Prior to the holiday break, the Boston Bruins were red hot. In their last contest, they took care of business against the Detriot Red Wings. The Bruins entered a three-day break on a four-game win streak. So far in the month of December, they are 8-2-1. Dating back to November 16th, Boston is 13-3-1 in their last 17 games.
With a remarkable stretch of games during the last month and a half, the Bruins found themselves securely third in the Atlantic at the break. Coming into tonight, they are two points behind Toronto with three games in hand.