Penalties are crucial in Boston's shutout loss to Predators

The Boston Bruins ended their three-game road trip with a 4-0 loss to the desperate Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night.

The Bruins fell to 3-3-1 while the Predators improved to 1-5-0 with their first win of the season.

Check out the full box score here.

A LARGE TAKEAWAY
Nashville struck first and second, and Boston had no answer at all for the Predators all night.

When the Predators took a 2-0 lead in the third period, the Bruins had only 23 shots on goal, with all the pressure coming on Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Nashville attacked Swayman with 31 shots in the first 40 minutes of the contest.

The Bruins increased their league-leading minor penalty total to 40 violations by committing six in the game. The Predators took advantage of Boston's mistakes by scoring their first goal while Max Jones was in jail for bringing down Nashville defenseman Alexandre Carrier while the Bruins were in the offensive zone.

The Predators extended their lead with just over four minutes to play in the second period when Tommy Novak beat Swayman for his third goal of the season as Charlie McAvoy left the penalty box after serving a four-minute double-minor to the high-scoring Steven Stamkos .

STARS OF THE GAME
– Swayman finished the game with 38 saves to keep Boston in the game.

– Juuse Saros gave the Predators their first win with a 33-save shutout against Boston.

– Mark Kastelic continued to be a spark plug for the Bruins. The fourth-line center convincingly won a battle against Luke Schenn in the first frame.

NEXT
The Bruins return home to host the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. TD Garden puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. You can catch all the action as well as an hour of pregame coverage on NESN.