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Bruins ‘just made stupid mistakes’ in Game 3 loss to Habs

Boston Bruins v Montreal Canadiens - Game Three

MONTREAL, QC - MAY 6: Dale Weise of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his second-period goal with fans behind the glass as Andrej Meszaros #41 and Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins react in Game Three of the Second Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre on May 6, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

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Tuesday’s playoff game between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens proved an interesting case study on the topic of momentum in a series.

Based on their roaring comeback to win Game 2, you’d think the Bruins would start to roll on their Original Six adversaries. Didn’t happen that way, as the series shifted back to Montreal. The Habs built up a 2-0 lead after the first period - P.K. Subban scored a beautiful breakaway goal seconds after his penalty expired - and led by three goals at one point.

The Bruins did their best to come back, like they had done in the first two games of this series, with Jarome Iginla making it a one-goal game with just over two minutes remaining in regulation. But time ran out on them in a 4-2 loss. The Canadiens now lead the series 2-1.

“I don’t think we played bad; we just made stupid mistakes,” said Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, as per Chris Johnston of Sportsnet.

Bruins head coach Claude Julien wasn’t particularly happy with his team’s start on the road.

“Our team wasn’t good enough at the start to give ourselves a chance here,” said Julien, as per Conor McKenna of TSN 690.

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