Bruins’ Win Streak Ends With Overtime Loss to Stars

The Boston Bruins closed out their four-game road trip with seven of eight possible points.

The Bruins (7-2-1) had their five-game win streak snapped in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars (5-3-1) on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Matt Poitras (4) and James Hagens (3) scored for the Bruins, but a Mikko Rantanen hat trick led the way for the Stars.

Jeremy Swayman made 22 of 25 saves in the overtime loss. 

Throughout the road trip, the Bruins were not necessarily the sharpest team out of the gate. That changed on Tuesday night, and it was the young talent who set up the game’s opening goal. Frederic Brunet played a cross-ice feed to Matt Poitras, who beat Jake Oettinger from the slot with a one-timer. 

With the goal, Poitras extended his point streak to four games (3-1–4). 

The Bruins could not drive a single shot on frame during their first power play of the game. Their first kill came late in the first period after Tanner Jeannot connected a right cross with Radek Faksa after a whistle and was sent to the box for roughing. 

The Stars got on the board less than three minutes into the second period. Mikko Rantanen picked up the puck after Fraser Minten could not handle a pass from Mason Lohrei. Rantanen steered a shot on Swayman and scored on the follow-up. 

Casey Mittelstadt drove into the offensive zone, circled Jake Oettinger’s net, and played the puck to the net front. James Hagens beat Miro Heiskanen and redirected the puck behind Oettinger to reclaim the Bruins’ lead just 4:40 after Rantanen’s goal. 

The Bruins went without a shot on their second power play, but in the last minute of the second period, they finally started to generate power-play shots on Oettinger. Thirty-nine seconds of their third power play carried over to the final frame, but the Bruins could not capitalize on the man advantage.

Morgan Geekie drew a holding penalty on Sam Steel 43 seconds into the third period. However, for the fourth time on Tuesday, the Bruins’ power play could not beat Oettinger.

The Bruins’ power play finished 0-for-4 on Tuesday.

Mikko Rantanen tied the game with 6:22 remaining in the third. Rantanen played the puck to Roope Hintz from behind the goal line, and Hintz shot it off Charlie McAvoy’s shin. The rebound bounced to Rantanen, who beat Swayman glove-side.

For the second time this season, the Bruins needed overtime.

Jeremy Swayman was called on early. He denied Wyatt Johnston twice early in overtime before Pavel Zacha took a slashing penalty.

On the power play, Mikko Rantanen beat Swayman high with a backhand to win the game in overtime.

The Bruins did not have a shot on goal in the last 16:35 of the game.

The Bruins fly home on Wednesday and return to TD Garden for a game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

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