In light of the events on Thursday night, the Boston Bruins ought to be doubly cautioned as they enter the first installment of a three-game road trip with the New York Islanders.
Not only are the Bruins on the heels of narrowly escaping with a shootout win over the dead-last, deadbeat Columbus Blue Jackets. But the Islanders, No. 29 in the league standings and last in the Eastern Conference, just subsisted on the fruits of a hot second period to edge the Montreal Canadiens, 4-3, at Nassau Coliseum.
Lately, Boston’s incessant victories have constituted an endeavor reminiscent of Sisyphus. They will leapfrog their closest competitors into the coveted playoff portion of the conference leaderboard, only to have the likes of Ottawa or New Jersey pull even or pull back ahead.
Thursday’s upshot was ultimately a harmless lesson against letting down one’s guard as well as granting the opposition so much as a single point. Despite the Islanders’ position, the Bruins do not want to let another winnable game go beyond regulation, regardless of who prevails thereafter, when facing a conference rival.
Some of the ways they can ...
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Boston Bruins: 5 Keys to Saturday’s Matchup with New York Islanders
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