On Monday night, the Boston Bruins encountered a night full of hiccups in their 5-3 loss to the young and exciting Anaheim Ducks at TD Garden.
Very little went right for the Bruins aside from David Pastrnak potting his 20th goal of the season and Taylor Hall’s power-play marker in the middle stanza. Tuukka Rask had a rough night tracking the puck, allowing five goals on 27 Anaheim shots. The frequent turnovers dug them into a deeper hole. They rarely sustained a healthy attacking zone rhythm, losing puck battles more often than not.
The opportunistic Ducks pounced even as Oskar Steen’s initial boarding major on Nicolas Deslasuires was downgraded to a minor penalty.