Bruins overcome wobbly start to reach second round of Playoffs

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueThe Boston Bruins have not had a smooth ride in the NHL postseason.They went winless in the round-robin portion of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, the Presidents' Trophy winners with the best record in the regular season dropping to the No. 4 seed for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their top-scoring forward, David Pastrnak, has been in and out of the lineup due to injuries, and their No. 1 goalie, Tuukka Rask, has gone home and it's unclear if he will return this season.But after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round, the Bruins find themselves exactly where they want to be: the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs."We've never really made things easy around here," Bruins president Cam Neely said Thursday. He didn't score a point in the three round-robin games, one of the reasons the Bruins fell to the No. 4 seed.Though several Bruins shrugged that slide off, Neely said it was frustrating to watch the team that went to the Stanley Cup Final last season and earn 100 points and the top spot in the NHL before the pause, go 0-3-0 in the round-robin."It was a little upsetting," Neely said. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the Stanley Cup Playoffs logo, the Stanley Cup Final logo, Center Ice name and logo, NHL Conference logos, NHL Winter Classic name, and The Biggest Assist Happens Off The Ice are registered trademarks and Stanley Cup Qualifiers name and logo, NHL.TV, Vintage Hockey word mark and logo, The Game Lives Where You Do, NHL Winter Classic logo, NHL Heritage Classic name and logo, NHL Stadium Series name and logo, NHL All-Star logo, NHL Face-Off name and logo, NHL.