Bruins Lose Fourth Straight, St. Patrick's Win (1/24/25)

If you told me before the season the Boston Bruins would start their first year in franchise history losing 15 of 17 games I would have told you to take tickets to the Boston Arena and stick them in your hat. The Bruins have now lost four straight again, this time losing to the Toronto St. Patrick's. Bert Corbeau scored in the first period to give Toronto the lead but Jimmy Herbert scored with 5 seconds left to tie the game. The Bruins took the lead when Stan Jackson scored but Jack Adams scored on the powerplay to tie the game. Hap Day scored on the powerplay with 15 seconds left in the period to give Toronto the lead going into the third. The Bruins blew it on their powerplay in the third when Babe Dye scored a shorthanded goal although Herbert did score shortly after. Still, it wasn't enough as the St. Patrick's had won the game 4-3 at Mutual Street Arena.

                                                                 Bruins can't beat Jack Adams

The first period was back and forth until near the end of it. With 5:15 left Jack Adams set up Bert Corbeau who scored to give Toronto the lead. It looked like Toronto goalie Don Ross Roach was going to shut the Bruins out when Norm Shay set up Jimmy Herbert to score with 5 seconds left to tie the game 1-1.

                                                       Damn Corbeau

The Bruins actually took the lead 3:30 into the second when Bobby Benson set up Stan Jackson to make it 2-1 Bruins. That was as good as it got as Jack Adams scored a powerplay goal with 4 minutes left in the period and Hap Day scored another powerplay goal with 15 seconds left to give the St. Patrick's a 3-2 lead going into the third.

                                                         Day with the go-ahead goal

In typical Bruins fashion, they bungled the third period. They went on the powerplay but Day found Babe Dye for a shorthanded goal as the St. Patrick's laughed at the Bruins. Herbert did manage to score on the powerplay assisted by Lionel Hitchman but the damage was done. Both goalies bore down the rest of the way, but that meant the Bruins lost 4-3 to the St. Patrick's.

                                                       Hitchman did the best he could

Penalties:

Jimmy Herbert - 2 minutes

Lionel Hitchman - 4 minutes

Stan Jackson - 4 minutes

Herb Mitchell - 7 minutes

Reaction:

This is getting ridiculous. The Bruins seem to invent new ways to lose. Giving up a backbreaking shorthanded goal before scoring on the powerplay anyway is ineptitude on a whole new level. Once again the talent level between the two teams is appalling as Babe Dye has twice as many goals as Jimmy Herbert. Essentially the Bruins are who they are for the rest of the season so coach Art Ross has his work cut out for him in the off-season. They need playmakers that can score for sure. Hitchman has been great on defense but they're gonna need more. Three nights from now the Bruins look to snap their four game losing streak at home against the Montreal Canadiens. Can they beat the Canadiens at the Boston Arena? Let's hope so.