#power-play-struggles

#power-play-struggles

The Bruins' cornucopia of goals from Saturday turned into a barren wasteland of squandered opportunities on Sunday. But while most of the skaters had no more than their C-games, Joonas Korpisalo earned an A-plus, stopping all 27 shots he faced from the Pittsburgh Penguins, nailing down two important points for the B's with the 1-0 victory at the Garden. The B's are now 3-0 on their homestand and, with Sunday's win, they jumped a point ahead of the Pens in the Eastern Conference standings.

"It's a sequel that you don't really want to continue to [watch] because they get worse as they continue to go on. We couldn't get our five-on-five game going because it seemed like there were power plays on both sides. It's definitely not a recipe for success." - John Gruden on the Marlies reverting to slow starts The The response was excellent, though, and the Toronto Marlies' penchant for slow starts and an ineffective power play nearly cost them crucial points against their closest rival.

I thought we made it really easy for them,