Bruins' Cassidy not satisfied with road split: 'We wanted to make it 2-0'

Bruce Cassidy was not looking on the bright side following a Game 2 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Instead, the Bruins' interim head coach was lamenting a lost opportunity to take the series back to Boston with a commanding lead.

"We wanted to make it 2-0," Cassidy said, per Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald. "I'm not going to sit here and tell you I'm satisfied with a split. We were 20 minutes away from being up 2-0. That's the way I look at it.

"No matter where we're playing, we're a good hockey club, home or on the road, and we go into every game with a game plan to win the game," he added. "So we're disappointed. Plain and simple."

The Bruins entered the third period of Game 2 with a 3-1 lead, only to see Ottawa tie it up and force overtime, where Dion Phaneuf ended the festivities.

On the other hand, Boston entered the third period of Game 1 trailing after failing to record a single shot in the middle frame, meaning the Senators are also likely unsatisfied with not taking care of business on home ice.

Game 3 of what's proving to be a tightly contested series will be played Monday in Boston.

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