What Happened
The Boston Bruins secured their fourth consecutive victory by overcoming a two-goal first-period deficit to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night. Anaheim jumped ahead late in the opening frame with tallies 20 seconds apart from Tim Washe and Beckett Sennecke. Frederic Brunet put Boston on the board early in the second period with his first career NHL goal on the power play. In the final frame, David Pastrnak tied the game on a power-play give-and-go with Elias Lindholm. Lindholm then scored the go-ahead goal on a feed from Pavel Zacha with 11:39 remaining. Matthew Poitras added an insurance marker late in the contest, while goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 25 shots to seal the road win.
Key Details
- Elias Lindholm scored the go-ahead goal and added a third-period assist.
- Frederic Brunet recorded his first NHL goal in his sixth career game.
- Michael DiPietro made 25 saves in his second start of the season.
- Ducks captain Mikael Granlund missed the game with an upper-body injury.
- Cutter Gauthier shifted to center for the first time in his NHL career.
What It Means
The win lifts the Bruins to a 6-2-0 record as their momentum builds during a four-game win streak. For the Ducks, the loss marks their third consecutive home defeat while surrendering 13 goals over that span, compounded by an injury absence to captain Mikael Granlund.