Bruins 2-1 Kings (Oct. 12, 2024) Game Recap

BOSTON – David Pastrnak scored 3:07 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday.

It was Pastrnak's third goal in Boston's first three games. He scored 47 goals in 82 games for the Bruins last season.

Elias Lindholm also scored for Boston and Jeremy Swayman had 33 saves.

It was Los Angeles' first loss of the season. The Kings opened with a 3-1 win at Buffalo on Thursday.

Trevor Moore gave LA the lead when he scored 5:22 into the second period. But Lindholm equalized 1-1 with 3:10 minutes left in the quarter.

Darcy Kuemper made 23 stops for the Kings.

Takeaways

Kings: Anze Kopitar was left off the scoresheet. He scored three goals in the third period in the win against the Sabres.

Bruins: The Bruins have allowed the first goal in each of their first three games. They are 2-1-0.

Key moment

Mason Lohrei and Matthew Poitras each got an assist on Pastrnak's goal.

Key statistics

Boston has conceded a total of six goals in the first half of its last two games. But the Bruins and Kings remained scoreless after the first period on Saturday.

Next

The Kings visit Ottawa on Monday for the third time on their seven-game trip. The Bruins host the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Monday.

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