‘Our Power Play Was Terrible’: Breaking Apart Bruins Loss to Maple Leafs

BOSTON – It was one of the lighter games with a tough road ahead , but the Bruins could not pick up two points. The Boston Bruins (39-24-8) lost on home ice for the second time in 2026, falling 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-29-13) on Tuesday night. Elias Lindholm scored his 14th goal of the season, Charlie McAvoy added a power play goal , and Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves, but, as Marco Sturm said: “Overall, the whole game was full of disappointment.

” “We were okay in the first,” Elias Lindholm said after the game . “Second period, our power play was terrible. It killed the momentum, and obviously, they got way more chances and momentum from that.

So, yeah, our special teams were not good enough tonight. ” The Bruins’ power play was a strength earlier in the season, but it has since held them back. The Bruins went 1-for-5 on Tuesday; they are now 7-for-48 (14.

6%) since the Olympic break. They drew three straight power plays to start the second period, but they could not convert on any of them. To make matters worse, Matthew Knies scored shorthanded .