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How Thursday’s loss impacts Bruins’ playoff picture
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The Bruins chances of catching the Montreal Canadiens for the No. 3 spot in the Atlantic Division appears to be slipping out of reach as the Eastern Conference playoff picture remains fairly muddled .
With six games left, the Bruins (43-25-8) are in the first wild card spot with 94 points. They're now four points behind the Canadiens, who have seven games left to play.
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Boston is six points ahead of Ottawa , which is the second wild card. The Senators, Red Wings and Blue Jackets each have 88 points. The Flyers are hanging on with 86 points.
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The Bruins continue their road trip at Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Bruins' odds of making the playoffs according to Money Puck :
95.2%
Below is a look at the races that involve Boston:
Atlantic Division
Top three automatically earn a playoff spot
| GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay |
75 |
47 |
22 |
6 |
100 |
| Buffalo |
76 |
46 |
22 |
8 |
100 |
| Montreal |
75 |
44 |
21 |
10 |
98 |
| Boston |
76 |
43 |
25 |
8 |
94 |
| Ottawa |
75 |
39 |
26 |
10 |
88 |
| 75 |
40 |
27 |
8 |
88 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Top two teams reach the playoffs
| GP |
W |
L |
OT |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston |
76 |
43 |
25 |
8 |
94 |
| Ottawa |
75 |
39 |
26 |
10 |
88 |
| Detroit |
75 |
40 |
27 |
8 |
88 |
| Columbus |
76 |
38 |
26 |
12 |
88 |
| 75 |
37 |
26 |
12 |
86 |
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| 76 |
38 |
29 |
9 |
85 |
Thursday's Results impacting Bruins' playoff races
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Carolina 5, Columbus 1
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Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
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Florida 2, Boston 1
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Ottawa 4, Buffalo 1
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Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2
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Tampa Bay 6, Pittsburgh 3
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New Jersey 7, Washington 3
Friday's Games
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Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
If Playoffs Began Today
Eastern Conference
Metropolitan 1Carolina vs. Wild Card 2Columbus
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Atlantic 1Tampa Bay vs. WC 1Boston
A2Buffalo vs. A3Montreal
M2Pittsburgh vs. M3N.Y. Islanders
Bruins' remaining schedule
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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.
Sixth
The Maple Leafs (32-31-13) currently have the sixth worst points (.507) percentage with 6 games left. It's going to be close.
Maple Leafs remaining schedule
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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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