The Bruins came out flat against Florida on Friday night, a growing theme throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
That slow start came back to bite them, as the Panthers took a 3-0 lead into the locker room for the second intermission, all while Boston struggled to get pucks on net.
The Bruins came alive after Florida’s fourth straight goal, but by then it was too late to stage a comeback. After the game, Jim Montgomery didn’t have much of an explanation for the lackluster start, but he did shoulder the majority of the blame for it.
“Last two periods of last game and the first two periods tonight have just not been good enough,” Montgomery told reporters.