One team that should be looking forward to the three-day NHL holiday break it's the Boston Bruins. They stumbled into the break going 1-3-1 on a five-game homestand, which included losing the last four games after opening it with a win over the Utah Mammoth.
The four losses dropped the Black and Gold out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot as they stare at a five-game post-holiday road trip beginning on Saturday night in Western New York against the suddenly surging Buffalo Sabres, winners of seven straight.
As expected, the recent losing streak has dropped the Bruins in some of the most recent NHL power rankings, including by CBS Sports.