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3 takeaways from the Bruins’ maddening loss to the struggling Blues

For the second time this season, the Boston Bruins suffered back-to-back regulation losses after a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

By Scott Roche · Causeway Crowd

Published: Friday, 30 October 2026 at 2:40 AM

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The Boston Bruins suffered a 4-1 defeat against the St. Louis Blues, marking their second straight regulation loss.
James Hagens scored the opening goal for Boston before St. Louis responded with four unanswered goals.
Causeway Crowd highlights Boston's defensive breakdowns and inability to solve Blues goaltender Joel Hofer as deciding factors.

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The Boston Bruins suffered their second straight regulation loss after falling 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Despite outshooting the Blues 32-18, Marco Sturm's club dropped to a 9-4-1 record. James Hagens initially put Boston ahead in the first period before St. Louis responded with four unanswered goals.

Scott Roche highlights three key takeaways, arguing that St. Louis broke their scoring drought quickly via Jimmy Snuggerud's power-play goal, while goalie Joel Hofer stifled Boston's offense. Roche also faults costly Bruins defensive breakdowns that allowed second-period goals by Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas against Jeremy Swayman.

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