It's not too early to think about playoff implications for the Bruins, who have an important game coming on Saturday.

Considering the Bruins’ tenuous position in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and the number of long-time DNQs finally making their postseason push, it is hard to see any game in the near future that isn’t a big one for the Bruins.

The Senators are 22-18-4 on the year; good for 48 points in the standings, and 5th in the Atlantic Division. Tim Stutzle leads the Senators in points, with 43 in 44 games. Ottawas

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

Alex Ovechkin scored at 3:07 of overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals over the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Thursday night.