The Bruins played a very structured 5-on-5 game, especially for the first 40 minutes. They out-attempted the Lightning 49-39 at 5-on-5 and were up 39-22 after two periods, per Natural Stat Trick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They outshot the Lightning 11-5 in the second period and held a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played great, we played a really, really good hockey game 5-on-5,\u201d Marco Sturm said<\/a> to reporters in Tampa. \u201cWe just, that little details now, you know, don\u2019t get the puck in. Maybe on the power play, those\u2026 hurting right now, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n The Bruins\u2019 power play went 0-for-4 on Saturday. They have gone 10-for-64 (15.6%) since the Olympic break, which is the fifth-worst in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn the past, I think power play gave us an extra boost. [One] we could\u2019ve needed tonight,\u201d Sturm said. \u201cUnfortunately, we didn\u2019t. But those guys need to step up, too, and that second goal is huge. We had those opportunities, and unfortunately, we didn\u2019t grab it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey have a good PK, and obviously, I think we got to move the puck quicker, and you know, maybe trying to get too cute at times,\u201d Casey Mittelstadt said<\/a>. \u201cYeah, not our best, but we\u2019ll look at it and learn from it.\u201d<\/p>\n Six of the Bruins\u2019 22 shots came on the power play. Andrei Vasilevskiy<\/a> stopped all of them.<\/p>\n The Bruins entered the game with a 31-0-4 record when leading after two periods.<\/p>\n The game turned in the third period.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t get the puck in there once or twice. We got caught, too,\u201d Marco Sturm said about the third period. \u201cWe didn\u2019t do it for 40 minutes. Unfortunately, it happened in the third. But yeah, those are the little details. I think that, unfortunately, it\u2019s going to cost us a few points here. That\u2019s something we have to correct and try to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n The Lightning out-attempted the Bruins 17-10 at 5-on-5, outshot them 10-3, and outscored them 3-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think with a team like that, they\u2019re going to sniff at every little chance that you give them,\u201d Jordan Harris said<\/a> after the game. \u201cI mean, we had some good looks. That game easily could have gone the other way early. I think this time of year, those little things are so important. And you just have to stay diligent on them, and we talk about that in here, and I think we\u2019ve been really mature about all that stuff for the whole year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Harris skated in his first game since March 5, and his seventh of the season.<\/p>\n The Lightning scored two goals from defensemen, one two minutes<\/a> into the third period and the other with just over five minutes<\/a> to play.\u00a0<\/p>\n Swayman is ready to collect the good and move forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAny 2-1 game, you\u2019re going to get goals that are magnified,\u201d Jeremy Swayman said<\/a> after the game. \u201cAt the same time, it\u2019s our job to move forward and really take positives. A lot of great things came out of tonight\u2019s game, so that\u2019s what we need to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n The Bruins are now 31-1-4 when leading after two periods. It is also the first time the Bruins have had back-to-back regulation losses<\/a> since December 23-27, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even in the loss, the Bruins were helped in the standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Blue Jackets, Red Wings<\/a>, and Senators<\/a> \u2013 all teams chasing the Bruins \u2013 lost on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bruins sit with a 96.9% chance at the postseason, per MoneyPuck<\/a>. The magic number, even in a loss, fell to seven, according to Hockey Magic Numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n They will take on the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> (38-26-12) on Sunday at 3:30 PM ET (TNT | HBO Max), who are also tied with the Blue Jackets, Red Wings, and Senators with 88 points. 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<\/a>Image Courtesy of Natural Stat Trick<\/p>\n