Bruins Wrap: Boston Falls Short In Late-Period Comeback Attempt

BOSTON — The Bruins saw their seven-game winning streak snapped Tuesday, falling to the Nashville Predators, 2-1, at TD Garden.

The B’s fell to 57-12-5 on the season while the Preds improved to 37-28-8.

Check out the full box score here.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
This game was chock full of sloppiness.

The Bruins uncharacteristically set the tone for that sloppiness, sleepwalking their way into five penalties and a few ugly turnovers. The Predators were just as bad, committing five penalties of their own and turning the puck over nine times. Even the officials followed suit, as there were multiple occasions where a team would commit a penalty and be in clear possession of the puck without a whistle to stop play.

Boston was able to get clean entries fairly often, but would find themselves out of position in the offensive zone and fail to get a shot on net. When they did get one on net, it would be without a screener and make for an easy save by Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros.

The uninspiring first 40 minutes lit a fire under the Bruins, who came out hot in the third period and sustained momentum throughout the stanza. They just couldn’t put one home to pull off another come-from-behind win.

STARS OF THE GAME
— Saros was tremendous against the high-powered Bruins, stopping 35 of the 36 shots he faced.

— Connor Clifton tried his best to give Boston a shot in the arm, registering three hits and being at the forefront of all scraps.

— Cody Glass opened the scoring late in the second period, potting his 12th goal of the season.

WAGER WATCH
Glass was given +425 odds to score by DraftKings Sportsbook pregame. His second-period goal turned $100 bets into $525 payouts.

UP NEXT
The Bruins will cap off their two-game homestand Thursday when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. You can watch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.