BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins worked so hard to accomplish so little Thursday. That's what happens when you have to rely on help from others. That's what happens when a team fighting for a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs goes into a late-season slump.
As good as the Bruins were in a 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden -- and they were dominant -- they still need help to get into the playoffs because their 2-7-1 stretch from March 15 through Tuesday has a chance to be their undoing.
Bruins looking for help in playoff quest
Boston feeling good after slump but won't make it unless someone loses
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