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Utah Hockey Club at Boston Bruins

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Joonas Korpisalo stops 21 shots, Elias Lindholm scores, and Bruins win 1st game since firing coach

Elias Lindholm scores on the power play for Boston Bruins

The win snapped Boston's three-game losing streak. Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves for Utah, which has now lost three straight.

After coming up empty on their first four power-play opportunities, the Bruins struck on their fifth extra-man chance when Lindholm chipped in a rebound for his third goal of the season with 7:19 left in the second period.

Boston thought it had the game sealed when David Pastrnak fired into an open net with 58.8 seconds to play, but the goal was taken off the board after a video review.

Takeaways Utah: On the first game of a four-game road trip, Utah went 0 for 4 on the power play with the last chance coming with 6:56 remaining.

Bruins: The Bruins heard a few boos from the crowd after failing on all three of their power-play chances in the first period. Sacco got his first win as a head coach since 2014 when he was with the Colorado Avalanche.

Key moment The scoring chance that led to Lindholm cleaning up a rebound began when Pastrnak sent a pass from the circle to Brad Marchand, who was stationed in front of the net. Both were credited with assists on Lindholm’s goal.

Key stat The NHL’s two most penalized teams lived up to their reputation. Ranked first in penalty minutes entering Thursday’s game, Boston was penalized four times. Ranked second in penalty minutes, Utah went to the box three times in the first period and seven for the game.

Up next Utah: Travels to Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Boston: Visits Detroit on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 12:41 Elias Lindholm Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (9), David Pastrnak (10)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 14
10 Hits 24
9 Takeaways 7
22 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 7
0.0 Power Play Percentage 14.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 31
46.6 Faceoff Win Percent 53.4
10 Giveaways 18
9 Total Penalties 6
24 Penalty Minutes 18

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 28 12 58 2
Minnesota 26 11 56 4
Dallas 25 13 51 1
Colorado 25 15 51 1
St. Louis 19 19 42 4
Utah 17 15 41 7
Nashville 13 21 33 7
Chicago 13 25 28 2

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 27 13 56 2
Florida 24 15 50 2
Boston 20 18 45 5
Tampa Bay 21 15 44 2
Ottawa 19 17 41 3
Montreal 19 18 41 3
Detroit 18 18 40 4
Buffalo 15 21 35 5
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