The Boston Bruins struggled to solve Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros on Tuesday night, nearly coming up empty-handed in a 2-1 loss at TD Garden. The defeat marked only their 12th regulation loss of the season and the fourth at home.

David Pastrnak scored the Bruins’ lone goal, his 52nd of the season. Unfortunately, it came with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, so their fate had already been sealed.

• The teams battled to a stalemate in the first period, with the Predators holding a slight 10-8 edge in shots on goal. And it wasn’t for lack of opportunities, as each team had three power plays.

  Boston nearly scored on a shorthanded bid between Brandon Carlo and Brad Marchand, but Nashville forward Luke Evangelista was able to stop the puck with his stick before it fully crossed the goal line. Officials reviewed the play and the no-goal call was upheld.

• HOLY MOLY WHAT A SAVE BY LUKE EVANGELISTA pic.twitter.com/u9IRSb6A2A

  — Spoked Z (@SpokedZ) March 28, 2023

• It wasn’t until 1:49 remained in the second period that Nashville finally broke the scoreless tie. It came off the stick of Cody Glass, who gathered a loose puck that hit the Bruins’ Hampus Lindholm and landed around his skates, then quickly fired it from the slot and past the Bruins’ Linus Ullmark for the goal.

  Cody Glass with the icebreaker for the @PredsNHL! 🧊 pic.twitter.com/F4y106fUt9

  — NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2023

• The Bruins, meanwhile, nearly got shut out by Saros, despite out-shooting the Preds 36-23 and holding a 36-17 advantage in scoring chances, as well as 12-9 in the high-danger areas. Boston’s power play also continued to struggle mightily, as they finished 0-for-5 on the night with the man advantage.

  Boston will get back to action at home on Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  Matt Dolloff is a writer and podcaster for 985TheSportsHub.com. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Have a news tip, question, or comment for Matt? Yell at him on Twitter @mattdolloff and follow him on Instagram @realmattdolloff. Check out all of Matt’s content here.

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