The Bruins jumped back into first place in the Atlantic Division by beating the Panthers in Florida on Tuesday. With nine games left, Boston didn’t need to win Tuesday’s game to have a chance to win the division, but it’s a huge help.
Boston has a two-point lead, but the Panthers have a game in hand. If Florida had held on to its late 3-2 advantage, they’d have had a lead, a game in hand and the tiebreaker. — If the two teams finish with the same number of points, Florida would likely finish first as the first tiebreaker is regulation wins where the Panthers lead Boston by five victories.
