The Boston Bruins couldn’t recover from a three-goal deficit after the first period and failed to provide a full 60-minute effort, as the team fell 4-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at the TD Garden.
Max Pacioretty netted two goals in Vegas’ win.
The Bruins struggled to find their footing in the first period, as Bruce Cassidy said mentally it “took us a while to check in.”
Whatever the case might have been – scrambled lines, post road-trip fatigue, missing Craig Smith or the absence of energy Brad Marchand provides – the Bruins were outskated to the puck and found themselves playing catch up after the opening 20 minutes.