Boston is entering a pivotal moment as leadership moves and roster decisions raise questions about the franchise’s direction.

The B's continued their strong push for a playoff spot behind two goals from Pavel Zacha and 32 saves from Jeremy Swayman.

The Bruins have a very good chance to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but a tough schedule will make achieving that goal challenging.

BOSTON (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored his 25th goal in the opening period and added a game-sealing score late in the game, leading the Boston Bruins past Minnesota 6-3 on Saturday to spoil the Wild’s chance to clinch a playoff spot.

James Hagens has been the highly touted top prospect for the Boston Bruins this season and is now a member of the Providence Bruins on an Amateur tryout.

When the Bruins obtained Viktor Arvidsson from the Edmonton Oilers last summer, it was met with not much more of a shrug from the fandom. Yes, Arvidsson had been a five-time 20-goal scorer, twice reaching the 30-goal plateau in his previous NHL life in Nashville and Los Angeles.

On the night of March 28-29, the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match ended, in which the Boston Bruins hosted the Minnesota Wild on their ice. The meeting was held in Boston at the TD Garden Stadium and ended with a 6-3 victory for the hosts.

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If the Bruins do survive this brutal Eastern Conference race and make it to the playoffs, they got a taste of what it might be like on Saturday at TD Garden. In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent,

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David Pastrnak had two assists and extended his point streak to 12 games, helping the Boston Bruins defeat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 at TD Garden on Saturday. The forward has 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) during the streak.