{"id":121260,"date":"2023-03-25T19:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T23:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=121260"},"modified":"2023-03-25T19:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T23:39:33","slug":"bruins-nhl-atlantic-division-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=121260","title":{"rendered":"Bruins Clinch Atlantic Division Title with 2-1 Win Over Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not the NHL Playoffs. Not yet. But it&#8217;s really starting to feel like it.<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins and Lightning got together in a contentious, physical affair at TD Garden Saturday afternoon. The Bruins, as they have 55 other times this year, came out on top 2-1. A win that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/standings\/2022\/wildcard\">clinched the Atlantic Division<\/a> title for Boston, their first since 2019-2020.<\/p>\n<h3>The Breakdown<\/h3>\n<p>Things got crispy right at the jump as players from both teams dropped gloves right after the opening puck drop. Bruins winger and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/bruins-trade-for-dmitry-orlov-and-garnet-hathaway\/\">Garnet Hathaway<\/a> traded blows without Lightning heavyweight Pat Maroon, with Hathaway holding his own but getting the worst of it. Hathaway would have his revenge later.<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins spent the majority of the first period on the power play with five man-advantage opportunities. Boston cashed in once when a shot\/pass with from linemate Brad Marchand deflected off Patrice Bergeron&#8217;s skate, off a Tampa player and past Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy. The goal was Bergeron&#8217;s 27th of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa drew even again, during a Bruins power play. Lightning all world Defenseman Victor Hedman fired a shot that slid up the stick of Charlie McAvoy and past goaltender Linus Ullmark to tie the game at one.<\/p>\n<p>Hathaway (remember him) snapped the tie with 2:28 to go in the second. Hathaway collected a rebound off a wrister from the point by Matt Grzelcyk and slid it past Vasilevskiy for the 2-1 Bruins lead. That score would hold as Boston went on to win it&#8217;s 6th straight.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"html-render\">The win improved the Bruins record to 56-11-5. One more win ties the club record set by the 1970-71 team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"html-render\">Linus Ullmark got the win turning away 26 of 27 shots. He improved to a league-best 36-5-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>That&#8217;s What He Said<\/h3>\n<p>Jim Montgomery was fired up entering the postgame press room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;ll get you excited for playoff hockey, yeah!&#8221; Montgomery said as he took the podium.<\/p>\n<h3>Loose Pucks<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston played without forward\u00a0A.J. Greer, who was serving a one-game suspension for cross-checking Montreal&#8217;s\u00a0Mike Hoffman\u00a0in the face in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/bruins-canadiens-nhl-pastrnak-swayman\/\">Thursday&#8217;s 4-2 victory over the Canadiens<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Bruins head to Raleigh for a Sunday game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Boston has lost six straight road games to the Caned by a combined score of 25-7.<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Carlo rotated back in on defense after missing last game against Montreal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not the NHL Playoffs. Not yet. 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