It wasn’t supposed to be this way so soon, but Boston is back to getting the best of us again. New York sports was supposed to enjoy more of a leg up on — or at least equal footing with — its rival town to the northeast than it has in some time,

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The Bruins are finding ways to win. They are 9-2 in the month of January, which has put them back in the playoff bracket as the second wild card, one point behind the Montreal Canadiens, who they vanquished in opportunistic style Saturday night with three power-play goals.

New York Rangers (20-19-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (23-19-2, in the Atlantic Division) Boston has a 13-8-1 record at home and a 23-19-2 record overall. The Bruins serve 13.9 penalty minutes per game to rank first in NHL play.