(S. Babineau/Getty) Tuukka Rask made 28 saves in the Bruins' loss to the Hurricanes Thursday night at the TD Garden.
BOSTON – If the Boston Bruins were portrayed as Superman, then the Carolina Hurricanes have provided the kryptonite.
Behind a 47-save shutout from goaltender Cam Ward the lowly Canes completed the season sweep against the Black and Gold – second in the Eastern Conference – in their 3-0 victory Thursday night at the TD Garden.
(Credit: S. Babineau/Getty Images) Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference returns to the lineup on Thursday after a three-game suspension
BOSTON — After receiving a three-game suspension for hitting Ryan McDonagh from behind in their 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers a couple of weeks ago, Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference returns to the lineup for Thursday’s contest against the Carolina Hurricanes at the TD Garden.
Ference, who earned his first suspension in nearly 700 career NHL regular season games, will play for the first time in two weeks and will likely battle through some rust in his first game since Jan. 21 (before the All-Star break) — a span of 10 days.
BOSTON — Other than being a part of the Bruins’ 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night at the TD Garden, both forward Brad Marchand and head coach Claude Julien had one other thing in common.
After seeing a slew of penalties dished out in the third period, Julien and Marchand were just two of five Bruins — along with Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton and Zdeno Chara — who were handed misconducts.
While Chara, Horton and Lucic were given misconducts for their actions on the ice at 14:19 of the second period and 11:30 and 16:10 of the third period, respectively, Marchand and Julien’s ejections seemed a little puzzling.
Although neither Julien, nor Marchand, threw the officiating completely under the bus Tuesday night, they still voiced their displeasure at their misconducts.
(Media Credit: S.Babineau/Getty Images) Frustration grew for the Bruins in their 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes Tuesday night at TD Garden
BOSTON — Perhaps the Bruins could point the finger at the officials after their 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Perhaps the Bruins could have said that they had to kill too many penalties, too.
But one thing that is common, even though they voiced some displeasure at the officiating Tuesday night at the TD Garden — and some noted that they were behind the 8-ball from the get-go — the fact remains that they are holding themselves responsible for what they didn’t do.
And what they didn’t do is obviously more concerning for the defending Stanley Cup Champs.
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