Fresh off of an entertaining, adrenaline-filled win in Montreal on Saturday night, the Bruins came home Monday night and…well, they played a hockey game.
It would be a little unfair to describe last night’s
Bruins-Hurricanes game as “boring,” but it was a fairly businesslike 3-1 win for the visitors.
The Bruins weren’t terrible, but were sloppy enough to be staring down a 3-0 shutout loss prior to Riley Tufte’s consolation goal with 10 seconds left.
The B’s managed just 16 shots on goal through two periods and failed to generate much of anything on the man advantage (though Tufte’s goal technically came on the power play), while the Hurricanes played a generally solid all-around game and were deserving winners.
It’s hard to do too much complaining, as this was the Bruins’ first loss on TD Garden ice in nearly a month.
Their last home loss prior to tonight was to the Anaheim Ducks back on October 23. Weirdly enough, the B’s next game will be on the road against those same Ducks on Wednesday.
While Tufte scored, fellow Monday recall-ee (that’s not a word) Matej Blumel did OK in his Bruins debut, recording a single shot on goal in 13:10 of ice time.
Prior to tonight’s game, news emerged that Charlie McAvoy may end up needing surgery on his mouth, which isn’t the best news but isn’t exactly shocking given the nature of that injury.
With Viktor Arvidsson and Casey Mittelstadt already on injury reserve, plus Jordan Harris on long-term injured reserve, the B’s shorthanded problems are beginning to pile up.
Perfect time to…oh, head out on a California road trip!
I may be wrong, but this seems like an unusual California swing in that it doesn’t feature any back-to-back games: the Bruins will face the Ducks on Wednesday night, the Kings on Friday night, and the Sharks on Sunday night.
What’s on tap for today?
