The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night at SAP Center, scoring the final four goals of the game to pull away. Fraser Minten scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves as the Bruins improved to 5-2-0.
Boston trailed briefly in the second period before Matthew Poitras and Pavel Zacha scored 10 minutes apart to put the Bruins ahead for good. San Jose got a goal from Macklin Celebrini early in the third, but Minten and William Borgen answered to seal it. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Sharks, who fell to 3-3-0.
Key Moments: How The Bruins Win 6-3 Score
Boston controlled the opening frame despite trailing on the scoreboard early. Minten opened the scoring at 12:55 of the first period with a wrist shot, assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Nikita Zadorov. Jacob Trouba tied it for San Jose just over two minutes later, but Charlie McAvoy restored Boston’s lead with a wrist shot at 18:43, assisted by JJ Peterka.
San Jose tied it again in the second period when Ivar Stenberg scored off a Celebrini and Dmitry Orlov feed at 5:48. The response was immediate. Poitras tipped in a Mark Kastelic and Morgan Geekie feed less than three minutes later, and Zacha capped the period with a wrist shot off passes from Geekie and David Pastrnak with 3 seconds left on the clock, making it 4-2 Bruins after 40 minutes.
Celebrini cut the deficit to one with a snap shot 5:04 into the third, but Boston closed the door. Minten scored his second of the night on a tip-in at 11:47, and Borgen added an unassisted wrist shot with 1:42 remaining for the final margin.
Top Performers From The Bruins Win
Minten finished with two goals and led all players with two points. Geekie did not score but picked up two assists, on the Poitras and Zacha goals, to lead Boston in that category. Swayman made 35 saves on 38 shots for a .921 save percentage.
For San Jose, Celebrini had a goal and an assist for two points, and Orlov set up two goals from the blue line. Askarov stopped 20 of 25 shots. San Jose outshot Boston 38-26 and scored twice on the power play, but Boston’s even-strength scoring proved decisive.
Bruins Vs Sharks By The Numbers
Boston won the special teams battle in the moments that mattered even though San Jose finished 2 for 4 on the power play. The Bruins went 0 for 2 with the man advantage but scored four times at five-on-five after the first period. Boston also won the physical and discipline battles in different ways: the Bruins out-blocked the Sharks 19-9, while San Jose led in hits 28-25. Boston won 31 faceoffs to San Jose’s 28, a 52.5% clip, and finished with 13 giveaways compared to 11 for the Sharks.
What It Means
Boston moved to 5-2-0 and sits tied with Ottawa atop the Atlantic Division with 10 points apiece. The Bruins also lead their season series with San Jose 1-0. San Jose dropped to 3-3-0, tied for fifth in the Pacific Division behind Vegas, Edmonton, Seattle and Anaheim.
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