It's been hard for the Bruins to generate much of any momentum lately. That's to be expected, really, especially with both Charlie McAvoy (facial surgery) and David Pastrnak (suspected lower-body injury) on the shelf for Boston.

And with 3:35 left in regulation, the B’s finally got their insurance goal on a beautiful play, capped off by Casey Mittelstadt’s sixth of the season. Viktor Arvidsson broke the puck out of his zone on a 3-on-2 and fed Pavel Zacha just below the right circle. Zacha sent a perfect pass to Mittelstadt, who beat a helpless Jake Allen.

The Bruins rebounded from Tuesday's loss with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night that feature six Boston players with a multi-point game.

BOSTON --David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists for the Boston Bruins in a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden on Thursday. Boston went 3-for-6 on the power play and outshot Toronto 40-27.

The Boston Bruins host the New York Rangers after Alex Steeves' two-goal game against the New York Islanders in the Bruins' 3-1 win

Minnesota will face the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night for the second time this season, hoping the matchup will put the Wild back into the win column.

The New York Islanders fell 3-1 to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. Mathew Barzal scored the lone goal for the Islanders in the loss. Alex Steeves scored a pair of goals - including a shorthanded tally - and Tanner Jeannot (GWG) scored for the Bruins. Ilya Sorokin turned aside 11 of 14 shots, while Jeremy Swayman made 44 saves in the win.