Bruins Hoping to be Lucky

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week, you know that Bruins made it to the playoffs. After a season of hell for everyone involved, they were able to get a playoff berth with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Now, for what we hope to be better, the first round of the playoffs start on Thursday April 15 against the Buffalo Sabres, a team the B's played well against in the regular season. Boston was able to win the season series 4-2. Even with this good little stat, the playoff are almost like a whole new season, so we'll have to see what happens with that.

Another thing the Bruins hope to have luck with is the NHL Draft Lottery. It will be on Versus at 8:00 p.m. on April 13, and then the NHL Network at 9. Rarely have we seen the B's get any luck during the draft lottery. But all we can do is dream right? Because with the right draft pick so many good things can happen for this team.

So with so many important things happening in one week, right now, all we can do is hope and pray that everything goes for the best. As Boston sports fans we've all been doing this for years, so this might not seem any different than any other year. But if the Bruins do get that little bit of luck, they will do well at the Draft Lottery, and be able to make at least to round 2 of the playoffs without any trouble.

Bruins Come Back to Defeat Sabres

The Boston Bruins may not have gotten the first goal of the game, but they were able to come back with 3 goals of their own to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1. The goals for Boston were scored by Miroslav Satan, Dennis Wideman, and Mark Recchi. Tuukka Rask had 33 saves in the game. The only Buffalo goal was scored by Derek Roy.

The Bruins are tied with Montreal in points at 87, but are ahead in the standings because they have 1 game in hand. The Flyers are 1 point behind, and the New York Rangers are in 9th 3 points behind the B's.

The Bruins have two regular season games left, playing the Carolina Hurricanes at home on Saturday and traveling to Washington the play the Capitals on Sunday. But they aren't thinking of the playoffs yet, even though if they were to start tomorrow, they'd be facing the Sabres in the first round.

Sabres @ Bruins

Tonight will be the fifth out of six games between the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins this season. The Bruins have taken 3 out of the first 4 games, with Tuukka Rask in net for all four if those games. Tim Thomas was first of the ice this morning, so expect him to get the start tonight.

The B's haven't been playing well at home since the New Year, but the game against Calgary on Saturday was definitely an encouraging one. At the moment, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and the New York Rangers are all vying for the final 3 playoff berths. The Bruins have the most games left to play out of all these teams, and are in complete control of there own destiny as they start Monday in the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference.

David Krejci has two goals and four assists during a three-game points streak for the Bruins. Chara has two goals and two assists during a three-game points streak. Patrice Bergeron has a goal and three assists during a three-game points streak. Mark Recchi has goals in consecutive games.

Andrew Ference is listed as day-to-day with a groin injury. Marc Savard is out indefinitely with post-concussions symptoms, but he was able to stop by Saturday to visit his teammates. All were very excited to see him.

The puck drops at 7:00 PM at the TD Garden. Now, tell me who do you think is going to come out with the win tonight?