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How Bruins’ win over Stars impacts playoff picture
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In their quest to clinch a playoff berth , the Bruins had a near-perfect night.
Not only did Boston beat the Dallas Stars 6-3, at TD Garden on Tuesday, but the four teams chasing them in the wild card standings all lost.
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With seven games left, the Bruins (43-24-8) have 94 points. They’re still two points behind Montreal , which has eight games left. But as the No. 1 wild card, Boston is now six points ahead of Columbus (38-25-12), which holds the No. 2 wild card spot with 88 points.
Ottawa (38-26-10), Detroit (39-27-8) and Philadelphia (37-25-12) each have 86 points with eight games to go. For the Bruins to miss the playoffs now, one of those three teams would have to make up eight points in eight games.
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Boston is now closer to first place Buffalo (100 points) than they are to missing the playoffs.
The Bruins begin a four-game road trip at Florida on Thursday.
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Bruins’ odds of making the playoffs according to Money Puck :
97.7%
Below is a look at the races that involve Boston:
Atlantic Division
Top three automatically earn a playoff spot
| GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo |
75 |
46 |
21 |
8 |
100 |
| 74 |
46 |
22 |
6 |
98 |
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| Montreal |
74 |
43 |
21 |
10 |
96 |
| Boston |
75 |
43 |
24 |
8 |
94 |
| Ottawa |
74 |
38 |
26 |
10 |
86 |
| Detroit |
74 |
39 |
27 |
8 |
86 |
| 75 |
32 |
30 |
13 |
77 |
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| Florida |
74 |
36 |
35 |
3 |
75 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Top two teams reach the playoffs
| GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |
75 |
43 |
24 |
8 |
94 |
| Columbus |
75 |
38 |
25 |
12 |
88 |
| Ottawa |
74 |
38 |
26 |
10 |
86 |
| Detroit |
74 |
39 |
27 |
8 |
86 |
| Philadelphia |
74 |
37 |
25 |
12 |
86 |
| 75 |
38 |
28 |
9 |
85 |
Tuesday’s Results impacting Bruins’ playoff races
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Boston 6, Dallas 3
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Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1
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N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1
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Florida 6, Ottawa 3
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Buffalo 4, N.Y. Islanders 3
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Washington 6, Philadelphia 4
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Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1
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Carolina 5, Columbus 2
Wednesday’s Games
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St. Louis at Los Angeles , 9 p.m.
If Playoffs Began Today
Eastern Conference
Metropolitan 1Carolina vs. Wild Card 1Boston
Atlantic 1Buffalo vs. WC 2Columbus
A2Tampa Bay vs. A3Montreal
M2Pittsburgh vs. M3N.Y. Islanders
Bruins’ remaining schedule
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April 2 at Florida,7 p.m.
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April 4 at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.
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April 5 at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m.
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April 7 at Carolina, 7 p.m.
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April 11 vs Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m.
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April 12 at Columbus, 6 p.m.
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April 14 vs New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Where Bruins draft pick from Maple Leafs currently sits
Toronto’s first round pick transfers to Boston as long as it doesn’t land in the top five.
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Seventh
The Maple Leafs currently have the seventh worst points percentage at .513 (32-30-13, 77 points) with 7 games left.
Maple Leafs remaining schedule
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April 2 at San Jose
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April 4 at Los Angeles
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April 8 vs. Washington
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April 9 at N.Y. Islanders
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April 11 vs. Florida
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April 13 vs. Dallas
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April 15 at Ottawa
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