The Dallas Stars’ last road trip of the season stops at TD Garden tonight when they meet the Boston Bruins.
The Bruins are currently in the last Wild Card spot in the standings. Four of their last five games have come against teams in their Division or that they’re fighting off for that last playoff spot. They lost three of them (Dallas fans can relate...)
That, combined with other teams heating up, should have the Bruins’ seat feeling a little warm. Several teams are in positions to take advantage of a skid by Boston:
*The Tampa Bay Lightning, having won 7 of their last 10 games, sit three points back with a game in hand.