The Bruins have already clinched the Northeast Division title and are 4 points behind the Flyers and Captials for the top two seeds, while the Rangers are fighting for the last spot in the Eastern playoff seeding.
The Bruins improved to 5-1-1 in their last 7 games overall after beating Atlanta 3-2 on Saturday, but they are going to need to play a lot better tonight if they want to come out with a win. Rangers goalie Lundqvist is 9-3-1 with a 1.86 goals-against average and 3 shutouts over his last 13 games, and leads the league in shutouts (11). That could be a problem for the Bruins as their offense can be spotty at times.
The key for Boston will be getting their defense to pinch in and become part of the offense. I don't think the Bruins offense is good enough to score on Lundqvist alone, so having guys like Chara and Kaberle come up and be part of the play is key. That could leave the Bruins more vulnerable on defense, but its the only way I see them coming out with the win tonight.
Bruins win 3-2
Player of the Game: Chara
Game starts at 7:30pm on Versus
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