from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,

The Bruins overwhelmed the Devils for most of the game. They recorded a 40-15 advantage in shots. They led in attempts, 64-29. The Bruins had a handful of odd-man rushes in the first period.

But at this point of the season, it really doesn’t matter. They will be judged on winning games, which requires scoring goals and preventing opposing power-play strikes from going in. Against the down-and-out Devils, the Bruins failed in both categories.

“Disappointing, frustrating, whatever word you want to use,” said coach Claude Julien. “We could have put that game away in the first period with the outnumbered situations we had. I think we had three two-on-ones, a breakaway, a power play. Nothing to show for it.

“You can look at it whichever way you want. You’ve got to look at yourselves and blame yourselves for this loss. You can say you tried. But at this time of year, it’s not good enough. The situation we’re in, we expect better from ourselves.”

The Bruins remain in third place in the Atlantic Division, 1 point ahead of the Red Wings. The Bruins got a gift from their most hated rivals when the Canadiens rallied from a 3-2 deficit to beat Detroit, 4-3.

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