This is a 10* on BOSTON

The Bruins are down in 4th place in the East Division right now as the top three have all gotten hot. The Islanders, Capitals and Penguins have won nine, four and five in a row respectively. Tonight the Bruins are in Pittsburgh to face the Pens and desperately need to win to keep pace with all the surging teams in their division. Last night’s 4-0 loss to the Rangers didn’t help as they got outshot 33-18. We will point out that the B’s shut the Rangers out by the same 4-0 score two nights prior. Pittsburgh’s last four wins have come at the expense of either the Rangers or Sabres. It was a 3-0 win in Buffalo Saturday night. But they lost twice in Beantown back in the third week of the season and the Bruins are a better team than what they’ve shown recently. We expect Boston to bounce back in this one. Play on BOSTON

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