The Bruins are not all that far behind, but they are also fighting to simply stay in a playoff spot. With wins in eight of the team’s previous 10 games, Boston is fifth in the division, holding onto the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Kraken will play the fourth game of a five-game road trip Thursday night in Boston.

The New York Rangers will travel to TD Garden to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. These two organizations met back in November, with the Rangers grabbing a 6-2 win over the Bruins. WATCH: Bruins vs. Rangers LIVE on the ESPN app The Rangers ...

BOSTON — Bruins coach Marco Sturm was hopeful that the injury that ended Elias Lindholm’s night early wasn’t too bad. The second-period injury that sent the team’s first-line center to the dressing room was a sour note on an otherwise good night as Boston beat Nashville, 3-2 in OT.

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The Boston Bruins carry a two-game winning streak into Madison Square Garden facing off against the New York Rangers.

BOSTON — Elias Lindholm suffered an upper-body injury in the second period and didn’t return for the third in the Bruins ’ Tuesday night game against Nashville at TD Garden. The Bruins announced that he wouldn’t return for the remainder of the game, leaving Boston short-handed up front for the final period.

Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.