If the Bruins barely miss the playoffs come April, they will no doubt look back on these first two months of the season and lament “If only … ”

Five times they have been in tie games late in the third period and come away with nothing, not even the loser point.

Let’s review the growing list of calamities:

Oct. 19, at Utah – The B’s entered the third period tied with the Mammoth but JJ Peterka steals the puck from Marat Khusnutdinov and then feeds Dylan Guenther for the game-winner with 9:23 left.

Oct. 21 vs Florida – In Brad Marchand’s homecoming, the B’s battle back from an early two-goal deficit and then another late one-goal disadvantage to tie it on Morgan Geekie’s 6-on-5 goal at 18:29. But in the final minute, the B’s allow the Panthers to attack the zone with speed and Carter Ver

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