The Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, with Marat Khusnutdinov scoring the go-ahead goal with 6:24 remaining in the third period. The win extended Boston’s streak to five straight and dropped Los Angeles to 0-4-2, still winless under coach Peter Laviolette.
David Pastrnak tied it 1-1 at 2:43 of the second with a wrist shot from the right circle off the rush and finished with a goal and an assist. Alex Laferriere scored the only Kings goal 31 seconds into the first period. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for Boston; Anton Forsberg made 24 saves for Los Angeles.
Key Moments: How The Bruins Pulled Away
Laferriere’s initial redirection of Clarke’s point shot was stopped, but Kempe got the rebound and passed back to Laferriere, who tapped it in from the top of the crease. The early lead held up through most of two periods until Pastrnak tied it at 2:43 of the second with a wrist shot from the right circle.
The third period belonged to Boston. Khusnutdinov buried the go-ahead goal at 13:36, assisted by Matthew Poitras and Morgan Geekie. Elias Lindholm added an empty-net goal at 18:02, and JJ Peterka sealed it at 19:42 off a Pastrnak assist. Los Angeles has now scored just one goal in each of its past four games.
Top Performers
Pastrnak’s goal and assist extended his point streak to five games, a stretch in which he has four goals and six assists for 10 points. Swayman turned aside 25 of 26 shots for Boston, while Anton Forsberg made 24 saves on 26 shots in the loss. Khusnutdinov factored into two of Boston’s four goals, scoring one and assisting on another.
What It Means
Boston improved to 7-2-0, good for 14 points and a share of first place in the Atlantic Division. The win also gave Boston a 1-0 lead in the season series between the two clubs. Los Angeles remains at the bottom of the Pacific Division with two points, and the Kings’ attempt to jump-start their offense by moving Laferriere up to a line with Kempe and Artemi Panarin produced only one goal.
What’s Next
Boston has won five straight, including a 4-2 victory at Anaheim on Friday. Los Angeles, winless at 0-4-2, will look to end its drought after scoring one goal in each of its past four games.
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