Interim Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy felt the sting of defeat for the first time in his brief coaching career Wednesday night, as the B's fell to the Anaheim Ducks, 5-3.
Things don't get any easier for Boston, as the Bruins face the Los Angeles Kings tonight in the third of a four game road trip that concludes against the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
If the Bruins expect to get back into the win column tonight, they've got to find a way to get the puck past Peter Budaj, one of the best goalies in the NHL. Although Budaj has recorded a 2-3 mark in his past five games, he has the third best goals against average (2.12) in the league.
Offensively, the B's must also do all they can to contain the scoring threat of center Jeff Carter, who is third in the league in goals with 29, just four behind Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby.
Since the coaching change earlier this month, Cassidy's style of uptempo hockey versus Claude Julien's defensive style of play seems to be paying off. Tonight's game against the Kings is crucial for the B's because the season is winding down and every point is critical if Boston expects to earn a playoff berth for the first time in three years.
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