Published on Saturday, February 06, 2010
By TOM KING
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins are approaching a historical moment they had hoped to avoid.
If they come out on the losing end of this afternoon's game in Montreal, they will tie a franchise record with their 11th straight loss, one that was originally set during the 1924-25 season.
Early on in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks at the TD Garden, it appeared the Bruins would avoid such a fate. They had a 2-0 lead thanks to first period power play goals by Zdeno Chara and Michael Ryder, but when they looked up at the end of regulation and overtime, the team was headed toward its third straight shootout loss. Boston (23-22-11) hasn't won since its shootout win in San Jose on Jan. 14.
We just have to keep working, keep trying to create scoring chances, and I think eventually pucks will start going in for us, Bruins forward Milan Lucic said. I think luck is going to have to turn sometime
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