Boston Bruins Outlast Los Angeles Kings as McAvoy and Swayman Seal Overtime Finish

The Boston Bruins moved to 36-22-6 and 78 points as the Bruins edged the Los Angeles Kings, who fell to 26-23-15 and 67 points, by a 2-1 result at TD Garden. The Bruins closed out the night with 2 goals on 23 shots, while the Kings finished with 1 goal on 15 shots and 22 hits in the Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings match summary.

First period

The Boston Bruins opened with 21 hits and 55 percent faceoff wins on 49 draws while the Kings countered with 45 percent on 49 faceoffs and 13 giveaways. The Bruins took 3 penalties for 9 penalty minutes, and the Kings were assessed 5 penalties for 13 penalty minutes.

Second period

The Bruins’ power play went 0-for-4 with 3 shots during 6:19 of 5-on-4 time, and the Kings’ power play went 0-for-2 in 2:19 of 5-on-4 time. The Kings’ Darcy Kuemper finished with 21 saves on 23 shots against and took the overtime loss, while the Bruins’ Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 of 15 shots against for the win.

Third period

The Bruins produced the even-strength scoring that changed the game flow as Boston logged 2 even-strength goals and 5 takeaways overall in what fit the Boston Bruins vs Los Angeles Kings turning point. Charlie McAvoy earned first star status, and Swayman was named second star as the Bruins held the Kings to a 7 percent shooting rate.

Overtime

The Bruins ended it with 1 overtime goal on 1 overtime shot, and the Kings finished overtime with 0 goals and 0 overtime shots. Boston recorded 1 blocked-shot edge at 17 blocked attempts to 14 and a plus-minus team mark of plus-3 compared to minus-3 for the Kings, and the Boston Bruins coach post-game reaction came after a game that ended at 9:40 PM EDT and drew an attendance of 17850 at TD Garden.

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