With the Boston Bruins regulation win over the New Jersey Devils in Tuesday evening’s common season finale, they’ve locked up the No. 1 wild-card seed within the Eastern Conference for the NHL Playoffs.
The distinction between taking part in the No. 1 general seeded Carolina Hurricanes and the No. 2 seeded Buffalo Sabres can’t be overstated.
Coming into the season, the Sabres held the document in North America for the longest playoff drought amongst any skilled crew on the continent. The Hurricanes, then again, are driving the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in franchise historical past, at eight seasons.
With their win, the Bruins will probably be taking a visit to Buffalo to play a younger, inexperienced crew taking part in of their first playoff recreation in additional than 14 years.
However, it is not going to be a stroll within the park. The Sabres gained the Atlantic Division, turning into simply the fifth crew in NHL historical past to path by greater than eight factors within the division standings and are available again to win it.
The Sabres are led by Olympic Gold Medalist Tage Thompson, whose 40 targets and 41 assists each lead the crew.
Starting objective tender Alex Lyon will miss the beginning of the postseason for the Sabres, leaving 27-year-old Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen between the pipes for Buffalo.
The Bruins will journey a two-game successful streak into the playoffs that may start on Saturday, April 18.
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