Bad news Bruins Boston falls out of playoff favor with loss

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It doesn't look good for you, Boston, now that your fate is in Ottawa's hands and all.
That's especially true since fate seems to be what's been driving thisSenators miracle run.
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Boston's4-2 regulation Reynaldo Lopez Jersey lo s to the Panthers on Thursday not only kept the Sens' playoff chances alive, it also left Chicago White Sox Jersey the door wide open for them to waltz into sole po se sion of the firstwild-card spot something that was unthinkable two months when Ottawa sat 14 points out of the race. Andwaltz in theydid, blanking the 3-0 to leapfrog the Bruins, who suddenly would be out if the Stanley Cup playoffs were to start today.
The Bruins' lo s meant the Islanders and Red Wings both clinched spots Thursday, leavingtwo Eastern Conferenceplayoff positions available between the Bruins, Senators and Penguins Ron Santo Jersey .
Ottawa holds a two-point lead over Boston with one game remainingfor each team. The Senators can clinch by earning a point againstthe Flyers on Saturday. The Bruins, who po se s the tiebreaker, will need to beat the Lightning on Saturday and Jim Abbott Jersey have the Sens lose in regulation.
That leaves the Penguins, who also were jumped by the Senators on Thursday. Pittsburgh has 96 points one fewer than Ottawa and one more than Boston but has two games remaining: home against the James McCann Jersey Islanders on Friday and at the Sabres on Saturday.
Everyone knows Ottawa's story by now: It's 21-4-4since Feb. 10, when the club was a game under .500. The Bruins were riding high two days ago, on a five-game winning streak, but have lost two in a row.
The way things are trending, it would be almost a surprise if the Sens can't finish the job. And that's the worst kind of Nicky Delmonico Jersey news for Boston.
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