The Boston Bruins are in unfamiliar territory and a response is imminent. With 46 games played, the Bruins hang onto the second Wild Card spot by one point. They've won their last two games but dropped six straight before that to land themselves in a position of great uncertainty with the trade deadline less than two months away.

Bruins are in need of adding a key player by the trade deadline and they may be looking at the Canucks as a potential partner

During the intermissions between the periods of Friday night’s NHL games, the Hockey Central panel weighed in on what might happen as the NHL trade deadline approaches.

Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves in regulation and overtime, turned away all three Bruins skaters in the tiebreaker.

Nick Jensen and Josh Norris each scored with the goalie pulled for an extra skater in the third period, and the Ottawa Senators rallied to defeat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in a shootout at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.