Boston — The Bruins earned a point on Monday night to round up their four-game road trip, giving them five of a possible eight points during their West Coast tour. That would normally be a really good tour for a team.
The Bruins, though, believe the trip was a squandered chance. Several of them, in fact.
The 4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Monday night was just the most recent instance of Boston leaving at least a few points on the ice during the trip. The Bruins lost after regulation for the third time in a row on Monday as they were unable to hold onto a third-period advantage.
The Bruins lost 6-5 in overtime in Edmonton to open the road trip, after the team had trailed 4-2 in the third period. They then lost 3-2 in overtime to the Calgary Flames, and a few nights later, Boston let a two-goal lead slip away in a depressing OT loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
In seven of their past eight games, the Bruins have need additional hockey. Only two of the matchups have they won.
David Pastrnak scored twice to give Boston a 2-1 lead going into the last frame on Monday night. However, Vince Dunn’s snap shot off a rebound gave him the lead back just 5:29 into the final frame against Linus Ullmark (24 saves).
confrontation. At 13:30, Seattle had taken a 3-2 lead, but Charlie Coyle’s goal to tie the game for Boston at the end of a Bruins power play, at least temporarily, rescued the game.
The only reason Boston managed to escape Seattle with a point was that Coyle tally. Kailer Yamamoto of the Kraken was the only player to score in the shootout, and neither team scored in overtime. Pastrnak’s wrist shot was easily stopped by Philipp Grubauer, giving Seattle the victory in a shootout.
The Bruins have struggled with closing time this year. Boston fell to 25-1-8 when leading into the third period on Monday night, marking the team’s ninth loss of the season after leading after two periods. Previously, the Bruins werean NHL-best 47-1-2 when leading after two. Before the game, head coach Jim Montgomery said that Boston’s focus would be hanging onto a lead and not playing tentatively to start the third. They failed to accomplish either on Monday night, and now head home after a 1-0-3 trip
When things don’t work out in that scenario, you may choose to wait for things to happen rather than take action. Montgomery remarked, “I believe we’re waiting for things to happen. “We don’t have the right attitude to start the third with leads.”
Pastrnak, who recorded his 700th career point in the defeat, remarked, “We played a great game, but then we kind of let them push.” “You have to assume that strong teams will exert effort and refocus. We didn’t make the pushback until the third period, and that was almost too late.”
With 82 points, the Bruins and Sharks are still tied for the most points in the NHL. Once more, the majority of teams would score five of eight points on.
