One team came into Saturday’s tilt with the second best record in the NHL and an 18-game point streak. The other was on the verge of elimination from postseason contention.
One goalie entered Saturday with his own 18-game point streak. The other came in having lost 11 straight decisions since Dec. 17.
Yet Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins had their hands full, though, against the lowly Ottawa Senators at TD Garden. But, again, they overcame their own sloppy play and a third-period deficit and found a way to win on David Krejci’s tip-in late in regulation.