Even in their losing efforts, the Bruins didn’t have many stretches where they were outplayed for a good chunk of the 60 minutes.
That changed Friday night in Detroit against the lowly Red Wings.
Bruce Cassidy’s squad had arguably their worst performance of the season. And it came against a Red Wings team that ranked dead last in nearly every major statistical category, including goals for (35), goals against (68) and penalty kill percentage (66.7 percent).
Things snowballed after Dylan Larkin answered David Krejci’s early first-period tally just 1:32 after the Czech centerman gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead a mere 69 seconds in.