The Boston Bruins' subpar season last year is becoming a distant memory. The Bruins' resurgence is fueled by impressive depth and great performances from star winger David Pastrnak, solidifying their playoff contention.

Trade uncertainty isn't new for Peeke, and his fate depends on the Bruins’ progress before the March 8 deadline.

Boston's dominant win in the previous meeting is part of its recent turnaround following a six-game skid. After dropping six straight Dec 18-29, the Bruins are on a 10-2-0 run and they kept rolling with a 4-3 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Here are a few leftover thoughts on the red-hot Bruins prior to their matchup against the Rangers.

Kastelic had just finished a heavy check in the corner on Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore, who appeared to be shaken up. Lauzon stepped forward to avenge his teammate. Lauzon spent the first four years of his professional career with the Bruins, before Seattle claimed him in the expansion draft. He met Kastelic at center ice.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

The Boston Bruins missed out on both of their heavily-rumored trade targets, in Rasmus Andersson and Kiefer Sherwood.

Bruins legend Zdeno Chara paid the Boston fans an incredible compliment at the ceremony to retire his number 33.

Arber Xhekaj has yet to play this week. He was left out against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday and the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, when Martin St-Louis opted for Jayden Struble for both games.

Back on Thursday, the Boston Bruins announced that they assigned defenseman Jordan Harris to the Providence Bruins on a conditioning loan. This was notable news, as Harris has been sidelined with a fractured ankle since October and is finally inching closer to his return to the NHL club.