19 men wore black jerseys with gold trim and a Bruins logo on their chest Friday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and host to the 2016 NHL Winter Classic. About 16 of those 19 men wearing the home black jerseys can be blamed for the Bruins 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
One Bruin who you shouldn’t blame: Tuukka Rask.
Looking at the score and seeing five pucks beat Rask into the Bruins net makes it easy to blame the former Vezina winner for the loss. But in reality, if it wasn’t for Rask, the Canadiens would have won by a touchdown, give or take the extra point.