Monday night in the NHL delivered four finals, led by the Boston Bruins’ 3-2 shootout win over Vegas after they blew a two-goal lead, according to the league’s recaps and scoreboard. Boston pushed its home winning streak to six games, and Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves for the Bruins (11-4-1). David Pastrnak scored the lone goal of the shootout, going backhand to forehand before tucking the puck past Carter Hart’s left skate.
Bruins survive Vegas comeback
James Hagens, the 19-year-old rookie, opened the scoring at 7:23 of the first period when he chipped an Elias Lindholm pass over Hart’s stick-side shoulder. Morgan Geekie scored on the power play at 3:23 for a 2-0 lead. Mark Stone cut it to 2-1 on the power play at 14:58, and Trevor Connelly tied it 2-2 at 7:23 of the third on a wraparound feed from Noah Hanifin. Pastrnak’s shootout winner, plus an assist that gave him 300 career power-play points, settled a game Boston had looked like winning comfortably.
Avalanche rally, Wings and Flames win
The Colorado Avalanche came back from 2-0 down to beat Chicago 5-2, with Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz each scoring twice. T.J. Hughes had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves for the Avalanche (9-5-1), who have won three in a row. Chicago forward Patrick Kane left the game at 14:53 of the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Detroit held off Florida 5-3 as Carter Mazur scored his first NHL goal and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard delivered a goal and an assist, including his first career game-winner. Calgary beat San Jose 2-1, with William Stromgren scoring the game-winner at 9:14 of the third and Dustin Wolf making 26 saves. Tuesday brings 11 games, including Winnipeg at Montreal.
Tuesday’s 11-game slate awaits
Monday’s four games set the table nicely for a bumper Tuesday, with 11 games on the schedule including Winnipeg at Montreal, Utah at Toronto and Edmonton at New Jersey. Boston’s home streak, Colorado’s comeback habit and Detroit’s young stars all carry momentum into the new week, while Chicago must regroup after another defeat and Kane’s injury worry. The NHL season is still young, but the patterns are forming: the Bruins are hard to beat at home, the Avalanche never quit, and every night brings a new hero.
