Boston Bruins forward Nick Foligno, right, reaches for the puck behind Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Christiansen during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)AP
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is aware of everything going on in the playoff race in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference Wild Card raced, but he’s not focused on it.
“We know we’re in a battle. Could finish fourth. Could finish as high as second. The way Florida is going it doesn’t look like anyone is going to catch them,” he said. “We know we’re in the mix there somewhere. We’ve done a good job taking care of business. You get into the dog days of February and March and we’ve done our share of winning.”
The winning has the Minutemen tied for the third in the Atlantic Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bruins hold the tie-breaker if the season ended today.
Here’s where things stand:
Playoff Format
Things are back to normal this year. The top three teams in each division make the playoffs and the two teams with the next best records in each conference will be wild cards completing the 16-team field.
From NHL.Com
In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild card with the lesser record; the wild card with the better record will play the other division winner.
The teams finishing second and third in each division will meet in the First Round within the bracket headed by their respective division winner. First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round to determine the four participants in the Conference Finals.
Home-ice advantage through the first two rounds goes to the team that placed higher in the regular-season standings. In the Conference Final and Stanley Cup Final, home-ice advantage goes to the team that had the better regular-season record, regardless of the teams’ final standing in their respective divisions.
Bruins Record: 44-20-5 – 93 points — which is tied for third in the Atlantic Division with Tampa Bay, two points back of Toronto. The Bruins are nine points ahead of Washington in the Wild Card race.
Atlantic Division Standings:
……………………GP—W-L-OT—Pts
Florida………….69—48-15-6–102
Toronto………..69—45-19-5—95
Boston…………69—44-20-5—93
Tampa Bay……69—43-19-7—93
Wild Card Standings:
……………………GP—W-L-OT—Pts
Boston…………69—44-20-5—93
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Tampa Bay……69—43-19-7—93
Washington….69—37-22-10-84
Tuesday’s scoreboard watching for Bruins:
Maple Leafs at Panthers
Bruins Games remaining: 13
Who They’re Chasing: The Bruins entered the night wanting to win and for either Tampa or Toronto, who both entered the night two points ahead of Boston in the Atlantic Division, to win in regulation. The Leafs rolled 6-2
Chased by: Washington was idle as the Bruins are now nine points ahead in the wild card.
Bruins Games Remaining:
April 5 at Detroit
April 8 at Tampa Bay
April 10 at Washington
April 12 vs. St. Louis
April 14 vs. Ottawa
April 16 vs. Pittsburgh
April 19 at St. Louis
April 21 at Pittsburgh
April 23 vs. New York Rangers
April 24 at Montreal
April 26 vs. Florida
April 28 vs. Buffalo
April 29 at Toronto
If the NHL playoffs started today:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Florida vs. Washington
Carolina vs. Tampa Bay
Boston vs. Toronto
Pittsburgh vs. New York Rangers
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Calgary vs. Nashville
Los Angeles vs. Edmonton
Colorado vs. Dallas
Minnesota vs. St. Louis
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