The defending champion Florida Panthers will welcome the Boston Bruins to town for an early Saturday afternoon encounter.

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

Mason Lohrei scored for the Bruins early in the third to cut Tampa’s lead to 2-1, but Boston would get no closer.

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.