The Boston Bruins did everything right by the book. They played a good 200-foot game and generated a few fortunate bounces on Los Angeles Kings netminder Jonathan Quick.
They didn’t get the result, however.
The Bruins couldn’t finish against a hot netminder in Quick, who made 36 saves on the night. They broke down in the final two minutes — after not allowing a single shot on net in a 10-minute stretch during the third — and couldn’t capitalize on a couple of breakaways in the 3-on-3 overtime.
The opportunistic Kings pounced on a Black and Gold squad that couldn’t quite finish the job.