One goal in 120 minutes is hardly a recipe for winning hockey.
Facing their fourth straight unbeaten opponent, the Bruins hardly appeared in sync during Thursday’s 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Sure, Bruce Cassidy’s bunch peppered Frederik Andersen late in desperation mode, but they struggled all night gaining entries into the attacking zone.
The Bruins chased the game from the get-go. They watched Jeremy Swayman fall victim to tip-ins and lucky bounces off teammates from Tony DeAngelo’s first-period tally and Nino Niederreiter’s second-period marker. Andrei Svenchnikov capped off Boston’s frustrating road trip with an empty netter late in regulation.