Bruce Cassidy Calls Out Team's Third Line.

"[It's] a lack of production from a number of guys down there for an extended period of time," said Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy of the mid-game changes made to the bottom two forward lines. "You expect more from some [of them]. Quite frankly, I think they're all capable of a little bit more offensively. Some of their roles aren't necessarily [offensive], but they could certainly create a little bit more.

"So, you move some pieces around. If you're not going to score, then you need to keep the puck out of your net. We had a shift there where it came down to that type of game and we knew that. We talked about that at the end of the second period. One play makes a difference in that type of game. They made it; we didn't. We didn't defend it and there you have it.

We just have guys that aren't producing down there, so you move them around and see if you can spark them another way. I still think it falls on a lot of those players to work a lot harder to attack the net. [They need] a little more will to get inside to do what it takes to score in this league. We'll address it [at practice] and keep preaching those points and hopefully we'll get the desired result."