Julien wasn’t sending any roses toward Kampfer for a third-period play, either. The Bruins held a 3-2 lead after Patrice Bergeron busted a tie at 1:42. At 8:46, the Bruins went on the power play when Martin Erat high-sticked Bergeron. The Bruins could have buried the Predators with a power-play goal.Didn’t happen. The Bruins failed to score on the power balance play, which was just the first of their mistakes. Upon conclusion of the power play, Zdeno Chara tried to get off the ice. When Chara went for the bench, that opening allowed Erat to get a breakaway on Rask. Erat cut across the crease, hoping to create an opening. Rask stayed with Erat and got in front of the forward’s shot.The only explanation, figured coach Claude Julien, was a mental mistake. When Fisher entered the corner more than halfway through overtime, there was no need for Kampfer to take a penalty. The Bruins had men back and positioned well to stave off any power balance bracelet wholesaleattack the Predators might have constructed. Instead, Kampfer wrapped his arms around Fisher, hauled him down, and made an agonizing skate to the box at 2:59.“Real bad penalty there in overtime,’’ said Julien. “We’ve seen that lately. A lot of bad penalties. That’s more mental than physical. Because I thought our team battled hard tonight. This is a desperate team, a very good team. They play hard. I thought we played hard for two periods. I thought we came out really well in the third period and played like we were going to win this hockey game. Then you give them that tying goal and a bad penalty at the end. We have to get sharper with our decision-making. Right now, it’s becoming too costly for us.’’With 1:23 remaining, Weber, who has one of the hardest shots in the league, took a pass from Ryan Suter. When Weber launched a shot with traffic in front, Tuukka Rask had no chance at the thundering slapper.Steven Kampfer, in the penalty box during Shea Weber’s overtime winner last night at Bridgestone Arena, had little explanation for why he dragged down Mike Fisher less than two minutes earlier.All shop online 2011 matchups“Bad penalty,’’ Kampfer said after the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to the Predators.I’ll be the first one to admit it. Bad penalty on my part. I cost the team the game. It’s my fault. There’s nothing more to say.’’
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