The Bruins' power outage is a problem area for Boston

BOSTON – The Bruins had four power-play opportunities, including a five-on-three for 1:37 of the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers, but had nothing to show for it.

Boston only managed two shots on goal due to the man advantage, and neither shot was a particularly dangerous chance.

The Bruins held the ball for most of the power play and moved the puck around the perimeter, but they couldn't seem to find an angle for a shot.

“Faster puck movement,” Montgomery said. “If you move the puck fast enough and think you're going to shoot first, (the opposing team) won't be in the shooting lane. They have one player less, especially in five-on-three games, that’s two players less.”

“The PKs are good now,” Bruins captain Brad Marchand added. “They’re doing a good job too. But yeah, maybe we need to try to look at the teams from a different perspective and try a few different things.”

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm usually creates scoring opportunities from the point on the power play, but was without a shot for 1:56 on the ice due to the man advantage. He echoed Montgomery's thoughts on moving the puck.

“Moving pucks quickly, doing simple things. Don’t look for the tough game,” Lindholm said. “Try to simplify a little bit to get the pucks into difficult areas and don't overthink it. If the puck bounces our way at some point, the other plays will open up.”

The Flyers skaters blocked 28 Bruins shots, making it difficult for Boston to generate action directly in front of Philadelphia goaltender Samuel Ersson.

“Maybe we need to be a little more direct,” Marchand said. “They are a small peripheral part of this team, they play very tight inside. You have to penetrate them and put the pucks in the net.

“We had a few chances in the second half. We didn't do a good enough job in the third half. But you can't play on the perimeter against a team like that. We just need to get in there a little bit more.”

The Bruins leave town for a short two-game road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday and a return game with the Flyers on Saturday.