Bruins lose to Senators, finish 2nd in Atlantic
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BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins failed to clinch first place the Atlantic Division, losing 3-1 to the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden on Tuesday.Instead, the Bruins finished second in the division after the Florida Panthers moved one point ahead of them with a 5-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs later on Tuesday. Boston will play Toronto, which will finish third in the division, in the Eastern Conference First Round. “Regardless of how it went and how we played in any of the periods, come...

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