Senators Beat Bruins Late (1/17/25)

The Bruins made a peculiar roster move three days ago. They "loaned" Fern Headley to the Montreal Canadiens for the rest of the season yet retain his rights. Art Ross figures the Bruins are going nowhere this season so may as well give Headley a chance to win with Montreal.

                                                         Bye bye Headley

Another game, another loss for the Boston Bruins. Not only are they having trouble scoring goals but for the second game in a row they were done in by a lack of offense. The Ottawa Senators scored first three minutes into the game courtesy of King Clancy. Less than two minutes later Jimmy Herbert tied it for the Bruins. In the second period Cy Denneny scored to put the Senators ahead but Stan Jackson scored to tie the game. Denneny scored again with four minutes left in the second period and that ended up being the final score. Neither team scored in the third and Ottawa was victorious 3-2 at the Ottawa Auditorium.

                                                "Are we ever gonna win again?" - Art Ross

It took just three minutes and twenty seconds for Ottawa to get a lead against the Bruins in the first period. King Clancy walked in alone and banged in the puck to put Ottawa on top just like that. Less than two minutes later the Bruins responded. Jimmy Herbert took a pass from Billy Stuart and tucked it past Ottawa goalie Alec Connell to tie the game. That was it for the first period with the game tied 1-1.

                                                                 Herbert ties it up

The second period was back and forth but 2:30 into the period Hooley Smith passed it to King Clancy who spotted Cy Denneny streaking toward the net. Cy stuffed it to give the Senators the lead back. Just over two minutes later Stan Jackson of all people fired it past Connell to tie the game. With four minutes left in the second period, Smith once again found Denneny who scored to give the Senators the lead. That was it for the second period with the Senators ahead 3-2.

The third period was a parade to the penalty box but neither team could capitalize on their respective power plays. Doc Stewart and Alec Connell had a duel for the ages with neither team allowing goals. Unfortunately for the Bruins, that meant the game ended with the Senators winning 3-2.

Penalties:

Billy Stuart - 5 minutes

Norm Shay - 4 minutes

Stan Jackson - 2 minutes

Reaction:

Once again the lack of a true playmaker hurts the Bruins as they fall short in another close game. Art Ross fixed the early season defensive woes but now they don't have a sniper like a Denneny or a Babe Dye to get the clutch goals to win the game. The Bruins have played 15 games and have lost 13 of them, not good at all. The good news is the season is halfway over, bad news is there's still another half a season of losses to come. At least the games have been competitive lately, maybe they'll win the next one if its as close as this one. The Bruins have a game against the Montreal Maroons three nights from now at the Boston Arena. Hope they can win that one.