Mauled by Predators

The Boston Bruins lost 6-3 to the struggling Nashville Predators on Tuesday at TD Garden. With the loss, the Bruins fell to 28-27-8, while the Predators are now 22-32-7.

The Bruins stumbled around the Garden for 60 minutes and failed to pocket 2 points against a team that had won only 6 of its 30 road games.

Filip Forsberg continues to lead the Preds with 22 goals and 54 points, followed by Jonathan Marchessault with 18 goals and 45 points. Ryan O’Reilly has 14 goals and 36 points; Steven Stamkos has tallied 17 times and has 33 points. Juuse Saros is 13-25-6 in net; Justus Annunen, who took the loss Sunday, is 13-9-0 overall.

Jonathan Marchesseault and Ryan O'Reilly scored back-to-back goals in a 1:03 span in the third period to propel the visiting Nashville Predators past the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Tuesday.

The Predators lost both games in New York over the weekend, a 7-4 loss to the Islanders and a 4-0 loss to the Rangers. Nashville (21-32-7, 49 points) remains in seventh place in the Central Division, four points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Steven Stamkos had himself a milestone night in Boston.

The Nashville Predators wrapped up their three-game road trip Tuesday with a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.

BOSTON — Ryan O’Reilly scored twice and had an assist, Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists and the Nashville Predators ... had two assists. Jeremy Swayman had 24 saves for Boston ...