Failing to secure the victory and the second point that comes with it proved costly again for the Bruins, who can ill-afford to be giving away points as they try to get back into the playoff picture.
For most of the game, Boston was in control and led 3-0 in the second period. They were playing a good game against a good team and had a chance to gather some badly needed momentum.
Instead, they fell 5-4 on a night whether many of the other wild card contenders were victorious.
They’re now fifth in a race where only the top two get in with 10 days until the NHL’s trade deadline.
Here’s how it looks:
Bruins Record: 29-24-8 — 62 points
Wild Card Standings
…………………GP—W—L—OT—Pts
Detroit………..58—30-22-6-66
Columbus…….58—28-22-8-64
Ottawa………..57—29-24-4-62
N.Y. Rangers…58—29-25-4-62
Boston………..59—27-24-8-62
Montreal……..58—27-26-5-59
Philadelphia…59—26-26-7-59
Scoreboard watching:
Tuesday’s Games
Montreal 4, Carolina 0
Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 1
Columbus 6, Dallas 4
Toronto 5, Boston 4, OT
N.Y. Rangers 5, N.Y. Islanders 1
Detroit 3, Minnesota 2
Wednesday’s Games
Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Playoff odds:
The Athletic and Puckapedia are computer-generating constantly updated playoff odd at the end of each game. Below is what each had the Bruins’ chances of making the playoffs.
The Athletic: 18 percent
Puckapedia: 15 percent
Bruins Games remaining:
- 23 overall
- 5 until March 7 Trade deadline
Remaining schedule:
February:
27 vs. Islanders;
March:
1 at Pittsburgh; 2 at Minnesota, 3:30; 4 vs. Predators, 6 at Carolina; 8 at Tampa Bay, 11 vs. Panthers; 13 at Ottawa; 15 vs. Lightning; 17 vs. Sabres; 20 at Vegas; 22 at San Jose; 23 at Los Angeles; 26 at Anaheim; 29 at Detroit;
April:
1 vs. Capitals; 3 at Montreal; 5 vs. Hurricanes; 6 at Buffalo; 8 at New Jersey; 10 vs. Blackhawks, 13 at Pittsburgh, 15 at New Jersey
NHL Tiebreakers
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:
1. The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
2. The greater number of games won, excluding games won in Overtime or by Shootout (i.e., ‘Regulation Wins’). This figure is reflected in the RW column.
3. The greater number of games won, excluding games won by Shootout. This figure is reflected in the ROW column.
4. The greater number of games won by the Club in any manner (i.e., ‘Total Wins’). This figure is reflected in the W column.
5. The greater number of points earned in games against each other among two or more tied clubs.
- For the purpose of determining standing for two or more Clubs that have not played an even number of games with one or more of the other tied Clubs, the first game played in the city that has the extra game (the ‘odd game’) shall not be included.
- When more than two Clubs are tied, the percentage of available points earned in games among each other (and not including any ‘odd games’) shall be used to determine standing.
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