Boston Bruins: 3 takeaways from Monday’s 5-3 comeback win over the Capitals

1. The Boston Bruins cannot make falling behind early a trend.

The last two games have been an emotional rollercoaster for Bruins fans. Both games saw Boston come back from 3-0 deficits. While these type of games are thrilling, the B’s cannot make this type of play a trend.

Falling behind early isn’t a way to win games, it’s how you use them. The B’s were lucky these past two games that Washington was shorthanded without center Evgeny Kuznetsov, starting goalie Ilya Samsonov, and for the first game defenseman Dmitry Orlov.

I whole-heartedly think if the Caps had all three of these players for these two games, they wouldn’t have let the Black and Gold come back. With Kuznetsov out, T.J. Oshie was playing out of position at center and the Caps were relying on rookie goaltender Vanecek, who has played well so far but has been shaky at times.

The next two games for the B’s will be against the Philadelphia Flyers. Boston has played them already this season and started their strong offensive play in the third period of the two team’s first matchup and are 2-0 against Philly this season.

However, since these two games, the Flyers have been playing much better and the Bruins could have their hands full, especially if they fall behind early like the last two games against the Capitals.