Our Penguins continued their seemingly endless string of not-ready-for-prime-time efforts against playoff-bound clubs yesterday afternoon at TD Garden.
Thrust into a starting role due to an injury to Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith flinched at the outset, yielding a pair of cookie-cutter goals in the first two minutes. It proved to be all the offense Boston would need. Limiting us to just 24 shots on goal, the Bruins nipped our Pens, 2-1, to snap a three-game losing streak and clinch a playoff berth.
As I’d mentioned, the Bruins wasted little time in gaining an edge.