"After the 4-1 loss in Buffalo on Saturday when the Sabres had more goals (3) in the second period than the Bruins had shots (2), the B's are riding a five-game losing streak (0-4-1), one short of their longest skid of futility, which was six straight Ls in October when it looked like the team was not grasping new coach Marco Sturm's hybrid man/zone defensive system."
"When the players arrived Sunday at the Keybank Arena, the site of the latest crime, the forward lines had been thrown into the proverbial blender. The top line of Morgan Geekie-Elias Lindholm-David Pastrnak had been split up. Rookie Fraser Minten, who was praised by the coach for his heady play, was centering Pastrnak and Marat Khusnutdinov while Lindholm was between Geekie and Alex Steeves."
After a 4-1 loss in Buffalo, the Bruins have lost five straight games (0-4-1) and appear disjointed, especially offensively. The Sabres scored three goals in the second period while the Bruins managed only two shots. The team had earlier overcome a six-game skid in October but currently looks unlike a playoff-caliber squad despite being one point out of a wild-card spot. Coach Marco Sturm shuffled forward lines, splitting top trio Geekie-Lindholm-Pastrnak and placing rookie Fraser Minten between Pastrnak and Khusnutdinov. Pastrnak's minus-12 rating underscores individual struggles and the need for lineup adjustments.
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