The Bruins have claimed a playoff spot for an NHL-leading eighth consecutive season.
Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck scored shootout goals, Igor Shesterkin made 38 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout to lead the NHL-leading New York Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The Flyers looked off for two periods Thursday night and it cost them in a 4-1 loss to the Canadiens at Bell Centre.
Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period to help lift the New York Islanders past the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night.