The Boston Bruins began the final quarter of the 2013-14 regular season by docking the Tampa Bay Lightning’s dwindling hopes for first place in the Atlantic Division. By seizing the shootout after a 3-3 regulation tie Saturday night, they opened a 13-point gap ahead of the Bolts.
Tampa is in a gridlock with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, all in the 70-point range. As of Sunday morning, the second-place Canadiens were trailing Boston by a double-digit margin.
This comes a week after the difference sat at four points last Sunday morning, March 2. At that time, the third-place Lightning trailed by six points, the fourth-place Maple Leafs by seven.
The Bruins fostered a four-game winning streak in the seven-day interim. They stretched that streak to a season-best five contests with this Sunday’s 5-2 triumph over the Florida Panthers.
Hard to deny the timeliness of these developments from a Boston standpoint, considering a venture to Montreal this Wednesday is next on the agenda. If nothing else, the Bruins are not acting self-assured, which is as vital as pulling away ...
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