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The Bruins have clawed back into a wild card playoff spot. Has their luck now changed for the better?
- Slow start? Check. Long stretches without a shot on goal? Check. Scrambly plays with calls in the Bruins' favor? WAIT! WHAT IS THIS WITCHCRAFT? [TheBostonGlobe]
- A GIF recap seems in order after a victory, no? Relish this. [BostonHerald]
- It had to be you. Patrice Bergeron led the way. [NESN]
- Changes still need to be made. The Patrice Bergeron / Daniel Paille / Milan Lucic line deserves a second look. [CausewayCrowd]
- Something sure put pepper on Milan Lucic 's tail, and the results were solid. [BostonHerald]
- Milan Lucic brought his straight-line game to the ice last night, and he got results. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Short takes: Another kudo to the Patrice Bergeron / Daniel Paille / Milan Lucic line, and also to Tuukka Rask. [NESN]
- More observations: Tuukka Rask squashed 37 of 39 shots, and Loui Eriksson was hurt. [WEEI]
- Tuukka Rask kept them in the game for long stretches, and Adam McQuaid and Dennis Seidenberg were lucky. [MetroWestDailyNews]
- The good news is that the Bruins' problems are more fixable than the Maple Leafs', but their playoff berth battle may simply come down to luck. [USAToday]
- No doubt there was a lot of luck involved. For once, it seemed every call went for the Bruins. [ProHockeyTalk]
- Going forward, the Bruins players need to value what they have built and their teammates, and play to preserve it. They have been in this spot before. [YahooSports]
- After the heated words of the last few days, and a little help from the Leafs, the Bruins are breathing a bit easier. [TheSportingNews]
- Devil Jaromir Jagr is very clear on what his former team is working through, and explains his confidence that they can turn it around. [NJ.com]
- Here's what the Bruins are facing tonight at TD Garden against the Devils. Likely on the hot seat: Corey Schneider. [CBSSports]
- Bestsellers! Three Bruins are in the top 15 in the NHL for jersey sales. One perfect player is a top-ten choice. [NESN]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- Brad Marchand is one of the top five NHL players assessed penalties. Who are the masters at drawing penalties? [PuckDaddy]
- The NHL has dinged three divers so far (notably NOT Marchand.) One fine performance by the fined Gustav Nyquist was against Chris Kelly. (with video) [PuckDaddy]
- Condolences to the Parise family, as former NHL All-Star and North Star Jean-Paul Parise has passed away. [StarTribune]
- Meanwhile, at the top of the Eastern Conference... the Lightning are white hot. [TheHockeyNews]
- After the World Junior Championship, a number of players merited notice, including the Bruins' Anton Blidh. [TheHockeyNews]
- Goalies are being trained to use the seal against scoring chances. Not THAT kind of seal! [TSN]
- Was Phil Kessel actually a more popular player in Boston? [BarDown]
- These are the NHL's most over and underrated players. Brave Steve Ott appears! [Sportsnet]
- Sign me up! Laurentian University now offers an executive MBA, "The Business of Hockey." [Sportsnet]
- Come back. Dobby, all is forgiven! Trade scenarios for old friend Anton Khudobin. [CardiacCane]
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