Posted by Gayle Simone, Sun Staff
There are two local teams riding 4-game winning streaks at the moment - The Boston Bruins and the Lowell Devils.
The Bruins have beaten the Senators, the Capitals, the Maple Leafs and then the Caps again. The Devils had their victories over Hartford, Manchester (in OT), Portland and Worcester.
The Bruins have been doing it in dramatic fashion - all four of their games have gone to extra frames. Patrice Bergeron has three of the game winners, including the lone goal in the shoot out over the Caps, and Glen Murray had the other game winner in OT.
The Devils on the other hand have played solid all around, out scoring their opponents 19-8 in the past four games with the power play unit going 6 for 25 - good for 24 percent - not too shabby.
The Bruins currently sit 4th in the Northeast Division - one point in front of Ottawa. The Devils are a bit more comfortable in the standings. They're 3rd in the Atlantic - three points behind both Providence and Portland.
Both clubs didn't exactly have stellar starts to their 2006-07 campaigns.
The Bruins started the season 2-5-1 and since then have gone 6-2-1. The Devils went 3-4-1 in their first 8 games and have gone 6-2 since.
The Bruins get back to work tonight as they take on the Florida Panthers at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Devils will have to wait until Wednesday when they travel to Pennsylvania for a match-up with Hershey.
What do you think about the Bruins and Devils' turn arounds? Think they can keep it going?
You're a jinx, ya know? Now let's see which team recovers first. Go, Devs!
OUCH.
Well, the Bs already recovered the other night, let's see if they can do it again against Carolina for the game today and the Devs take on Portland tonight.