Had the Bruins applied the same amount of effort they showed in the third period to the entire game, the result might have been different.

Anthony Cirelli and Michael Eyssimont scored second-period goals as the host Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston 4-1 on Thursday to extend the Bruins' season-worst losing streak to six games.

The Bruins have lost six games in a row for the first time since March 2015. The post After another frustrating loss, it’s time for the Bruins to shake things up appeared first on Boston.com.

Special teams goals can provide huge momentum boosts, and the offense the Lightning penalty kill has provided this season has been truly game-changing. Thursday night against Boston, the Lightning were locked in a scoreless tie halfway through the game,

With the rut that the luckless Bruins are stuck in, even their mothers can’t pull them out of it. With the Moms along for the ride on the annual family trip, the B’s furious third-period comeback attempt fell short and their losing streak stretched to six (0-5-1) with a 4-1 loss to the Lightning in Tampa.