ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored his second objective in additional time and Brad Marchand added two targets Saturday evening, main the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
The sport-winning objective got here 1:10 into additional time when McAvoy snapped in a wrist shot.
“He’s a terrific expertise and it was a terrific shot,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery mentioned. “That’s a goal-scorer’s shot proper there.”
The ultimate play started when Robert Thomas was tripped by David Pastrnak. McAvoy picked up the unfastened puck close to the crimson line. He skated in and shot from the faceoff circle into the higher a part of the objective.
“It was a two on one, and I didn’t need to strive a move so I shot it,” McAvoy mentioned. “I picked my shot. It was type of a fast bang-bang play.”
Drew Bannister, the St. Louis interim coach, didn’t provide an opinion on there being no name on the play.
“It’s disappointing the best way it ended. I don’t must touch upon it that a lot guys, to be trustworthy with you. I believe the replays mentioned sufficient,” Bannister mentioned. “I’ve solely been right here 5 weeks. I’m good sufficient to know I can’t touch upon sure issues.”
The win snapped a three-game shedding streak, though the Bruins picked up some extent in every of the primary three video games of the street journey that led to two overtimes and a shootout.
“This felt good. Factors in each sport sounds good but it surely was sort of disheartening shedding three overtimes in a row,” McAvoy mentioned. “Tonight we blow a lead and go into additional time once more. However it all labored out.”
Marchand scored within the first interval and had a power-play objective within the third. He has 901 factors in his 15-year NHL profession. He’s the fifth participant in Bruins historical past to move the milestone.
Jeremy Swayman recorded 20 saves in regulation. Earlier Saturday, the NHL introduced Swayman was chosen as a part of the All-Star Recreation Fan Vote, the place followers obtained to vote for his or her favourite gamers on-line and thru social media.
“It’s a particular win,” Swayman mentioned. “That’s what we wished. We wished to finish this street journey off proper. We obtained it finished in additional time tonight. It’s one thing we’ll construct on transferring ahead.”
Jordan Binnington, who had received his earlier three begins, saved 31 pictures in regulation.
Pastrnak and James van Riemsdyk had two assists for the Bruins.
Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Neighbours and Kevin Hayes scored for the Blues.
St. Louis scored its second power-play when Sundqvist tipped within the puck at 14:47 for a 3-3 tie. The Blues energy play is 9 for 37 (24.3%) since Bannister’s first sport as interim head coach on Dec. 14. Earlier than Bannister took over, the Blues’ energy play was 7 for 83 (8.4%), which ranked thirty first within the NHL.
Marchand’s power-play objective got here on a two-man benefit at 7:43 from the appropriate faceoff circle.
An influence-play objective by Neighbours tied it 2-2 at 10:57, his first objective in seven video games.
“We battled again,” Hayes mentioned. “We have been down, our energy play was nice tonight, obtained some extent, however yeah, undoubtedly a tricky solution to lose.”
UP NEXT
Bruins: Host New Jersey on Monday.
Blues: Host Philadelphia on Monday.
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