The Boston Bruins are rolling, taking down the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory. But while Boston’s feeling good, the real story out west is the Kings, who are still winless through six games to start the season. Yikes.
Bruins’ Dominance Continues While Pastrnak Makes History
The Bruins just wrapped up a sweep of all three California teams on this four-game trip, and they’re looking legit. David Pastrnak got them going early in the second period, tying the game at 1 at 2:43. He snagged a loose puck in the neutral zone and just walked it in, beating Anton Forsberg with a wrist shot from the right circle. That was his fourth goal of the season, and get this: it was Pastrnak’s 289th goal at even-strength, tying him with Phil Esposito for third-most in Boston history. Talk about a legend in the making!
Marat Khusnutdinov put them ahead for good in the third, scoring a backhander with 6:24 left. Forsberg just couldn’t cover Morgan Geekie’s shot, and Matt Poitras kept the play alive for Khusnutdinov to bury it. Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka added empty-netters to seal the deal, and Jeremy Swayman was solid in net with 25 saves. They’re missing Pavel Zacha, who’s day-to-day with an upper-body injury from Friday’s game against the Ducks, but they’re clearly finding ways to win without him. Coach Marco Sturm must be happy with how the guys are stepping up.
Kings’ Early Season Nightmare
You gotta feel for the Kings fans right now. They got off to a quick start, with Alex Laferriere scoring just 31 seconds into the game. Laferriere, who got a promotion to first-line center, was right at the top of the crease to tap in Adrian Kempe’s pass for his second goal of the season. They looked ready to go, but then the offense just dried up.
This isn’t just one bad night, either. They’ve been held to just one goal for the fourth straight game, and they’re staring down an 0-6 start to the season. Anton Forsberg made 24 saves, but he couldn’t stop the Bruins’ offense when it mattered most. It’s early, sure, but this kind of start is brutal and you have to wonder what’s going on in that locker room.
The Bruins now head to Dallas to finish their trip, playing the Stars on Tuesday night. As for the Kings? They’ve got to find something, anything, against Washington on Tuesday night to try and snap this brutal skid.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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