Sharkbitten

Close, but no cigar for the Bruins. On to Friday's game in Anaheim!

• Goodbye, Atlantic Division lead. David Krejci was feeling it last night, but the Bruins didn't get past the Sharks.[TheBostonGlobe]


• Take five bullet points from the game: Wasn't it nice to see Loui Eriksson notch that short handed goal?[WEEI]


• The Bruins power play remained cold, and Jimmy Hayes had a rough night.[Hockeybuzz]


• Arriving for the game, Brent Burns went full leprechaun in his attire. That man is the gift that keeps giving.[BarDown]


• Sixth-round draft pick Matt Benning has impressed Kirk Luedeke, who also offers an opinion on Sean Kuraly as well as Danton Heinen , who may be heading our way soon. Several college seniors will be needing contracts if they are to remain in the Bruins' system, including Matt Grzelcyk .[ScoutingPost]


• A pair of Providence Bruins took pies to the face from Ringling Brothers clowns, all for a good cause.[WPRI]

Elsewhere around the rink:

• Give a kid a hammer... The NHL General Managers just can't seem to refrain from tinkering with the rules...[TheStar]


• ...and they don't like to see too much luck in the annual draft lottery. Call it the "Oilers Effect."[PuckDaddy]


• If the draft lottery needs to be changed, here are five ideas to correct it.[TSN]


• Do you believe in magic? Or are you like the NHL GMs that would like to openly address the "Patrick Kane Loophole" that the Blackhawks exploited in last year's playoffs?[TSN]


• The NHL will have to do some spinning now that the NFL has acknowledged a link between CTE and football injuries.[The HockeyNews]


• A glitch in EA Sports NHL 16 makes the shootout especially entertaining for fans and dangerous to shooters.[BarDown]