The Boston Bruins welcome the Montreal Canadiens into the TD Fleetmut Centarden tonight is hopes of ending an 8 game losing skid that has seen the team fall from 5th to 12th place in the Eastern Conference. The sick thing is boys and girls, if the Bruins win tonight they will find themselves in or around 8th place. The Eastern Conference standings, especially 6-13 are only separated by 5 points and will make the last two and a half months of the season very exciting.

The Bruins currently sit in 12 place (55 points) in the Eastern Conference and are 1-7-2 in their last ten games. Their latest loss being a 4-1 stinker thanks to the high-powered Washington Capitals. The Habs haven't fared any better this season, sitting at 7th place (58 points) in the Eastern Conference and are 4-4-2 in their last ten. The Habs are coming off of a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks.

Bruins' Three Keys To Winning

1. Physical Play. The Bruins need to be physical if they want to win this game. It seems as if their physical game has been lost from the team, but last season it was their heart and soul. Whether it has been through injuries (Lucic, Stuart) or through osmosis (Chara doesn't have one fighting major this season), the team needs to bang along the boards, throw down the gloves and rip someone's head off. Stuart's hit on Anize Kopitar SHOULD HAVE been the spark, but it wasn't. What's that say about this team's character?

2. SCORE A FUCKING GOAL OR TWO, PLEASE! I apologize for my language (ok, I don't), but seriously, SCORE A GOAL! When the Bruins played Washington a couple of days ago they had 42 shots on net, 42! How many goals did they score? One. Unfortunately, this isn't a Bruins team that can win game 6-5 anymore, but they aren't a team that can win1-0 either. Their defense isn't that good, their goal tending hasn't been other-worldly and their offense down right sucks.

3. Play 60 Minutes. How many times has we, as Bruins fans, said "If only they played 60 minutes of hockey" (or some variation of that statement). I think the last time this team played a full 60 tilt was in December against the Thrashers or during the Winter Classic. Hell, you could make a case they did it against San Jose as well, but unfortunately, that's it. There have been numerous times that this team has taken a lead and packed it in only to lose when it is all said and done. The B's need to play 60 minutes of hockey, if they do that, they can win.

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