Bruins come back late, fall in overtime to Blackhawks

With the way things have been going, it was fair to expect a dramatic comeback effort from the Bruins in the third period on Thursday night.

Trailing the Blackhawks by two goals after two and three just 17 seconds into the final frame, the B’s backs again against the wall, they did it again, but fell short of the win in overtime.

Torey Krug tied the game with 2:33 to play in regulation, capping a furious three-goal comeback to help the Bruins earn a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Blackhawks. The B’s still haven’t gone a game without earning a point since their November 8 defeat in Detroit, and haven’t lost in regulation at home all season.

The Bruins surrendered their first shorthanded tally of the season to find themselves in an early hole, and 37 seconds later, that hole was doubly as deep.

First, Ryan Carpenter found the scoreboard for the first time this season while the Bruins were on their second power play of the frame. With 1:46 left, Charlie McAvoy turned the puck over at the offensive blue line. Carpenter slid the puck to defenseman Connor Murphy, and his rebound off Tuukka Rask’s pads bounced to Carpenter, who put Chicago ahead.

David Pastrnak was sent to the penalty box for interference a few moments later, and the Blackhawks struck again, this time on the power play. Dylan Strome, in his first game back from injury, masterfully tipped in a shot from Erik Gustafsson to make it 2-0 with 1:09 left in the first.

A sleepy second period followed the first, with two power play chances for the Bruins going by the wayside.

The Blackhawks extended their lead to 3-0 just 17 seconds into the third period. Alex DeBrincat sniped a shot past Rask to put the Bruins in their first 3-0 hole all season.

Joakim Nordstrom responded with a goal against his former team 1:49 into the third. He picked up a rebound from a David Backes shot off of Robin Lehner’s pads to make it a 3-1 contest.

John Moore went straight to the locker room following confrontation with Zack Smith with 8:14 left following Smith’s heavy check on David Pastrnak. It was Moore’s first game back this season after offseason shoulder surgery. He returned with 6:20 left and went straight to the penalty box.

Chris Wagner netted a shorthanded goal with 4:59 left in the third. With Charlie Coyle in the box, Wagner surged into the offensive zone and beat Lehner to make it a 3-2 game.

Krug knotted the game 3-3 with 2:33 left in the third period. The defenseman snuck down low and around the net and took a feed from Jake DeBrusk and buried his fourth goal of the season, forcing overtime.

The Blackhawks won it 54 seconds into the extra frame with Jonathan Toews netting a breakaway tally after David Pastrnak appeared to get hooked on the play to spring the speedy Chicago forward.

The Bruins conclude their five-game homestand Saturday night against the Avalanche before a three-game road trip early next week.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/366vI5a