The Boston Bruins lost the lead in the final seconds of regulation. Then, they lost the game in a shootout and their playoff position to the Ottawa Senators.
Curiously, Bruins captain Brad Marchand never saw the ice during overtime or the shootout. Interim head coach Joe Sacco told reporters in Ottawa that Marchand wasn’t hurt; it was a coach’s decision to have the team’s second-leading scorer not log any shifts in the extra session.
Marchand had just one shot on goal and two giveaways across 19:20 of ice time in the Bruins’ loss. He looked fatigued down the stretch. In the final moments of the third period, Marchand didn’t play his normal pest-like game as the Bruins tried to contain the Senators, who…