Bruins on Fire, Chasing Playoff Spot

0:00On March 29th, the Boston Bruins are locked in a tight playoff battle with a 41, 24 and 8 record chasing third place in the Atlantic Division right alongside the Surging Montreal Canadians. They've got serious momentum after winning four of their last five, capped by a big 6-3 Smackdown over the Minnesota Wild yesterday that kept. Minnesota from clinching early, David Passionac is on fire, riding a season high 12-game point streak, while leading the team with 92 points, including 29 goals, and 63 assists. Pawel Zaka stole the show in that wild win, netting two goals to hit a career best 26 on the year, blowing past his old mark of 21. Fans and analysts are buzzing about head coach Marco Sturms' strong first season back with the Bruins where he once played. His steady leadership has folks praising how he's got this squad humming at the right time. Now comes the real test with a packed road heavy schedule this week. They hit Columbus today at 5 p.m. Eastern, then host Dallas Tuesday at 7 p.m. before back

1:04to back trips to Florida, Thursday at 7 p.m., Tampa, Saturday at 5 p.m., and Philly Sunday at 3.30 p.m. This grind will push Goli Jeremy Swaman and the defense to the limit, but if the Bruins keep their edge, they can pull ahead in the standings and lock in that playoff spot. I'm Cory with the story, that's your NHL news today update, AI powered and always on.