The Boston Bruins saw their losing streak extend to six games (0-3-3) after they blew a 2-1 lead with under a minute left at TD Garden Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

Ryan Spooner and Loui Eriksson each recorded power-play goals on the night, but it just wasn’t enough as Corey Perry tied it for the Ducks with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, while Ryan Getzlaf ended it in overtime to lift the visiting Ducks to a 3-2 win.

David Krejci made his return to the Bruins lineup Thursday night for the first time in 15 games. The Czech-born center notched two assists while playing close to 20 minutes on the night. Krejci played on the right wing alongside Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron.

Claude Julien’s team will now turn their attention to the top-seeded New York Rangers who helped out the Black and Gold Thursday night with their win over the Ottawa Senators, but the B’s couldn’t capitalize on their chance to take control of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Blue Shirts own an 8-2-0 record over their last 10 games and have an impressive 24-10-2 record on the road.

In their last meeting on February 4th, the Rangers won 3-2 without Henrik Lundqvist. Boston won the first meeting of the season back in January, 3-0.

Here is your complete Bruins-Rangers Preview:

Gametime: 1:00 PM
Records: Bruins 36-25-13 (85 points)/ Rangers 47-19-7 (101 points)
TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Location: TD Garden

Bruins’ projected lines:

Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Krejci
Milan Lucic-Ryan Spooner-David Pastrnak
Reilly Smith-Carl Soderberg-Loui Eriksson
Chris Kelly-Gregory Campbell-Max Talbot

Zdeno Chara-Adam McQuaid
Torey Krug-Dennis Seidenberg
Matt Bartkowski-Zach Trotman

Tuukka Rask
Niklas Svedberg

Rangers’ projected lines:

Chris Kreider-Derek Stepan-Rick Nash
J.T. Miller-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
Carl Hagelin-Kevin Hayes-Kesper Fast
Tanner Glass-Dominic Moore-James Sheppard

Keith Yandle-Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh-Marc Staal
Matt Hunwick-Dan Boyle

Cam Talbot
Mackenzie Skapski

Who to watch for Bruins: Loui Eriksson

It seems as if Eriksson has been the one lately scoring the game-tying or go-ahead goal. The Swede scored his 19th goal on the power-play Thursday night to give the B’s a 2-1 lead.

Over his last 12 games, the 29 year-old has five goals and two assists. His 42 points are good for second on the team behind Patrice Bergeron (52).

This is the Loui Eriksson that Boston’s management traded for in the Tyler Seguin blockbuster. Of course he isn’t Seguin, but Eriksson is a 20-goal scorer, gets to the net and plays two-way hockey — something the B’s brass loves.

The right-winger is one of the B’s forwards that is playing at a consistent level as of late and with just eight games left, Eriksson needs to continue to be on top of his game.

Who to watch for Rangers: Kevin Hayes

The pride of Dorchester, Kevin Hayes, will make a return to TD Garden Saturday afternoon. The 22 year-old is having a great season for the Blue Shirts.

Hayes has 38 points on the year (14 goals, 24 assists) while posting a plus-16, good for 40th in the NHL. In his last five games, the 6-foot-5 forward has one goal and five assists, including a pair of helpers in his team’s latest 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

The Boston College standout is contributing nicely in his rookie season for the best team in the East. The B’s need to worry about just a little more than Rick Nash Saturday afternoon to say the least.

Game Day Edge: Limit the Rangers speed

Every time these two teams play it seems as if the Bruins get out-skated from one end of the ice to the other. The Rangers’ speed is sometimes too much for Zdeno Chara, Dennis Seidenberg and the rest of the B’s blue liners. With Dougie Hamilton out indefinitely, it could go from bad to worse.

The Rangers like to play a heavy game like the Bruins, but they are also very quick and tough to slow down. It was evident in their last meeting at Madison Square Garden that the Rangers’ speed was giving the B’s defense fits.

It’s another two points that the Black and Gold desperately need. There can’t be any more excuses. It’s do or die time.