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Pastrnak stars as the Bruins beat the Avalanche 3-1 a day after the Rantanen trade

Bruins 3 third-period goals power them to win over Avalanche

Pastrnak set up both of Morgan Geekie’s goals in the third period. He also had an empty-netter in the final seconds for his 24th goal of the season.

It was Boston's 10th win in its last 12 home games.

Artturi Lehkonen scored for the Avalanche in their third consecutive loss.

Colorado parted with Rantanen in a three-team deal on Friday, shipping him off to Carolina while acquiring forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury, as well as a second-round pick in this year’s draft and a fourth-rounder in 2026.

Geekie tied it at 1 when he beat Scott Wedgewood on a one-timer 25 seconds into the third. He added his 15th goal at 5:44 off another nice pass by Pastrnak.

The Avs had jumped in front when Lehkonen beat Jeremy Swayman with a wrist shot from the right circle early in the second period.

Boston won the other meeting between the teams, 5-3 in Colorado in October.

Takeaways Avalanche: Necas and Drury, who were in New York for a game against the Islanders on Saturday night, made their way to Boston and played.

Bruins: Swayman returned after he was unavailable for Thursday’s 2-0 victory over Ottawa because of an upper-body injury.

Key moment After a listless opening two periods, the Bruins charged into the Colorado zone on a 3-on-2 break and Pastrnak found Geekie in the slot for the tying goal.

Key stat Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon entered with an NHL-high 75 points (19 goals, 56 assists), but he was kept off the scoresheet.

Up next The Avalanche have a quick turnaround, playing at the New York Rangers on Sunday. The Bruins are at Buffalo on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:30 Artturi Lehkonen Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Juuso Parssinen (5), Casey Mittelstadt (21)
Goal 3rd Period 0:25 Morgan Geekie Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (34), Andrew Peeke (11)
Goal 3rd Period 5:44 Morgan Geekie Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (35), Pavel Zacha (18)
Goal 3rd Period 19:57 David Pastrnak Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (21), Charlie Coyle (7)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 22
22 Hits 25
5 Takeaways 9
28 Shots 15
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 0
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 28
47.2 Faceoff Win Percent 52.8
16 Giveaways 21
0 Total Penalties 2
0 Penalty Minutes 4
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pavel Zacha, C Out Apr 23
Johnny Beecher, C Day-To-Day Apr 23
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Colton, C Day-To-Day Apr 24
Sean Behrens, D Out Oct 8
Tucker Poolman, D Injured Reserve Oct 6

Game Information

TD Garden

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

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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