The game was wild, eventful, entertaining and fast. At first, the Boston Bruins looked like they would give a good fight, matching each of the Senators first four goals. But alas, a win was not an option for the B’s as they fell 6-4 to the Senators and narrowed their conference lead to a measly two points.
Julien: "when you get to those big games, you expect a lot more out of a lot of guys, and we didn't get that tonight"
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) March 20, 2015
Just 0:19 into the game, the Senators were on the scoreboard after a goal by Kyle Turris, but the Bruins were not out yet. 40 seconds later, Carl Soderberg ended his scoring drought at the perfect time landing the puck in the net to tie the game. The first period had a lot of hits, energy, speed and back-and-forth play, which made for an exciting and playoff-worthy game.
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Heading into the second tied 2-2 and down a linesman, the Bruins needed to bring their A game to get the job done. Unfortunately, they were sloppy, lacked defense and looked like a completely different team. Early on in the period, the Sens took the lead on a goal from David Legwand. The Bruins continued their sloppy play, but were able to draw two consecutive penalties that gave them a two-man advantage. Spooner capitalized and landed a PPG – his second goal of the night and 4th in his hometown of Ottawa over the past 10 days.
Still on the powerplay, things were looking up for the Bruins, but a turnover from Reilly Smith – who was luckily “benched” for a good portion of the second and third periods – and non-existent defense allowed Ottawa to score a shorthanded goal and once again take the lead. The back-and-forth wasn’t over. Torey Krug landed a beautiful goal on the Hamburgler right after the powerplay expired. Heading into the third period with an even score was a good spot for the Bruins. All they had to do was play their best hockey and take the two points from a trailing team. It didn’t exactly work out this way.
“Disappointed is probably the right word. When you get to those big games, you expect a lot more out of a lot of guys. We didn’t get that tonight. When you look at the game, the feeling is they seemed to want it more than we did. That’s the other part. That’s disappointing.” Claude Julien
The Senators were the ones to take the lead in the third and landed a second goal, an empty-netter, to seal the deal. With a VERY narrow two-point lead holding their playoff spot, the Bruins have two MUST-WIN games in Florida this weekend. They will meet the Panthers on Saturday and Tampa Bay on Sunday. Hopefully, David Krejci will be able to help his team out for at least one of these games with a possibility of returning this weekend.
With only a handful of games left, it is do or die time for the Bruins. They need to take all available points or they’ll be trading in their hockey sticks for putters sooner than expected.