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12/16 20:49 CST Geekie scores twice and Bruins open 5-game homestand with 4-1
victory over Mammoth
Geekie scores twice and Bruins open 5-game homestand with 4-1 victory over
Mammoth
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Morgan Geekie scored a pair of goals and Jeremy Swayman stopped
20 shots on Tuesday night to help the Boston Bruins beat Utah 4-1 for their
fifth win in their last six games.
Casey Mittelstadt and Michael Eyssimont also scored goals, and David Pastrnak
had a pair of assists as the Bruins returned from a three-game road trip to
open a five-game homestand with a victory.
Barrett Hayton scored for the Mammoth, and Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves.
It was the first game back on the TD Garden ice for Bruins defenseman Charlie
McAvoy, who missed almost a month after taking a puck to the face and having
surgery. McAvoy has worn a face shield since returning on Thursday at Winnipeg.
Hayton was to Swayman's right when he flipped a pass from Sean Durzi past the
goalie on a power play to make it 1-0 midway through the first period. Boston
tied it with four minutes left in the first when the Bruins earned a man
advantage and Pastrnak zipped the puck across the ice to Geekie, catching
Vanecek out of position.
Just 23 seconds into the second period, Pastrnak skated out toward the blue
line, then spun and wristed it toward Vanecek, who was screened by Geekie. The
puck bounced off the goalie in front and Geekie swept it around into the net to
make it 2-1.
It stayed that way until the midpoint of the third when Mittelstadt crossed the
puck to Pavel Zacha, whose shot went off the boards behind the net and bounced
to the other side for Mittelstadt to slam it in. Eyssimont got behind the
defense with four minutes left to make it 4-1.
Up next Mammoth visit Detroit on Wednesday night. Bruins host Edmonton on Thursday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL |
