Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche Recap OCT 16TH 2024
Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche Recap OCT 16TH 2024
David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored 13 seconds apart in the second period and the Boston Bruins beat the scuffling Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Denver on Wednesday.
Lindholm added an assist and Cole Koepke, Charlie Coyle and John Beecher also had goals for Boston, which kicked off a three-game road trip with a victory.
Joonas Korpisalo turned away 22 shots as the Bruins won for the third time in four games since a season-opening loss.
Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists each for Colorado, which lost another player to injury when Miles Wood left after taking a hard hit from Lindholm in the third period.
The Avalanche were without defenseman Devon Toews for the second straight game, and forward Jonathan Drouin missed his third contest in a row.
Ross Colton had a goal, Nathan MacKinnon finished with two assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves for Colorado, which dropped its fourth game in a row to start the season.
The Bruins took a 1-0 lead when Koepke redirected a pass by Georgiev at 13:46 of the first period. It was his second goal of the season.
Colton tied it on a power play at 15:07 of the first period. He played a give-and-go with Rantanen and beat Korpisalo with a snap shot on the return pass for his second goal.
Coyle answered with a power-play goal before the end of the first when he redirected Mason Lohrei's pass to the front of the net at 17:09. It was his first tally of the season.
Boston extended the lead midway through the second period when Pastrnak and Lindholm struck quickly. Pastrnak's fourth goal made it 3-1 on the power play at 9:09, and right after the faceoff, Lindholm beat Georgiev with a shot from the boards at 9:22.
It was his first goal of the season.
The Avalanche crept back into the game with a couple of power-play goals. Makar made it 4-2 when he scored from the point at 11:15 of the second, his first of the season, and Rantanen scored his fourth goal 4:52 into the third period.
Beecher scored into the empty net at 17:59, his second tally of the season.