins probably felt a weight lifted off their shoulders Saturday night.
Sure, Boston was officially eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention for the first time since 2016 after the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, the latest disappointment in what’s been a tumultuous season for the B’s.
But the Bruins also defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 at TD Garden, ending a 10-game losing streak (0-9-1) that sent Boston plummeting down the Eastern Conference standings. And they showed life in the process, with both David Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman — two veterans remaining from Boston’s trade deadline fire sale — rising to the occasion.
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Pastrnak scored his 19th career hat trick — first career natural hat trick — and added two assists in a huge night for Boston’s top line, which also featured Elias Lindholm and Morgan Geekie. Pastrnak now has 40 goals and 54 assists for 94 points this season.
Swayman, meanwhile, stopped 39 of 40 shots, nearly recording a shutout as he secured his 100th career win. It was a huge get-right effort from the Bruins goaltender.
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The Bruins don’t have much time to enjoy the victory, as they’re back in action Sunday night against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, following a half hour of Bruins pregame coverage on NESN.
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Here are the projected lines and defensive pairings for both teams.
BOSTON BRUINS (31-37-9) Morgan Geekie — Elias Lindholm — David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha — Casey Mittelstadt — Fabian Lysell
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Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — Vinni Lettieri
Jakub Lauko — John Beecher — Cole Koepke
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju Parker Wotherspoon — Andrew Peeke Mason Lohrei — Ian Mitchell
BOSTON (WHDH) – The maker of the online learning platform Canvas has reportedly reached a deal wit the hackers who took down the site last week to get their data back.
The company did not reveal what was given to the hackers in exchange for the return of more than 275 million users’ data, but said they confirmed the data was detroyed.
Canvas was down for several hours last week because of the cyberattack.
The hacking group said nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were impacted, including Harvard University.
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They said they accessed billions of private messages and personal information.
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Investigators identified Tyler Brown of Boston as the man who allegedly opened fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, leaving two victims with life-threatening injuries.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown fired 50 to 60 shots on the busy road shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
Two male victims were hit in vehicles, Ryan said. They are in critical condition and fighting for their lives.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper and a civilian with a license to carry a firearm went toward the gunman and fired their weapons at him. Officers treated Brown at the scene, and he was brought to a Boston hospital, where he is in intensive care, according to the district attorney.
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This video shared with NBC10 Boston appears to show a man opening fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Authorities have, so far, shared limited information about the suspect.
“Mr. Brown is from Boston, and apparently was in the process of moving here. We understand that Mr. Brown was under the supervision of either the Massachusetts Probation Department or Department of Parole,” Ryan said.
She did not elaborate on why Brown may have been on probation or parole.
“We will address Mr. Brown’s criminal record, if any, at the arraignment,” she said.
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Ryan added that she did not know enough about Brown’s condition to say whether he would be arraigned in court or in a hospital bed. The timing was also not clear.
He will face two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and firearms charges, and “a variety of other charges as we unfold what took place, exactly, and we have a chance to speak to the many, many people who were out there,” Ryan said.
An inbound stretch of Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will be closed each night through August for tunnel repairs, officials announced.
Starting Monday, the closures will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 5 a.m., state officials said.
Road closures begin at North Harvard Street in Allston and stretch along the Charles River Esplanade to Mugar Way in Boston, near the Hatch Memorial Shell, officials said.
Traffic will be detoured into Cambridge over the Anderson Bridge, along Memorial Drive, and then be routed into Boston over the Longfellow Bridge.
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The closures will allow ongoing repairs to the Storrow Drive Tunnel in the Back Bay.The work is the first phase of a two-stage project to extend the lifespan of the tunnel, which carries roughly 50,000 drivers to and from downtown Boston daily.
The outbound portion of the tunnel and accompanying roadways will not be affected.
State transportation officials said changes to the work schedule will be made when necessary to minimize impacts during major local events at TD Garden, Fenway Park, or during the FIFA World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations scheduled for this summer.
Additional changes may be made without notice due to weather.
Transportation officials have not specified when the closures will end.
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Bryan Hecht can be reached at bryan.hecht@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @bhechtjournalism.
