Fraser Minten scored within the ninth spherical for the lone objective of the shootout, permitting the Boston Bruins to snap a seven-game highway winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Boston’s Jeremy Swayman and Washington’s Logan Thompson thwarted every of the opposite group’s first eight makes an attempt within the shootout earlier than the previous denied Aliaksei Protas within the ninth. Minten then went to his backhand to tuck the puck previous a sprawling Thompson to finish the competition.
Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy scored a pair of targets to increase his level streak to 6 video games (4 targets, 4 assists). He has totaled 20 factors (six targets, 14 assists) in his previous 16 video games.
Swayman made 25 saves for the Bruins, who had been 0-3-4 of their earlier seven highway video games. Boston additionally accomplished a three-game season sweep of Washington.
Washington’s Rasmus Sandin collected a objective and an help and fellow defenseman Matt Roy additionally tallied.
Thompson turned apart 32 photographs for the Capitals, who’ve misplaced 5 of their final seven video games (2-4-1).
Roy’s blast from above the appropriate circle sailed contained in the close to submit to open the scoring 1:15 into the second interval. Roy’s objective was his second of the season and first since Nov. 17.
Sandin, who notched an help on that play, was denied on a pair of point-blank possibilities to double the benefit. Swayman prolonged his proper pad to thwart a breakaway bid moments later earlier than making a glove save on Sandin’s shot from the left circle halfway into the session.
McAvoy’s one-timer from simply contained in the blue line fluttered previous Thompson to forge a 1-1 tie at 11:57 of the second interval.
Sandin lastly broke by after his shot from the purpose deflected off the stick of Boston’s Elias Lindholm and previous Swayman to offer Washington a 2-1 lead at 3:12 of the third interval.
McAvoy drew the Bruins even as soon as once more halfway into the third interval after he deflected Pavel Zacha’s shot previous Thompson.
–Area Degree Media
