Breaking down the Bruins’ path to the playoffs
The Bruins continue to make their push for the playoffs when they host the Dallas Stars Thursday night. With six games remaining, the Bruins have 86 points, good for a 3-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 4-point advantage on the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes for the final wild-card spot. They also trail the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in Atlantic Division by 1 point. All four of those teams have a game in hand on the Bruins.
Last Thursday, with nine games remaining and the Bruins having lost three in a row, the Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont wrote that they would likely need to collect 12 points to reach the playoffs. The outlook was even bleaker after a 6-3 loss to the Lightning that night. Having lost four games in a row, the Bruins were on the outside looking in at the playoff picture.
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