With the Bruins now in freefall, the onus falls on Don Sweeney and Boston's top brass to make some sort of move.

Anthony Cirelli and Michael Eyssimont scored second-period goals as the host Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston 4-1 on Thursday to extend the Bruins' season-worst losing streak to six games.

Had the Bruins applied the same amount of effort they showed in the third period to the entire game, the result might have been different.

Special teams goals can provide huge momentum boosts, and the offense the Lightning penalty kill has provided this season has been truly game-changing. Thursday night against Boston, the Lightning were locked in a scoreless tie halfway through the game,

With the rut that the luckless Bruins are stuck in, even their mothers can’t pull them out of it. With the Moms along for the ride on the annual family trip, the B’s furious third-period comeback attempt fell short and their losing streak stretched to six (0-5-1) with a 4-1 loss to the Lightning in Tampa.