from Joe Haggerty of CSNNE,

It’s the same old story for the David Krejci- and Zdeno Chara-less Bruins.

Defensively they’ve been able to band together and, in tandem with some hot goaltending, hold the opposition in check. But without the unique offensive contributions of Krejci and Chara, they remain toothless on the attack.

The latest example was a 2-0 shutout loss to the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center on Tuesday night, a defeat that leaves the Bruins with 15 goals scored in their last 10 games. During those 10 games, the Bruins have scored more than two goals just once. That’s not enough offense to beat most teams and certainly nowhere close enough to beat the Anaheim Ducks or the Kings, whom they've lost to in the last two nights.

“We’ve done a lot of good things, but at the same time when we’re not scoring then any small mistakes turn into big ones,” said Patrice Bergeron. “We don’t make up for it on the offense. We’re playing a pretty stingy game when it’s 1-0, so defense isn’t a problem. We just have to find a way to score more goals.”

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