While it might have looked promising (for this game) to see the Rangers at the bottom of their division, they’re in fact nipping at the heels of Philadelphia and Columbus, who hold the two Wild Card spots in the East. The Bruins, meanwhile, hope to solidify their spot in the top three in the Atlantic, and a win would bring them within one point of the East’s top team, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
First Period
The NBC crew started referring to the Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak as the Nitro Line, which harkens back to the days of Phil Esposito.