Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
Bruins beat the Kings 4-1 for their 5th straight victory
David Pastrnak had a goal, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka scored empty-netters, and Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. The Bruins swept the three California teams as part of a four-game trip that ends in Dallas on Tuesday.
Alex Laferriere scored for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. The Kings remained winless through six games to start the season and were held to one goal for the fourth straight contest.
Khusnutdinov put the Bruins ahead 2-1 with 6:24 remaining, scoring on a backhander after Forsberg failed to cover up Morgan Geekie's shot and Matt Poitras kept the puck alive.
The Kings got off to a quick start, scoring 31 seconds into the game. Laferriere was at the top of the crease to put in Adrian Kempe’s pass for his second goal of the season, making the most of his promotion to first-line center.
But the Bruins responded early in the second period, with Pastrnak tying it at 2:43. He pounced on a loose puck in the neutral zone and took it the other way to beat Forsberg on a wrist shot from the right circle for his fourth goal.
It was Pastrnak’s 289th goal at even-strength, tying Phil Esposito for third-most in Boston history.
Bruins center Pavel Zacha did not play because of an upper-body injury he sustained in the third period against the Ducks on Friday. He is day to day, coach Marco Sturm said before the game.
Kings: At Washington on Tuesday night.
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Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:31 | Alex Laferriere Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Adrian Kempe (3), Brandt Clarke (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:43 | David Pastrnak Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:36 | Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Matthew Poitras (2), Morgan Geekie (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:02 | Elias Lindholm Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (3), Charlie McAvoy (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:42 | JJ Peterka Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (8), Fraser Minten (4) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 LA |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 25 | Hits | 25 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 28 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 53.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.4 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 11 | Penalty Minutes | 21 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Turcotte, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Jan Jenik, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
Game Information
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
