"Both defeats doled out over the span of 24 hours featured Boston giving up the game-winning tally with under 30 seconds to go in the extra frame - with Cole Caufield sealing a 3-2 Habs win with just 22 seconds to go in OT at the Bell Centre."
"Coming out of the Olympic break, the Bruins ranked third in the NHL in terms of power-play percentage - cashing in on 26.3 percent of their opportunities. Since then they are 28th in the league with just a 12.8 percent success rate - scoring five tallies off of 39 attempts."
"With just 14 games left in the regular season, the Bruins currently sit in the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference - just ahead of the Red Wings by virtue of having one more regulation win (27). But the red-hot Blue Jackets sit one point (81) behind both the Bruins and Red Wings - with a game in hand."
The Boston Bruins secured four of six points on a three-game road trip but squandered opportunities by dropping back-to-back overtime games to the Devils and Canadiens, both featuring game-winning goals in the final 30 seconds. Currently holding the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 14 games remaining, Boston sits just ahead of Detroit and only one point ahead of the surging Blue Jackets. The team faces significant obstacles including a power play that has dramatically declined from third in the NHL at 26.3 percent to 28th at 12.8 percent since the Olympic break, plus notable regression from forwards Morgan Geekie and Elias Lindholm that continues to hinder offensive production.
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