By Gayle Troiani | Follow me on Twitter @LadyBruinsFan
Prior to the matinee match-up against Central Division rival Minnesota Wild at TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins honored former Captain Zdeno Chara with a ceremonial puck drop. The black and gold donned their third jersey for the tilt and Taylor Hall’s third goal of the season powered the Bruins past the Wild with 10.1 seconds remaining in the extra frame. The Bruins have won their first four home games for the second straight season and have done so while Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy continue to rehab from off-season surgery. Boston is now 5-1-0 while Minnesota is 1-3-1.
GAME NOTES
While on the penalty kill, Brandon Duhaime took the Hampus Lindholm giveaway in and shot a backhand to beat Linus Ullmark to give Minnesota 1-0 just 1:55 in the first. The lead was short-lived when Nick Foligno snapped a wrist shot past Marc-Andrea Fleury at 16:48. The Bruins took the lead with 7:15 remaining in the first when David Pastrnak beat Fleury for his fourth goal of the season.
SCORE END OF THE FIRST: MIN-1, BOS-2
SHOTS ON GOAL: MIN-10, BOS-12
The Bruins took a two-goal lead in the second when defenseman Hampus Lindholm followed his own rebound and beat Fleury glove side with a wrist shot at 13:19. Minnesota would pull within one when Millville, Massachusetts native Matt Boldly tipped in Mats Zuccarello’s shot on the power play.
SCORE END OF THE SECOND: MIN-2, BOS-3
SHOTS ON GOAL: MIN-7, BOS-14
Just about midway through the third period, the Bruins found themselves on the penalty kill on three straight infractions, including 5-on-3 for 14 seconds and another for 57 seconds. Minnesota thought they tied the game on Matt Boldy’s second of the game, but the goal was waived off for a distinct kicking motion. The Bruins killed off all the penalties and held Minnesota off the board until 4:31 remaining in the game. Jared Spurgeon beat Ullmark for his first goal of the season. The game would head to overtime knotted at three.
SCORE AT THE END OF REGULATION: MIN-3, BOS-3
SHOTS ON GOAL: MIN-9, BOS-8
The start of the extra frame saw the Bruins on their fourth power play opportunity when Nick Foligno drew a penalty with 38 seconds remaining in the third. Jim Montgomery rolled out four forwards, Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci, Taylor Hall, and Pastrnak but Minnesota held them off. Boston mustered three shots on goal but Fleury stopped them all. The Wild went to the box again with 2:03 remaining when Kirill Kaprizov tripped Krejci. Hall snapped a wrist shot from Pastrnak, beating Fleury for the 4-3 win with only 10.1 seconds left in overtime. Boston’s power play had not scored in the last four opportunities in the game.
END OF GAME SCORE: MIN-3, BOS-4
TOTAL SHOTS ON GOAL: MIN-27, BOS-43
NEXT GAME: October 25th versus Dallas Stars @ TD Garden with puck drop at 7:00 PM
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