Bruins Looking to Hunt Down Rangers, Overtake New York for Top Seed in Eastern Conference

The Bruins and Rangers may be on a collision cource to meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but before it gets to that, the Eastern Conference race must be settled.

As winter turns to spring, Boston and New York will likely go down the stretch battling for position at the top of the East. 

That race will really get going when Rangers come to Boston on Feb. 14 for a Valentine's Day matchup between two teams in which there is no love lost.