Bruins amongst league worst in this category

This raises many eyebrows being as they have been struggling more than usual since the break. Fans are used to a well oiled machine when down a man but that hasn't been the story lately.

Fans are wondering if it seems to be a lack in grit and defensive reliability that has been causing the struggles. It is no surprise that they D-core has been having a tough time but with recent changes such as Lindholm being out of the line-up and young 6'5 defenseman Mason Lohrei coming up from Providence may be good for the team. It will interesting to see if Lohrei will be able to add some fire to the penalty kill against the Oilers.

As we are coming to the end of the regular season, the Bruins will need to make some drastic changes if they do not want to get bounced from the playoffs in the first round again.