Despite putting 50 shots on Tampa Bay goalie Antero Nittymaki last night, the Bruins got shocked by the Lightning 5-3 at the TD Garden. However, with the loss, Boston still remains in eighth-place in the Eastern Conference with 78 points, after the Atlanta Thrashers (76) lost in OT to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1.

The N.Y. Rangers crept within one-point of the ninth-place Thrashers with their enormous 4-3 win over the N.J. Devils last evening. The Montreal Canadiens took-out the Florida Panthers, 4-1, to move into sole possession of sixth-place — surpassing the struggling Flyers. Philadephia blew  2-0 and 3-1 leads en route to a 4-3 OT loss to the Minnesota Wild. The log-jam in the East continues with just seven points separating fifth- and ninth-place.

Here are seeds six through 10, their remaining schedules, and season record totals.  

(82 points, 6th East, 19-14-4 at home, 18-16-4 away, 7-1-2 last 10 games)

v. New Jersey (2-1-0)
v. Carolina (2-0-0)
@ Philadelphia (1-2-0)
v. Buffalo (1-3-1)
@ NY Islanders (3-0-0)
@ Carolina
v. Toronto (3-1-1)

TOTAL: 12-7-2

(80 pts. 7th East, 21-13-3 home, 16-18-3 away, 3-5-2 last 10)

@NY Islanders (3-0-0)
v. Montreal (2-1-0)
v. Detroit (0-0-0)
@ Toronto (2-1-0)
@ NY Rangers (2-2-0)
v. NY Rangers

TOTAL: 9-4-0

(78 pts. 8th East, 15-15-6 home, 18-13-6 away, 4-5-1 last 10)

v. Calgary (0-0-0)
v. Buffalo (3-1-0)
@ New Jersey (0-2-1)
v. Florida (1-1-1)
@ Toronto (3-1-1)
@ Washington (0-2-0)
v. Buffalo
v. Carolina (2-1-0)
@ Washington

TOTAL: 9-8-3

(76 pts. 9th East, 18-14-6 home, 14-16-6 away, 4-4-2 last 10)

@ Carolina (2-2-0)
v. Carolina
@ Toronto (1-1-1)
@ Washington (0-4-0)
@Pittsburgh (0-2-0)
v. New Jersey (1-2-0)
@ Washington
v. Pittsburgh

TOTAL: 4-11-1

(75 pts. 10th East, 16-17-6 home, 17-15-3 away, 4-5-1 last 10)

@ Toronto (2-0-0)
@ NY Islanders (3-1-1)
@ Tampa Bay (2-1-0)
@ Florida (2-1-0)
@ Buffalo (1-1-1)
v. Toronto
v. Philadelphia (2-2-0)
@ Philadelphia

TOTAL: 12-6-2