Bruins Flushing Blowout Game 4 Loss As Backs Against The Wall

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The Boston Bruins are confident they will rebound nicely after a frustrating Game 4 loss.

Boston is coming off a stunning 6-1 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres in Game 4 to go down 3-1 in the series. It was a frustrating loss for the Bruins, and at practice on Monday, head coach Marco Sturm felt like the team was pissed off and had a new energy.

“Guys were embarrassed yesterday about our performance, especially at home,” Sturm said after practice on Monday. “Today they came in, and they were pissed. 

“You could see it in practice – it was intense. We need it to be intense because we can’t have it loose. We have a one-game mission, and that’s just going to be tomorrow.”

The Bruins have their backs up against the wall as Boston will need to win three straight games to advance to the second round.

Casey Mittelstadt, meanwhile, knows the team is better than they have played and the group still has full confidence they will be able to advance.

“Obviously, we are not happy with what happened,” Mittelstadt said. “At the same time, one game, have to learn from it and flush it and move on. The next one is the biggest one. That’s the thing about playoffs – sometimes you get beat down, but you can always come back. We have a big game coming up here.”

Game 5 is set for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET in Buffalo.

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