Bruins Still In Hunt For No. 3 Seed In Atlantic Division Ahead Of Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Boston Bruins begin their Stanley Cup playoffs next week, but there still are a lot of unknowns.

The Bruins don’t know who they’re playing, fans don’t know who will start in net and Boston doesn’t even know where it will finish in the Atlantic Division.

That will change Friday as the 2021-22 NHL regular season wraps up, but the Bruins still are in the hunt, along with the Tampa Bay Lightning, for the No. 3 seed.

Boston plays its final game of the regular season Friday night when it travels to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. But with the B’s 5-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and the Lightning’s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, it all comes down to Friday.

In order for the Bruins to get the No. 3 seed and a first-round matchup with the Maple Leafs, Boston must beat its rival and Tampa Bay must lose in regulation, overtime or a shootout. However if the Bolts lose in regulation or overtime, the Bruins will be the three seed even if they lose.

Boston drops the puck with Toronto at 7 p.m. ET while Tampa Bay wraps up its regular season against the New York Islanders at 7:30 p.m.

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