NHL action: Krejčí, Sobotka assist on goals helping Boston’s playoff hopes

In the NHL on Thursday Czech players David Krejčí a Vladimír Sobotka earned an assist each to boost the Boston Bruins’ chances of extending the season into the playoffs. Boston defeated Buffalo by a score of 3:1 and jumped three spots in the standings to sixth place in the Eastern Conference, just ahead of the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers. The New York Rangers are currently below the cut-off, in ninth spot.