In October, very few people outside of the Greater Boston area would have imagined that the Boston Bruins would have a chance to play for the top seed in the Eastern Conference in game 82 of the season. Heck, a lot of the so-called hockey experts had the Bruins as a fringe playoff team. Well, the boys in Black and Gold certainly showed them.
The Bruins strolled into the playoffs, taking the 2nd seed in the Atlantic Division with a 50-20-12 record, and 112 points. One more win would have secured the B’s the top spot.