The details and the effort remained solid throughout Tuesday’s 60-minute tilt. But the positive results evaded the Boston Bruins Tuesday against a top-tier netminder in Jusse Saros and the rest of the resurging Nashville Predators.
Until the third.
Jim Montgomery’s squad encountered a few hiccups and watched Justin Brazeau exit with an upper-body injury. Linus Ullmark matched Saros stride for stride as the Bruins tried to find their scoring touch. Yet, they never deviated from their tight checking and defensive structure before pouncing in the third.
The Bruins grabbed the lead at 13:18 of the final frame on Charlie Coyle’s shorthanded tally.