The Boston Bruins' subpar season last year is becoming a distant memory. The Bruins' resurgence is fueled by impressive depth and great performances from star winger David Pastrnak, solidifying their playoff contention.

Trade uncertainty isn't new for Peeke, and his fate depends on the Bruins’ progress before the March 8 deadline.

Here are a few leftover thoughts on the red-hot Bruins prior to their matchup against the Rangers.

Kastelic had just finished a heavy check in the corner on Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore, who appeared to be shaken up. Lauzon stepped forward to avenge his teammate. Lauzon spent the first four years of his professional career with the Bruins, before Seattle claimed him in the expansion draft. He met Kastelic at center ice.

The Boston Bruins missed out on both of their heavily-rumored trade targets, in Rasmus Andersson and Kiefer Sherwood.

Arber Xhekaj has yet to play this week. He was left out against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday and the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, when Martin St-Louis opted for Jayden Struble for both games.

Jeremy Swayman picked up where Joonas Korpisalo left off for the Bruins. The Olympics-bound goalie was excellent against the first place Red Wings and made 24 saves as Boston beat Detroit, 3-0, Tuesday at TD Garden.

One man was arrested and another ended up in the hospital after a fight and fall at TD Garden during a Boston Bruins game Saturday.

Boston's dominant win in the previous meeting is part of its recent turnaround following a six-game skid. After dropping six straight Dec 18-29, the Bruins are on a 10-2-0 run and they kept rolling with a 4-3 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.