NHL PLAYOFFS: Capitals 2, Bruins 1 | OT

Bruins’ season ends with sudden heartbreak

Joel Ward scored on a rebound in overtime of Game 7 as the Capitals ended the defending Stanley Cup champions’ hopes of a repeat.

The Bruins’ Andrew Ference gave a hug to goalie Tim Thomas after the game.

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The Bruins’ Andrew Ference gave a hug to goalie Tim Thomas after the game.

The Capitals scored early in overtime to end the Bruins’ season.

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The Capitals scored early in overtime to end the Bruins’ season.

The Capitals celebrated after Joel Ward’s goal.

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The Capitals celebrated after Joel Ward’s goal.

Tyler Seguin scored in the second period to tie the game.

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Tyler Seguin scored in the second period to tie the game.

Seguin was in a crowd in front of the goal but was able to put the puck into the net.

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Seguin was in a crowd in front of the goal but was able to put the puck into the net.

Rich Peverley took the puck as Mike Green of the Capitals defended him.

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Rich Peverley took the puck as Mike Green of the Capitals defended him.

Bruins goalie Tim Thomas came out of the net in the second period to make this save on the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin.

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Bruins goalie Tim Thomas came out of the net in the second period to make this save on the Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin.

The Bruins’ Brad Marchand fell to the ice after being tripped by the Capitals’ Jeff Schultz.

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The Bruins’ Brad Marchand fell to the ice during the first period after being tripped by Jeff Schultz of the Capitals.

Fans passed a large Boston Bruins banner around TD Garden before the game.

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Fans passed a large Boston Bruins banner around TD Garden before the game.

Gabby Starkey, 18, of Sudbury watched the Bruins warm up before the game.

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Gabby Starkey, 18, of Sudbury watched the Bruins warm up.

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Hockey differs greatly from other North American sports, and one of the unique differences is the handshake at the end of a playoff series.

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The overuse of exclamation points!

E-mails and text messages have pushed the exclamation epidemic to a dire point. There’s now a name for it – the very unpleasant slang “bangorrhea.”

You may have visited here: When did we have that chicken? Are those buns from last Fourth of July? Is that lump in that bag . . . still a food?

Is your freezer overflowing? Time for some spring cleaning

Many people fill their freezers with ingredients for quick and easy meals that may or may not ever make it to the table.

Alleged N.E. mob boss indicted

Anthony L. DiNunzio was arrested in the North End today, and appeared in a Rhode Island court to face federal charges.

Citizens Bank to pay $137.5m to settle overdraft suit

Citizens Bank was accused in a class-action lawsuit of manipulating customers’ debit card and ATM transactions in order to generate excess overdraft fees.

Medford housing chief vows to correct problems

Robert Covelle promised to correct problems identified in a recent federal audit of the Medford Housing Authority but denied allegations of cronyism.

Akamai CEO to step down from post by end of 2013

Paul Sagan has been chief executive of the Cambridge-based Internet infrastructure giant since 1999, and led the company through some of its toughest years.

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The former speaker is expected to drop out of the race next week and will throw his support behind Mitt Romney.

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You may have visited here: When did we have that chicken? Are those buns from last Fourth of July? Is that lump in that bag . . . still a food?

Spring clean the freezer of all its odds and ends

Brian McGrory

Lots more to Liberty Mutual pay story
Ken Segall.

Book Review

‘Insanely Simple’ by Ken Segall

Bob Ryan

NBA stiffing fans with stars’ absence
James Reed coated pastries before placing in the oven. He makes homemade ketchup and toaster pastries at home.

food

Homemade vs. store-bought

Opinion | Alan Berger

Obama’s foreign policy flaws
A selection of oysters on the half shell. Mare’s rotating selection includes Wellfleets, Belons, Bagaduces, and more.

Dining out

At Mare Oyster Bar, fresh catch in the North End
Ryan Harb, Univ. of Massachusetts Sustainability Manager digs in during a work session as he and other students and volunteers prepare planting beds near Berkshire Commons dining area in the southwest part of campus. It is part of the campus Permaculture Initiative, an ecological design for sustainable agriculture which recently received recognition from the White House.

UMass students break new ground in sustainability
At Suya Joint in Roslindale Square, homestyle Nigerian cuisine is meant to be shared with friends and family.

Cheap Eats

At Suya Joint, Nigerian cuisine comes to Roslindale Square
A builder worked on a new single-family home in North Andover, earlier this year.

Opinion | paul mcmorrow

Massachusetts housing crisis continues

3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen

Scientist’s death halts unique research at UMass

Metro

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Concord proposal could result in cats on leashes

Bird lover Lydia Lodynsky, the woman behind the proposal, has offered a plan to create a cat bylaw that could result in unruly cats being forced onto a leash.

Business

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Apple surged past forecasts with its earnings announcement Tuesday.

Apple stock rises $50 a share, propels Nasdaq to big gain

Apple’s stock shot up after its quarterly profit blew away Wall Street expectations, pushing the Nasdaq to what would be its biggest gain of the year.

Columnists

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

Jim McGovern’s flawed war

Scot Lehigh

A breath of fresh air on Beacon Hill

Joanna Weiss

Attacking drinking on campus

BOSTON CAPITAL

Europe’s economic agonies

james carroll

Memorial overstates president’s innocence

Adrian Walker

No room at Senator Brown’s office

innovation economy

Mass. game industry’s energy lures a veteran

juliette kayyem

The military’s persistent gender divide

Yvonne Abraham

Reducing weighty obstacles

INNOVATION ECONOMY

‘Accelerator’ programs help start-ups take off
Isolated long stem red rose bud. Focus = front of rosebud. 12MP camera.

joanna weiss

‘Bachelor’ lawsuit shows reality TV is behind the times

Brian McGrory

An untimely award

Politics

Political Notebook

Lawmakers have struggled with how to reduce the cost of Postal Service programs or benefits their constituents rely on.

Senate proposals seek to delay Postal Service closings

The ailing Postal Service would be barred from closing post offices in areas with fewer than 50,000 people for one year.

Nation & World

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Opponents of the Arizona state bill that expands local immigration enforcement powers demonstrated outside of the US Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Supreme Court takes up Arizona immigration law

The law in question requires police officers to check the immigration status of people they think are in the country illegally.

Sports

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NFL Draft Preview

Some fans would like to see Bill Belichick either stand pat or even move up in the first round rather than trading back and acquiring picks.

State of the New England Patriots

Most of the major pieces for the Patriots are still in place; will the holes be filled for another run at the title? Here’s a position-by-position look at the Patriots.

Food & dining

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At Suya Joint in Roslindale Square, homestyle Nigerian cuisine is meant to be shared with friends and family.

At Suya Joint, Nigerian cuisine comes to Roslindale Square

Opened in February, the place is small and sparsely decorated. The menu can be a bit intimidating if you have never eaten Nigerian cuisine.

Arts

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Galleries

Jim Dow’s 1982 Fenway Park triptych.

Exhibits in Boston-area art galleries

Critic Cate McQuaid reviews shows at area art galleries, including the memorial exhibit of work by Bob Raymond at Mobius, titled “this moment — missives from another world and other works.”

“I can say with confidence — and gratitude — that you have given me a great honor and solemn responsibility.”

Mitt Romney 

Magazine

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144 free things to do around Boston
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In an artist’s garden
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Are fat baseball players a problem?
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45 best breakfast joints around Boston

Opinion

“Far from reinvigorating the dream of the Founding Fathers, the People’s Rights Amendment would transform it into a nightmare.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“John Singleton Copley’s life, his works, and his words defined him as a subject of the British empire, not a citizen of the American republic.”

Jane Kamensky,  on the great American painter who wasn’t American