BOSTON --The Boston Bruins were not expected to be one of the elite teams in the NHL this season. And yet, after a surge that began in the middle of November, the Bruins find themselves among the top teams in the League heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, having clinched a spot with a point in a 2-1 overtime loss at the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
It is Boston's second consecutive trip to the playoffs under coach Bruce Cassidy, finishing his first full season after replacing Claude Julien on Feb. 7, 2017.
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