Boston plumbs the depths of failure with another listless effort that got slightly better in the 3rd period.
So this is where we’re at, huh.
Alright.
1st Period
The Boston Bruins allegedly participated in this period, though they certainly didn’t act like it. The Ducks meanwhile were able to get on the board first thanks to a shorthanded tally from Leo Carlsson. 1-0 Ducks.
2nd Period
What happened here is just…yeah. Nesterenko credited for the goal, it’s 2-0 Ducks.
David Pastrnak scored on the power play! That was pretty cool! It was a 5-on-3, so I’d hope they would have! 2-1 Ducks.
The rest of the game was just a comedy of errors; getting outworked, outskated, and completely jobbed on luck.
If you’re looking for analysis on this, here it is; this team has nothing but pain to give, and they are so very generous. 4-1 Ducks at the end of the 2nd.
Third Period
Leo Carlsson continued to add to the Ducks’ lead after taking a solid pass that simply did not experience anything remotely resembling an issue getting to him. 5-1 Ducks.
Then a Mason McTavish goal in transition…
…and Finally Morgan Geekie scored far too late to matter.
Bruins lose 6-2.
Game Notes
- Your TOI Leader was Parker Wotherspoon, who played 23:57 tonight.
- This is where we’re at; staring down the barrel of some of the worst streaks in this team’s history and we as fans are wondering if they can beat it. If this is the effort we can expect through the next 9 games? If this defense is going to be routinely beaten on even mild transition chances? If this offense cannot get off the wall without David Pastrnak’s assistance? If this is really the best we can get out of this aside from a bunch of penalties way too goddamn late to matter and a fight that goes nowhere? Then don’t you worry, the longest losing streak in franchise history may in fact be something you get to watch. This was awful.
- The Boston Bruins had 9 shots on goal through 40 minutes of game time. Sure, part of it was that a Zadorov-less defense corps officially makes this blueline effectively an AHL-effective group and the Bruins gave the Ducks the chance to feel like a real dangerous team again, but man this squad outside of a very small group of players just has nothing. It is, more than it has ever been, rough.
- TWO own goals in one period. One off of Mike Callahan’s skate, the other one off of Pavel Zacha’s body. If they didn’t have bad luck, they’d have no luck at all.
- 35 goal season for David Pastrnak. Currently hovering around 18% of all Bruins’ goals scored this year. Unreal that he’s gotten this far with this squad. And this was a pretty rough game for him! He was experiencing struggles all night and he still managed to give this game the dim specter of hope. What a guy.
- I know we’re all mad at Swayman for getting all this money and not playing up to the level expected of him. That’s fine. I get where you’re coming from, I understand this is actually focused on performance, and I for the most part agree. I even understand wanting to see more of Korpisalo as a result. Tonight was a blunt reminder that for as much as Swayman hasn’t quite made his 8.25m AAV, Korpisalo hasn’t exactly lived up to the 3m AAV he’s been signed to either, in spite of how much people like him for being cheaper. There were some goals going in during this game that were just unconscionable. Even for a bad team, some of these goals just shouldn’t go in.
- 9 more games. Just 9 more games.
- The Bruins are currently set to pick 8th if nothing changes in the NHL Draft Lottery. Here is who EliteProspects.com believes is a good pick at 8th; Carter Bear from the Everett Silvertips.
This trainwreck of a road trip brings us to Detroit on Saturday night; the penultimate stop before coming home for a short but likely gruesome game against Washington, and this game will be on ABC and ESPN+, so please adjust your expectations accordingly.
The Puck drops at 8pm EST. We’ll see you there.