TORONTO — The Boston Bruins encountered a pair of negative trends in the early portion of the 2021-22 campaign: struggling on the road and against some of the more skilled teams.
Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped the Bruins to 1-4 away from TD Garden. They got off to a solid start behind Taylor Hall’s first-period power-play marker but failed to build off their early 1-0 lead.
Boston’s D struggled against Toronto’s speed, leaving Linus Ullmark out to dry more often than not. Both the power play and penalty kill entered a rut after Taylor Hall’s tally.