For the first time this season, the Boston Bruins have lost two games in a row.
Boston earned its top-dog status throughout their 2022-23 season. They can attribute much of that success to their ability to close out games in the final 20 minutes. Coming off of an uncharacteristic collapse in the third period against the Tampa Bay Lightning only two nights prior, the Bruins aimed to return to form against a “desperate” Florida Panthers squad.
But an uninspiring power-play performance and a series of odd deflections — benefitting both squads — became the difference makers in Boston’s 4-3 overtime loss.