Let’s get this out of the way before you rush to the comments: the refs are not the reason the Bruins lost Game 2. Turnovers, particularly by David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand, are the main reason the Bruins lost Game 2.
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BUT...
They certainly didn’t help.
Officiating during these NHL playoffs has been, in a word, brutal across the board. It’s been horrendously inconsistent, from penalty calls to icing calls. Don’t even get me started on the bogus faceoffs.
Tonight was especially bad.