Boston Bruins
Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net purpose, whereas David Pastrnak had two assists in his first recreation since Nov. 16 after lacking 5 video games with an undisclosed harm.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two targets every and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night time.
Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net purpose, whereas David Pastrnak had two assists in his first recreation since Nov. 16 after lacking 5 video games with an undisclosed harm. Sean Kuraly additionally had two assists for the Bruins, who gained their third straight recreation and their second in opposition to the Blues within the final 5 days.
Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.
Robert Thomas scored twice for the Blues and Joel Hofer made 26 saves.
Kastelic related with a bouncing puck within the Blues crease and put it into the again of the web to present the Bruins a 3-2 lead at 8:01 of the third. Minten added an unassisted purpose three minutes later.
Thomas’ power-play purpose gave the Blues the lead 5:27 into the primary interval.
Boston peppered Hofer early within the second interval, as Morgan Geekie rang a shot off the cross bar and Kastelic hit the appropriate publish.
Boston flipped a 1-0 deficit with a pair of targets in a 1:44 span of the second interval.
Minten received the equalizer for Boston with 7:12 left and Kastelic made it 2-1 Bruins by tipping Victor Soderstrom’s slap shot previous Hofer with 5:26 left within the second.
Thomas tied it at 4:51 of the third. Pavel Buchnevich created the possibility by intercepting Andrew Peeke’s move behind the Boston web and feeding Thomas, who was alone in entrance.
Thomas has seven factors (three targets, 4 assists) in his final eight video games.
Geekie’s five-game scoring streak was snapped.
Bruins: at Winnipeg on Thursday night time.
Blues: at Nashville on Thursday night time.
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