BOSTON — Rest and relaxation did not do much for the Bruins.
After a nine-day All-Star/bye week break, the Bruins dropped just their second home game in regulation, losing to the Washington Capitals, 2-1, at TD Garden on Saturday.
The Bruins power-play drought stretched to 0 for 18 with an 0-for-4 showing on Saturday. While that’s a bit misleading — three of the man-advantages were abbreviated — they had a golden chance to tie the game midway through the third period on a full two-minute advantage but they could not get the equalizer behind Darcy Kuemper. They also got a late one with 25 seconds left in regulation for a 6-on-4 with the goalie pulled, but they could not get through what had been a quality Washington defensive effort to even it up.
