Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey League
US Olympian McAvoy scores in OT as Bruins beat Kings 2-1 for 13th straight victory at home
Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to snap a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.
It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.
In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.
Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.
Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins haven’t lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.
After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last game in Boston.
Bruins: Host San Jose on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesBOS wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:22 | Mason Lohrei Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Hampus Lindholm (18), Viktor Arvidsson (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:00 | Drew Doughty Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor Moore (11), Adrian Kempe (31) |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:39 | Charlie McAvoy Goal (7) Backhand, assists: David Pastrnak (53), Mark Kastelic (9) |
Statistics
 LA |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 22 | Hits | 21 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 16 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 44.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.1 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy, D | Suspension | May 12 |
| Viktor Arvidsson, LW | Out | May 3 |
| Nikita Zadorov, D | Out | May 2 |
| Dans Locmelis, C | Out | Feb 28 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 6 |
