Milan Lucic concluded the regular season with an assist in Boston's loss to Ottawa on Sunday night.

He also had one shot, five penalty minutes and three hits during his 17 minutes of ice time. It's been a tough year offensively for the Bruins' hulking forward, but he feels like he's turning it around lately. "I felt really good with the puck. I felt I made a lot of good plays," Lucic said. "I felt like I was moving my feet. That's been the main thing I've been focusing on these last couple of games. I want to keep building and building so it's where it needs to be [this] week." He ended up with seven goals and 20 assists in 47 games this campaign, while contributing 75 PIMs and 139 hits as well.

Milan Lucic notched a goal and had an assist in the Bruins' 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals on Saturday night.

The forward has been in the doghouse recently, but an engaged and physical Lucic is a handful to contain and he has the ability to be a pivotal player in the playoffs. Andrew Ference scored the other goal for the Bruins.

Milan Lucic is motivated to end the regular season on a high note after being a healthy scratch in Saturday's loss to Pittsburgh.

"It's a different perspective sitting up there and getting to watch the game, he said. "I think it just kind of builds that hunger back in you that you want to make sure it never happens again. I'll make sure it never happens again." Lucic got back into active duty in Sunday's win over Florida, where he posted three shots and five hits during his 12:54 of ice time. Offense has been an issue for Lucic all year, with just six goals and 24 points in 42 games, but he's still been a decent contributor when it comes to hits (127) and penalty minutes (65).