Bruins melt down in third period, lose 6-2 to Canadiens

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready After a terrific 40 minutes of hockey on Tuesday night between the Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, the sellout Garden crowd was settling in for what they hoped would be another great chapter in this storied rivalry. What they witnessed instead was a massive Bruin meltdown. Amidst a flurry of penalties, the B’s gave up four third-period goals and lost to the Habs, 6-2, for their fourth straight loss (0-3-1). Not a great way to head into the Christmas break. The Habs broke a 2-2 tie at 7:04 of the third period on a flukish play. Nikita Zadorov’s stick snapped in his hands and created a turnover. Nick Suzuki broke in alone and Jeremy Swayman...