The Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, April 5 in a game that is sure to have major impact on the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

For 76 games, the Bruins had been one of the best third-period, lockdown teams in the National Hockey League. But in Game 77, the dam finally broke, as the Bruins surrendered three straight goals in the third en route to a 3-1 loss to the Lightning.

It's looking unlikely that the Bruins will sign Boston College forward and former seventh-round draft pick Andre Gasseau.

The devil is in the details goes the saying and Saturday night the Lightning proved it to be true, bedeviling the Bruins, 3-1, at Benchmark International Arena. Boston failed to get pucks deep on two key occasions in the third period,

Dvorak gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 4:19 of the first period. Martone played a puck off the boards between his legs to send Dvorak and Travis Konecny off on a 2-on-1 rush. Dvorak kept the puck and snapped a shot past Korpisalo's glove from the right face-off circle.

Boston Bruins (43-26-9, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (49-22-6, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: The Bo

With the Bruins offense sputtering as of late, Boston might want to turn to James Hagens in search of a late-season spark.

Darren Raddysh broke a tie late in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to defeat the Boston Bruins 3-1 at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday. Raddysh scored his 21st goal to set a Lightning record for the most by a defenseman in a season.