Entering this weekend’s back-to-back contests against the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden, the Boston Bruins were hoping for some kind of boost to create some distance in the wild card race and perhaps build their momentum going forward.

A split would’ve been okay, as long as the B’s took care of business against the Flyers. A sweep would’ve given the Black and Gold some much needed confidence during this home stretch.

Saturday’s game against the Flyers brought its share of dramatics as Brad Marchand scored the tying and game-winning goals to dampen Philly’s hopes of making the postseason.

Sunday’s game against the high powered Red Wings gave the Bruins that two-game sweep to put the weekend at full circle.

“I think we’re feeling really good in here,” said Marchand, who added his third goal in the last two games in Sunday’s 5-3 win over the Wings. “Two really tough games this weekend and we rose to the challenge, especially today. Backs to backs are always tough with an early start and the guys did a great job of getting prepared and getting four points.”

The Bruins saw first hand how things can deteriorate after a red-hot January, where they went 8-1-3. The next month, the B’s went 4-6-2 and teams like the Panthers, Flyers and Senators were breathing down their neck for the final wild card spot.

In their last five games, Claude Julien’s bunch has gone 4-0-1 in their last five and 5-1-1 in their last seven – and now looks like a squad that stormed through the month of January.

By the end of the season, the B’s hope to look at these two victories – both in dramatic and convincing fashion – as a character builder.

“Hopefully we get a momentum off the last couple of wins, especially yesterday being able to come back and win in overtime, and today putting a solid effort on the ice,” said defenseman Dennis Seidenberg. “Hopefully we can build on this and keep it going for the next couple of weeks.”

As good as the Bruins have been lately, they’ll need to be even better Tuesday night against the Sens, who come into their game against the Flames Sunday night with an 8-1-1 mark in their last 10. With the B’s win, Ottawa will trail the Black and Gold by at least five points and as many as seven points before the two teams square off in Canada’s capital.

“It’s good to get the four points that we needed,” said Daniel Paille, who has four goals in his last six games after scoring twice on Sunday. “We have to put that into the next game and into the games that come. We’ve got Ottawa, who is right behind us, so they can be three points behind us [after Tuesday].”

For most of the 2014-15 season, the Bruins knew the margin of error was slim. With just 17 games left, they know that sentiment holds true more so now than ever.

“It’s harder than it’s ever been,” Paille added about the importance of consistency, “especially towards the end of the season.”