Erik Haula

Haula scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes. Haula picked up his first goal of the postseason deflecting a feed from Charlie McAvoy past Antti Raanta to extend Boston's lead to 3-1. The 31-year-old forward now has a goal and two assists in the playoffs while centering Taylor Hall and David Pastrnak on Boston's second line. Haula finished the regular season with 18 goals and 26 assists in 78 games.

Back on Nov. 28, Erik Haula and Jake DeBrusk were both healthy scratches for the Bruins. Five months later, they’re crucial parts of Boston’s top six as the team prepares for the playoffs. The Bruins bet on both, and it’s paying off.

Haula will be rested for Friday's season finale against the Maple Leafs, Conor Ryan of Boston Sports Journal reports. Most of Boston's top players will be held out to keep them fresh and healthy for the playoffs. Haula wraps up the regular season with 44 points in 78 games.

It’s no accident Erik Haula is surging toward the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Bruins forward explained to reporters Tuesday night how he overcome his slow start to the 2021-22 season, his first in Boston, and mounted a strong finish to the campaign. Haula scored twice Tuesday in the Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers at TD Garden, and the victory over the NHL’s Presidents’ Trophy front-runner underscored how good a team the B’s can be when they commit to playing a 200-foot game.

Haula scored twice in the Bruins' win. Bruins center Erik Haula scored a pair of goals in the team’s 5-3 victory over the Canadiens on Sunday, including an amusing one in the first period. Late in the period, Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman gave the puck away in the offensive...

Boston Bruins center Erik Haula scored a bizarre penalty shot goal against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night, as he first missed the puck before circling back to get it.

Haula scored a pair of goals in Sunday's 5-3 win over Montreal. Haula converted a penalty shot in the first period before adding another goal in the second. The 31-year-old center has been productive recently on Boston's second line, with five points in his last five games. Haula has 17 goals and 26 assists in 76 games played this season.

It was a tough night for the Boston Bruins. The Bruins were looking to expand their winning streak to three games but were instead shut out by the Pittsburgh Penguins, losing 4-0. Erik Haula was highlighted as a player to watch prior to the game but like the rest of...

Haula scored his 15th goal of the season in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Penguins. His tally just 2:01 into the first period wound up being the game-winner in the low-scoring affair. Haula is having his most productive stretch of the season, racking up seven goals and 14 points over the last 13 games, and he now sits one point short of the second 40-point campaign of his career.

On Mar. 19, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney made another headlining move at the trade deadline: acquiring defenseman Hampus Lindholm from the Anaheim Ducks. With question marks at the second-line center position and Jake DeBrusk’s outstanding trade request, the Bruins appeared ready for a busy day heading into the 3 p.m. deadline on Mar. 21.

One of the Boston Bruins' biggest needs to address before the March 21 NHL trade deadline was No. 2 center. Even though Erik Haula had played well in that spot since moving to it full time in early January, there were reasons to believe an upgrade was needed. Haula is not the kind of second-line center you often see on teams that contend for the Stanley Cup.

The Boston Bruins took a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings in the first period on Tuesday, thanks to center Erik Haula’s top-corner snipe. The goal was Haula’s 13th of the season, set up by assists from forwards Taylor Hall and Tomas Nosek. Haula has been hot...

Erik Haula was the hero for the Bruins on Saturday night in Boston. Haula, who opened the scoring with a first-period goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets, came through again with minutes to spare, potting the winning goal with 3:44 left to play to turn a 2-2 tie into a 3-2 Bruins lead.

Erik Haula is doing everything he can to quiet concerns about the Boston Bruins not adding a No. 2 center at the trade deadline, as he has seven points in the last three games.

Haula scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Islanders. That's now three straight multi-point performances for Haula, who's enjoying life between David Pastrnak and Taylor Hall on Boston's second line. Over the last 15 games, Haula's accounted for almost half his production on the season, recording four goals and 15 points.

Erik Haula quietly has been on a little hot streak for the Bruins. The forward picked up three assists Thursday night in Boston’s 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, giving him five points in the Bruins’ last two games. Haula’s first season in Boston started out rough,...