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The Boston Bruins clinched a playoff birth Sunday with a win over the first-place Philadelphia Flyers. The playoff bound B's hosted the Chicago Blackhawks, who are holding onto the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. The last reigning Stanley Cup Champion to fail to make the playoffs the next season was the Carolina Hurricanes in 05-06.
After a scoreless first period, defensemen Zdeno Chara and Johnny Boychuck scored only 2 minutes and 20 seconds apart in the second period to put the B's ahead 2-0. Nathan Horton added his 24th of the season in the third to make it 3-0, and that's how it would end. The ageless Mark Recchi assisted on the Bruins second goal, moving him into 12th place in the NHL's all-time scoring list.
Shawn Thornton took a skate to the head last night and went to the locker room for stitches. Claude Julien said that he took a lot of stitches and the trainers didn't want to take a chance.
Tim Thomas remains consistently great for the black and gold as he recorded is 9th shutout of the season, stopping all 32 shots. Thomas is clearly having a Vezena worthy season, and the B's will go as far is Timmy takes them in the playoffs.
The B's are now seven points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens, and are virtually a lock for at least the number three seed in the Eastern Conference. They still have a chance to move higher up the ladder, as they lay only three points behind the Washington Capitals for second place.
There are now only six games remaining in the regular season, with the next one coming Thursday night as they welcome the Leafs into the Garden.
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