Bruins can't catch up, lose to the Sharks on road, 3-1

"The Bruins went into the third period down 2-0 but got back into the game with a goal from - who else? - Morgan Geekie. With the return of Elias Lindholm after nearly a month out, coach Marco Sturm tried some new line combinations with David Pastrnak on a unit with Pavel Zacha and Marat Khusnutdinov and Geekie with Elias Lindholm and Alex Steeves."

"But with the offense stagnant, he put Geekie and Pastrnak back together with Zacha in the third period and the line responded with a dominant shift, finished off by Geekie's 17th of the year. Pastrnak took the puck behind the net and made a terrific backhand pass to Geekie for the goal from the top of the crease at 10:02 of the third."

"The B's continued to pressure but gave up an empty-netter with 1:07 left. Nikita Zadorov circled back into the Boston zone and signaled for Jeremy Swayman to head to the bench. But then the defenseman's pass from his own zone intended for Geekie at the red line was picked off by Celebrini and the Sharks were able to attack with Collin Graf finally putting it into the empty net."

Boston took six minor penalties and fell 3-1 to San Jose as Macklin Celebrini's second-period power-play goal proved the game-winner. The Bruins trailed 2-0 entering the third before Morgan Geekie's 17th goal cut the deficit. Coach Marco Sturm adjusted lines after Elias Lindholm's return, experimenting with David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Marat Khusnutdinov before reuniting Pastrnak with Geekie. Pastrnak created Geekie's goal with a backhand pass at 10:02 of the third. Boston sustained pressure late but surrendered an empty-net marker when Celebrini intercepted a Nikita Zadorov pass and Collin Graf finished. Shakir Mukhamadullin scored Boston's initial deficit goal in the first.

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