Boston Bruins: 3 takeaways from 2-1 overtime loss to the Devils

The Boston Bruins lost their second game of the season by a score of 2-1 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils and are now 1-0-1. This game was just painful to watch as the B’s struggled to get anything going.

Unlike the first game where Boston came out red-hot, this game saw them sleep walk through the first two periods of the game. It wasn’t until the end o the second period that the B’s woke up and started driving some offense.

If it wasn’t for Jaroslav Halak and a great play on the penalty kill by Brad Marchand to set up a shorthanded goal by captain Patrice Bergeron towards the end of the second period, this game would’ve ended in regulation.

Here are three takeaways from the 2-1 overtime loss.

3. Jeremy Lauzon played much better for the Boston Bruins this game.

After struggling and seeming out of place in the first game of the season, Jeremy Lauzon was much better today. He looked much more confident, both with and without the puck, and was quicker with his decision making.

Last game, Lauzon was weary, as he second-guessed himself and hesitated often. Today, he made a decision quick and stuck with it, and it paid off as he was heads over heels better.

Lauzon finished this game with just over 18 minutes of ice time. This is about a minute-and-a-half less than last game but I think this is because the Bruins were trailing for most of this game.

Because of this, Lauzon, a defense-first defenseman didn’t see as much time as he did last game when the game was either tied or the Black and Gold were leading.

Lauzon finished this game with three hits, four shots on goal (which was tied for the most among B’s defensemen with Grzelcyk), and a +1 +/-.  As you can see Lauzon played much better as he was a plus, more physical, and didn’t have a turnover.