The Boston Bruins had an energetic boost in the first two games after the trade deadline, winning both contests against division rivals: the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers.
Whatever energy the Black and Gold had in those first two games seems to have disappeared, and the Bruins were overpowered in their last two games, including a 6-2 blowout loss to the Lightning on Saturday night at TD Garden.
Despite the Lightning getting on the board first, the Bruins played pretty well in the first period and went to the room tied 1-1 after Elias Lindholm scored his 12th goal of the season on a beautiful feed from defenseman Andrew Peeke. It was the middle frame that the wheels came off.
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The Bolts outshot Boston 20-0 in the second leading the Black and Gold faithful to boo the home team off the ice after 40 minutes of play.
“I’m not really sure what happened in the second here,” Lindholm told reporters, per team-provided video. “The compete level was nowhere to be found. Unacceptable overall, there and it’s frustrating for sure.
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“You always want to play hard at home. The fans deserve it. They pay a lot of money to come here and watch us play. Obviously, they have every right to boo when the effort is like that. We talked about it too. Always work hard, even though we’re down, we try to push back. But tonight, it was unacceptable. We deserve to get booed.”
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“You can’t play only one good period a game and win. That’s something we have to learn from,” Pavel Zacha said after the loss, per team-provided video. “It’s really frustrating. Especially not even having a shot on goal in the whole period. We can’t play like that. It’s embarrassing. We just have to be way better.
“I think we deserved (the fans booing). I mean, when you play like that and have no shots on goal. We had been outplayed the whole period. It doesn’t feel good, but we all knew when we came back (to the room) that we deserved it. We had to play better. Especially at home for our fans. It just wasn’t good enough.”
Here are more notes from Saturday’s Bruins-Lightning game:
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— The Bruins fell to 30-30-8 overall on the season and 19-12-5 at home. With the loss, Boston is four points out of a playoff spot with just 14 games remaining in the regular season.
— After giving up four goals on 15 shots in the first period in Boston’s loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, Jeremy Swayman battled between the pipes against the Lightning and made 33 saves on 37 shots in his 23rd loss of the season.
Despite the loss, Swayman is still not losing faith in his team.
“I know that we have something in here that is special,” Swayman said, per team-provided video. “I’m going to keep pushing on them and try to lead and try to get these guys going as much as I can and do my job. I know that it’ll follow, and when we get momentum, it’s pretty hard to play against us, so we just have to stick to our identity. Nobody respects us, and that’s something that we need to get behind. I think that we can do it.”
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— The Bruins will try and end their two-game losing skid when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Puck drop from TD Garden is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and you can watch the game on NESN after an hour of pregame coverage.
Investigators identified Tyler Brown of Boston as the man who allegedly opened fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, leaving two victims with life-threatening injuries.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said Brown fired 50 to 60 shots on the busy road shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
Two male victims were hit in vehicles, Ryan said. They are in critical condition and fighting for their lives.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper and a civilian with a license to carry a firearm went toward the gunman and fired their weapons at him. Officers treated Brown at the scene, and he was brought to a Boston hospital, where he is in intensive care, according to the district attorney.
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This video shared with NBC10 Boston appears to show a man opening fire at cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Authorities have, so far, shared limited information about the suspect.
“Mr. Brown is from Boston, and apparently was in the process of moving here. We understand that Mr. Brown was under the supervision of either the Massachusetts Probation Department or Department of Parole,” Ryan said.
She did not elaborate on why Brown may have been on probation or parole.
“We will address Mr. Brown’s criminal record, if any, at the arraignment,” she said.
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Ryan added that she did not know enough about Brown’s condition to say whether he would be arraigned in court or in a hospital bed. The timing was also not clear.
He will face two counts of armed assault with intent to murder and firearms charges, and “a variety of other charges as we unfold what took place, exactly, and we have a chance to speak to the many, many people who were out there,” Ryan said.
An inbound stretch of Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road will be closed each night through August for tunnel repairs, officials announced.
Starting Monday, the closures will begin at 8 p.m. and last until 5 a.m., state officials said.
Road closures begin at North Harvard Street in Allston and stretch along the Charles River Esplanade to Mugar Way in Boston, near the Hatch Memorial Shell, officials said.
Traffic will be detoured into Cambridge over the Anderson Bridge, along Memorial Drive, and then be routed into Boston over the Longfellow Bridge.
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The closures will allow ongoing repairs to the Storrow Drive Tunnel in the Back Bay.The work is the first phase of a two-stage project to extend the lifespan of the tunnel, which carries roughly 50,000 drivers to and from downtown Boston daily.
The outbound portion of the tunnel and accompanying roadways will not be affected.
State transportation officials said changes to the work schedule will be made when necessary to minimize impacts during major local events at TD Garden, Fenway Park, or during the FIFA World Cup and 250th anniversary celebrations scheduled for this summer.
Additional changes may be made without notice due to weather.
Transportation officials have not specified when the closures will end.
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Bryan Hecht can be reached at bryan.hecht@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @bhechtjournalism.
OXFORD — Ole Miss softball is back in the NCAA Tournament after making the Women’s College World Series a season ago.
The Rebels (34-24) will play Boston (46-13) on May 15 (1 p.m. CT, ESPNU) in the Lubbock Regional. Ole Miss is the No. 2 seed in the regional, and Boston is the No. 3.
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Texas Tech (52-6), the No. 11 overall seed and regional host, will face No. 4 Marist (37-19).
The Rebels went 6-18 in SEC play this season, and have a largely new-look roster from the team that made the WCWS last season.
Ole Miss beat South Carolina and Tennessee in the SEC Tournament to improve its seed.
Freshman Madi George has burst onto the scene in the SEC. The first-year infielder leads Ole Miss with a .385 batting average. She has a team-high 21 home runs and 58 RBIs.
Seniors Emilee Boyer (3.86 ERA), Kyra Aycock (3.97 ERA) and junior Lily Whitten (3.04 ERA) are the primary options in the circle for coach Jamie Trachsel.
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Trachsel is in her sixth season leading the Ole Miss program. She led the Rebels to their first WCWS appearance in program history in 2025.
What to know about Boston, Texas Tech and Marist in Lubbock Regional
Boston entered the Patriot League Tournament as the top seed and the Terriers delivered. Boston beat No. 2 Colgate 12-1, becoming the second team in Patriot League history to four-peat as conference champions. Boston is on a 12-game winning streak. Kylie Doherty leads the team with a .396 batting average and 26 home runs.
Texas Tech made the 2025 WCWS championship series, losing to Texas in three games.
Texas Tech lost just three Big 12 games this season but lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Red Raiders are a strong threat to get to the WCWS again. There are four Texas Tech batters hitting over .400. Star pitcher NiJaree Canady leads the Red Raiders with a 1.24 ERA. She has 209 strikeouts.
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Marist plays in the MAAC and won the conference tournament. Marist split a two-game series against South Carolina early in the season. Ava Metzger (12-3, 2.51 ERA) and Peyton Pusey (.404 batting average) lead the team.
Sam Hutchens covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at Shutchens@gannett.com or reach him on X at @Sam_Hutchens_
