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A matchup with the top-seeded wild-card team likely awaits the Bruins if they hang on and win the division for the second year in a row.
With the NHL season entering its final few weeks, clinchings, eliminations, and playoff matchups are starting to take place.
The Boston Bruins secured their eighth straight playoff berth late last week. But that does not mean the remaining seven games have any less meaning, as they remain neck-and-neck with the Florida Panthers for the top seed in the Atlantic Division.
As the calendar turns to April, the New York Rangers appear on track to take the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers currently hold a three-point lead over the Bruins with a game in hand.
The Bruins currently sit atop the Atlantic Division with 101 points; however, the Panthers are just two points back with a game in hand and have the tiebreaker for having more regulation wins. These two teams will see each other again this Saturday for their final regular season meeting.
A matchup with the top-seeded wild-card team likely awaits the Bruins if they hang on and win the division for the second year in a row. The Tampa Bay Lightning currently hold the top wild card spot in the East, but they also sit four points in back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the third seed in the Atlantic.
With the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals battling for the third seed in the Metropolitan Division, all signs point to the Lightning or Maple Leafs for that top wild card spot. But if the Bruins can somehow surpass the Rangers for the top spot in the conference, they’d draw a matchup against the bottom wild-card team featuring one of the Flyers, Capitals, or Detroit Red Wings.
With all the scenarios…