Bruins Shut Out Minnesota, 3-0

 

The Boston Globe opined today that it's now or never for the Bruins. "In the crowded race that is the NHL's Eastern Conference, the Bruins find themselves on a familiar patch of turf, running a distant 10th in the 16-horse field with 28 games to go before the finish line," Kevin Dupont wrote. "Next up, the visiting Wild, the NHL's top road team (20-6-3), Tuesday night at the Garden." 

"If this were truly a horse race," he continued, "now would be the time for jockey Joe Sacco to employ the whip hand. The interim coach, 18-13-3 (.574) since taking over the bench in November, needs to wring every ounce of will from a club that has been challenged to score goals and equally fighting to keep pucks out of the net."

Well, whatever Sacco did evidently worked, as the Bruins shut out the Wild. Goalie Jeremy Swayman made a total of 35 saves, and Morgan Geekie, Trent Frederic, and BU's  Charley McAvoy (Class of 2017) scored goals.  Boston is now 27-22-6 on the season, tied for fourth in the Atlantic with Tampa Bay and still 10th in the wild card horse race. 

It's off to New York to play the Rangers tomorrow night next the Bruins.