Bruins’ Back-to-Back Blowouts Expose a Problem Boston Can’t Ignore originally appeared on NESN .

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The Bruins didn’t just lose to Minnesota on Saturday. They watched a short defensive slump turn into a problem they can’t brush aside.

Two nights after a 5-2 loss to Montreal, Boston fell 6-2 to the Wild at TD Garden. That’s 11 goals allowed in consecutive defeats, a sharp change for a team that had entered the week with a strong record and a four-game winning streak.

Minnesota made Boston pay for mistakes throughout the night. Ryan Hartman scored twice, while Quinn Hughes and Blake Coleman helped the…

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