Little Details Hurting: Breaking Apart Bruins’ Loss to Lightning
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Pablo Robles-Imagn Images Losses in April are hard pills to swallow, especially for a team that rarely loses when leading after two periods. The Boston Bruins (43-26-8) lost 3-1 to the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (48-22-6) on Saturday at Benchmark International Arena. Casey Mittelstadt scored the only Bruins’ goal , his 15th of the season, and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves, but a three-goal third period separated the Lightning from the black and gold.
The Bruins played a very structured 5-on-5 game, especially for the first 40 minutes. They out-attempted the Lightning 49-39 at 5-on-5 and were up 39-22 after two periods, per Natural Stat Trick. They outshot the Lightning 11-5 in the second period and held a 1-0 lead.
Image Courtesy of Natural Stat Trick “We played great, we played a really, really good hockey game 5-on-5,” Marco Sturm said to reporters in Tampa. “We just, that little details now, you know, don’t get the puck in. Maybe on the power play, those… hurting right now, unfortunately.
” The Bruins’ power play went 0-for-4 on Saturday. They have gone 10-for-64 (15. 6%) since the Olympic break, which is the fifth-worst in the league.