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Playoff Race Update: Bruins fighting Leafs for third

It’s March 7th, and the Bruins just lost last night. But not all is lost. They could still make it. They’ve got the same max points as Toronto, but 4 more points in hand. Can the Bruins hold on? Maybe.

Here’s a table that shows the standings and the team-specific magic numbers:

If you’re on desktop, here’s the table in non-screenshot form:

Bruins-Specific Standings and Magic numbers

Place Team GP W L OTL PTS ROW Pot Max NYR MTL OTT NYI BOS TOR FLA PHI TB CAR DET BUF NJ
Place Team GP W L OTL PTS ROW Pot Max NYR MTL OTT NYI BOS TOR FLA PHI TB CAR DET BUF NJ
Place: WC1 Team: Rangers NYR GP: 66 W: 42 L: 22 OTL: 2 PTS: 86 ROW: 39 Pot: 32 Max: 118 NYR: -- MTL: 28 OTT: 28 NYI: 21 BOS: 20 TOR: 20 FLA: 19 PHI: 18 TB: 17 CAR: 16 DET: 13 BUF: 12 NJ: 10
Place: FE1 Team: Canadiens MTL GP: 66 W: 37 L: 21 OTL: 8 PTS: 82 ROW: 35 Pot: 32 Max: 114 NYR: 36 MTL: -- OTT: 32 NYI: 25 BOS: 24 TOR: 24 FLA: 23 PHI: 22 TB: 21 CAR: 20 DET: 17 BUF: 16 NJ: 14
Place: FE2 Team: Senators OTT GP: 64 W: 36 L: 22 OTL: 6 PTS: 78 ROW: 32 Pot: 36 Max: 114 NYR: 40 MTL: 36 OTT: -- NYI: 29 BOS: 28 TOR: 28 FLA: 27 PHI: 26 TB: 25 CAR: 24 DET: 21 BUF: 20 NJ: 18
Place: WC2 Team: Islanders NYI GP: 64 W: 30 L: 23 OTL: 11 PTS: 71 ROW: 29 Pot: 36 Max: 107 NYR: 47 MTL: 43 OTT: 43 NYI: -- BOS: 35 TOR: 35 FLA: 34 PHI: 33 TB: 32 CAR: 31 DET: 28 BUF: 27 NJ: 25
Place: FE3 Team: Bruins BOS GP: 66 W: 34 L: 26 OTL: 6 PTS: 74 ROW: 32 Pot: 32 Max: 106 NYR: 44 MTL: 40 OTT: 40 NYI: 33 BOS: -- TOR: 32 FLA: 31 PHI: 30 TB: 29 CAR: 28 DET: 25 BUF: 24 NJ: 22
Place: Out Team: Maple Leafs TOR GP: 64 W: 28 L: 22 OTL: 14 PTS: 70 ROW: 27 Pot: 36 Max: 106 NYR: 48 MTL: 44 OTT: 44 NYI: 37 BOS: 36 TOR: -- FLA: 35 PHI: 34 TB: 33 CAR: 32 DET: 29 BUF: 28 NJ: 26
Place: Out Team: Panthers FLA GP: 64 W: 29 L: 24 OTL: 11 PTS: 69 ROW: 25 Pot: 36 Max: 105 NYR: 49 MTL: 45 OTT: 45 NYI: 38 BOS: 37 TOR: 37 FLA: -- PHI: 35 TB: 34 CAR: 33 DET: 30 BUF: 29 NJ: 27
Place: Out Team: Flyers PHI GP: 64 W: 30 L: 26 OTL: 8 PTS: 68 ROW: 24 Pot: 36 Max: 104 NYR: 50 MTL: 46 OTT: 46 NYI: 39 BOS: 38 TOR: 38 FLA: 37 PHI: -- TB: 35 CAR: 34 DET: 31 BUF: 30 NJ: 28
Place: Out Team: Lightning TB GP: 65 W: 30 L: 26 OTL: 9 PTS: 69 ROW: 26 Pot: 34 Max: 103 NYR: 49 MTL: 45 OTT: 45 NYI: 38 BOS: 37 TOR: 37 FLA: 36 PHI: 35 TB: -- CAR: 33 DET: 30 BUF: 29 NJ: 27
Place: Out Team: Hurricanes CAR GP: 62 W: 26 L: 26 OTL: 10 PTS: 62 ROW: 24 Pot: 40 Max: 102 NYR: 56 MTL: 52 OTT: 52 NYI: 45 BOS: 44 TOR: 44 FLA: 43 PHI: 42 TB: 41 CAR: -- DET: 37 BUF: 36 NJ: 34
Place: Out Team: Red Wings DET GP: 63 W: 25 L: 27 OTL: 11 PTS: 61 ROW: 18 Pot: 38 Max: 99 NYR: 57 MTL: 53 OTT: 53 NYI: 46 BOS: 45 TOR: 45 FLA: 44 PHI: 43 TB: 42 CAR: 41 DET: -- BUF: 37 NJ: 35
Place: Out Team: Sabres BUF GP: 66 W: 27 L: 27 OTL: 12 PTS: 66 ROW: 26 Pot: 32 Max: 98 NYR: 52 MTL: 48 OTT: 48 NYI: 41 BOS: 40 TOR: 40 FLA: 39 PHI: 38 TB: 37 CAR: 36 DET: 33 BUF: -- NJ: 30
Place: Out Team: Devils NJ GP: 65 W: 25 L: 28 OTL: 12 PTS: 62 ROW: 22 Pot: 34 Max: 96 NYR: 56 MTL: 52 OTT: 52 NYI: 45 BOS: 44 TOR: 44 FLA: 43 PHI: 42 TB: 41 CAR: 40 DET: 37 BUF: 36 NJ: --