Montgomery added that the Bruins must do a better job of adjusting to Florida's forecheck which has significantly disrupted Boston's ability to break the puck out of its own end.
"It's five guys working together, it's not just defensemen and it's not just forwards not scoring goals," said Montgomery, who noted that he'll be considering lineup changes for Game 3. "We believe in being a five-man unit in every zone. For the first two periods we thought we did that, except for some of the puck decisions that we made.
"And in the third period, our game got away from us. For a team that's been really good in the third period for a long time, it's an opportunity for us to learn and grow from that."
As is the battle they are now in with the series tied at a game apiece and heading south to Sunrise for Games 3 and 4 this weekend.
"We knew it was gonna be a hard series," said Marchand. "Definitely not one we expected to walk through. They play well at home, so we have our work cut out for us. We have to make sure that we bring our best next game. It's one day at a time in playoffs. You can't look at tonight. And doesn't matter if we lost 10-0 or we lost in overtime. A loss is a loss, a win is a win. We move on.
"We'll forget about this one now and start regrouping and see where we can improve. But if we don't bring our best game, it's gonna be a tough trip, so we gotta make sure we're ready for the next one."