The 2025-26 Bruins do not quit. It reflects well on the players and Sturm. But the way they are designed, there is no margin for error. Too many areas throughout the lineup are subject to leaks upon the slightest pressure. Sturm knows it.

The Boston Bruins allowed seven goals at home in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks, as a difficult stretch continues.

Troy Terry snapped a tie in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks held off the Boston Bruins for a 7-5 victory on Thursday night.

Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand broke down in tears as the Boston Bruins played a tribute video for him in his first game back at the TD Garden.

Terry snaps a third-period tie, Granlund has two goals as part of his five-point night and the Ducks hand Boston its sixth straight loss, 7-5. Nikita Nesterenko adds four assists.

Their sixth consecutive loss — a 7-5 defeat to the Ducks — left the Bruins players in pretty dire moods on Thursday night. The three-game winning streak that stoked optimism to start the year seems like much more than 16 days ago now.

BOSTON -- Brad Marchand had two assists in his return to Boston, helping the Florida Panthers end a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday.

Brad Marchand returned to Boston for the first time as a visitor on Tuesday night, and his Panthers beat the Bruins 4-3.

Brad Marchand was brought to tears by a tribute video the Bruins showed during his return to Boston. He also received a lengthy ovation.

Anaheim has taken three of four points to open its five-game eastward road trip, and the hometown Bruins have lost five in a row after a 3-0-0 start.