It's still early in the season, but it's never too early to look at the standings, especially when you get to look at them in a positive light.

The Bruins are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games, lead the Northeast Division by six points and are a close third for the best mark in the NHL.

After Wednesday night's games, San Jose was leading the NHL with 33 points, followed by the Rangers with 30 and the Bruins with 28. Boston had one game in hand on the Sharks and two on the Rangers.

"We're happy to be where we are in the standings but can't be satisfied," Chuck Kobasew said after the Bruins' wild 7-4 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday night at Boston. "We want to continue to climb.

A slow start did not stop the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The Bruins overcame an early 4-2 deficit to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4. It was Boston's sixth straight win at home. Zdeno Chara and Chuck Kobasew each scored two goals, Marc Savard had a goal and three assists to lead the Bruins. "We got ourselves in trouble early and that is uncharacteristic of our team to give up those kinds of...

The Boston Bruins have been waiting for this kind of goal from Michael Ryder. The Maple Leafs were pressing for a tying score during the second period Monday night and it seemed only a matter of time before they would get it. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Ryder raced into the Toronto end, dragged the puck around a defender and scored with a high wrist shot.

The Boston Bruins spent most of the night trying to prove they're the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. The New York Rangers needed only six minutes to show why they've been on top all season. Nigel Dawes and Markus Naslund wiped out New York's two-goal deficit in the closing minutes of the third period, and Chris Drury scored the lone goal in the shootout to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory...

The Bruins enjoyed a rare lopsided victory against the Montreal Canadiens and ended a long drought in the process. Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle each scored two goals and Boston snapped a 12-game losing streak against Montreal with a 6-1 victory Thursday night. "You lose eight in a row in the regular season, you question yourself and take a mental beating," Bruins coach Claude Julien said.

Boston's Tim Thomas needed some help from P.J. Axelsson to win a goaltending duel with Chicago's Nikolai Khabibulin. Axelsson scored in the third round of the shootout to give the Bruins a 2-1 victory Wednesday night. He faked Khabibulin to the ice, then lifted in a backhand shot. "I've been working on it in practice," Axelsson said.