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Pastrnak's goal completes rally as Bruins come back to stun Blues 3-2

Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Pastrnak’s shot from the left circle trickled through Jordan Binnington’s pads and slid just over the goal line.

Morgan Geekie and Charlie McAvoy also scored for the Bruins who trailed 2-0 after two periods. Geekie returned to the lineup after sitting the last three games as a healthy scratch.

Boston had been outscored 16-5 in the third period and was 0-7-0 this season when trailing after two entering the game.

Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves as Boston won for the fourth time in its last six games.

Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist scored second-period power-play goals for the Blues, snapping an 0-for-21 drought with the man advantage on home ice to start the season.

Binnington made 27 saves as the Blues lost their third straight.

Takeaways Bruins: Defenseman Hampus Lindholm (lower body) left the game after blocking a 79 mph shot from Justin Faulk on a St. Louis power play late in the first period and did not return. Lindholm had led all Bruins skaters with 8:17 of ice time before leaving the ice in noticeable discomfort.

Blues: It was the first time in eight games that St. Louis scored the first goal.

Key moment Nathan Walker rang a shot off the left post early in the third period that would have given the Blues a commanding 3-0 lead.

Geekie scored less than two minutes later at 4:53 and McAvoy tied the game at 9:15.

Key stat Pastrnak had 10 shots on goal for the Bruins and got the assist on Geekie’s goal.

Up Next The Bruins travel to Dallas on Thursday night, while the Blues kick off a three-game road swing at Buffalo.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 9:24 Brayden Schenn Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (9), Pavel Buchnevich (6)
Goal 2nd Period 12:12 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (3), Brandon Saad (4)
Goal 3rd Period 4:53 Morgan Geekie Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (9)
Goal 3rd Period 9:15 Charlie McAvoy Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (8), Justin Brazeau (3)
Goal 3rd Period 18:13 David Pastrnak Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (3), Pavel Zacha (4)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 10
29 Hits 17
4 Takeaways 6
30 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 22
54.2 Faceoff Win Percent 45.8
18 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
Colorado 8 8 16 0
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
Full Standings