By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

Sunday night’s loss to the Canadiens aside, the Bruins have gotten just about everything they’ve wanted through the first 19 games of the season. Boston is 14-3-2 and sits in fourth place in the conference with the three teams ahead having playing more games. A jam-packed stretch coming up will change that, and it should also tell us much more about the team’s chances entering the playoffs. Two years removed from winning the Stanley Cup, the Bruins look different than the team who bowed out of the playoffs in the first round last season. With all that in mind, here are eight predictions for the rest of the season.