Fresh Links: Party Like It’s 1983

The Bruins travel to Ottawa to face the Senators tomorrow night at 7:30 PM on NESN.

• Tuukka Rask held off the Devils for long stretches last night, and Patrice Bergeron scored his 20th goal of the season. It wasn’t a pretty win. Boston Globe
• Outshot at one point by a a margin of 20 and down by one goal in the second period, a Riley Nash lob improbably tied the game only to be answered by another Devils goal moments later. WEEI
• The good news? Rask is up to the task as the season grinds on. CBS Boston
• The Bruins stole this one, in keeping with their incredible luck of late. Boston Herald
• A quartet of observations from the game includes the game clock gremlin that stopped the game for nearly a quarter hour. Boston.com
• Brad Marchand notched a goal and assist, and drew attention for an incident with Marcus Johansson at netfront. Patriot Ledger
• In fact, he has already been invited to speak to the Department of Player Safety about it. Boston.com Should Bergeron pack his bags? @wyshynski
• Isn’t it nice to have a healthy David Krejci? Maybe more than you realized. The Hockey Writers
• Meanwhile, in Providence, coach Jay Leach can smile at a bunch of positive outcomes. One young PBruin is suffering some growing pains. Rinkside Rhode Island
• In news of Bruins prospects, congratulations go out to Zane McIntyre and Trent Frederic. Bruins NHL
• Ray Bourque spoke about the now-surging Avalanche as well as being favorably impressed by Brandon Carlo and Charlie McAvoy. NHL
• The Bruins are sitting pretty at second in both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, trailing the Lightning by 5 points and with the Maple Leafs 7 points back. They are 4th in the NHL overall. NHL

Elsewhere around the rink:

• How convenient that this week’s edition of Thirty-one Thoughts wrestles with the Department of Player Safety? Sportsnet
• P.K. Subban spills the beans as he responds to probing questions in “What the (Blank)?” Players Tribune