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Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche

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Bruins hold on for 5-3 win, Avalanche drop 4 in a row to start season for 1st time since 1998-99

David Pastrnak tallies goal for Boston Bruins on the power play

It’s the longest skid to start a season for the Avalanche since 1998-99. That squad got back on track behind a lineup that featured Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg and Patrick Roy. They made it to the Western Conference final before losing to Dallas.

Cole Koepke and Charlie Coyle added goals, with John Beecher wrapping up the game on an empty-netter with 2:01 remaining. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 22 shots for the Bruins.

Ross Colton, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen scored for the injury-riddled Avalanche. The Bruins led 4-1 midway through the second period only to see the Avalanche cut it to 4-3 on Rantanen's goal with 15:08 remaining.

Alexandar Georgiev allowed four goals. He's now surrendered 17 goals over four games. Last season, Georgiev led the NHL with 38 wins.

Takeaways Bruins: Brad Marchand drew the wrath of Rantanen when he went down after being bumped by the Colorado forward. Rantanen threw his hands up in the air in protest as he drew an interference penalty. Marchand went down the tunnel shortly after the hit but later returned.

Avalanche: The power play was clicking as the Avalanche finished 3 for 3.

Key moment Colorado Matt Stienburg made his NHL debut and got into a second-period skirmish with former Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov. In the stands, Stienburg's father was shown filming the moment. Matt Stienburg said after morning skate that his role model growing up was Marchand. Both are from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Key stat Multiple assists were in abundance, with Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Makar all getting two.

Up Next Colorado closes out a four-game homestand Friday against Anaheim, while the Bruins play at Utah on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:46 Cole Koepke Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Peeke (2), Nikita Zadorov (3)
Goal 1st Period 15:07 Ross Colton Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (2), Cale Makar (6)
Goal 1st Period 17:09 Charlie Coyle Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mason Lohrei (3)
Goal 2nd Period 9:09 David Pastrnak Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Hampus Lindholm (2), Brad Marchand (3)
Goal 2nd Period 9:22 Hampus Lindholm Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 11:15 Cale Makar Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (3), Nathan MacKinnon (5)
Goal 3rd Period 4:52 Mikko Rantanen Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (7), Nathan MacKinnon (6)
Goal 3rd Period 17:59 John Beecher Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 15
35 Hits 35
4 Takeaways 6
26 Shots 25
2 Power Play Goals 3
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
38 Faceoffs Won 24
61.3 Faceoff Win Percent 38.7
15 Giveaways 20
4 Total Penalties 5
11 Penalty Minutes 13

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,024 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 12 3 27 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 10 9 20 0
Utah 7 8 17 3
St. Louis 8 11 17 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
Chicago 6 12 13 1
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