Coming into this weekend, the Boston Bruins had only lost one game in regulation. In back to back nights, the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues handed the B’s their second and third losses of the season in two disappointing outings.
Friday, against the Caps, the Bruins allowed three goals in the second, and saw starting goaltender Tim Thomas pulled. Boston retaliated in the third and tied the game with goals by Michael Ryder, Nathan Horton, and Shawn Thornton in just under seven minutes.
Hope didn’t last long; Washington answered with two more goals, and the Bruins couldn’t keep up. They had struggled to put shots on net the entire game, and were ultimately outshot 3...