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The Boston Bruins showed they are kings of the Eastern Conference

By Sam Minton

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins (C) celebrates his power-play goal at 16:26 of the third period against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on February 29, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins shut-out the Islanders 4-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: Charlie McAvoy #73 of the Boston Bruins (C) celebrates his power-play goal at 16:26 of the third period against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on February 29, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. The Bruins shut-out the Islanders 4-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Bruins went up against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night and proved that they are the best team in the Eastern Conference.

There is nothing like a good measuring stick game. A game that shows if your team is legit or not. Boston Bruins fans will be happy to know that they reign supreme in the Eastern Conference.

The Bruins went up against the Tampa Bay Lightning, there Eastern Conference foe. In recent history, these teams have been fighting for the top spot in the conference.

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It was a hard fought game that looks like it will be a primer for the Eastern Conference Final. Credit to Tampa, because it was a playoff atmosphere down in Florida (even though there were plenty of Tuuuuukkkk chants).

The Boston Bruins ended up leaving Amalie Arena victorious and showed why they are the top team in the East.

They showed off their depth with Jake DeBrusk finally scoring after a rather long drought. Also, Tuukka Rask had an impressive game with 20 saves.

What also stood out was the physicality of the Bruins (and the Lightning as well). They weren’t afraid to get in the dirty areas and show Tampa who’s boss. You even saw Joakim Nordstrom drop the gloves.

On Tuesday night you saw that the Boston Bruins can stop Tampa’s offensive weapons. You even saw Nikita Kucherov slamming his stick in disgust and anger. If they are able to continue to do that there is no stopping them and Boston will be well on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals.

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The Bruins go up against the Lightning again on Saturday night and it will surely be a game that you don’t want to miss. Boston will hopefully once again show that they reign supreme in the Eastern Conference.

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