Bruins Clinch No. 1 WC Seed, Draw Perfect Playoff Opponent

With the Boston Bruins regulation win over the New Jersey Devils in Tuesday night time’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 Sabers can’t be overstated.

Coming into the season, the Sabers held the report in North America for the longest playoff drought amongst any skilled staff on the continent. The Hurricanes, alternatively, are driving the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in franchise historical past, at eight seasons.

With their win, the Bruins will likely be taking a visit to Buffalo to play a younger, inexperienced staff taking part in of their first playoff recreation in additional than 14 years.

However, it won’t be a stroll within the park. The Sabers received the Atlantic Division, changing into simply the fifth staff in NHL historical past to path by greater than eight factors within the division standings and are available again to win it.

The Sabers are led by Olympic Gold Medalist Tage Thompson, whose 40 objectives and 41 assists each lead the staff.

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 trip a two-game successful streak into the playoffs that can start on Saturday, April 18.

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