"Morgan Geekie hustled to a loose puck behind the net, collected it and slipped it inside the left post with 4.5 seconds left in the second period and the Boston Bruins snapped their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Colorado on Saturday, handing the Avalanche their first regulation loss of the season. Boston's losing streak was its longest since it dropped 10 straight March 13 to April 3 after trading away players and starting a rebuild."
"Geekie outhustled defenseman Josh Manson, got the puck and turned to his left with goalie Scott Wedgewood moving to the other direction for a brief second, giving Geekie time to slip a shot between his right pad and post to make it 3-1. Arvidsson and Eyssimont then scored 39 seconds apart late in the first to move Boston ahead 2-1."
The Boston Bruins ended a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, handing Colorado its first regulation loss of the season. Morgan Geekie scored with 4.5 seconds left in the second period after hustling to a loose puck behind the net. Viktor Arvidsson and Michael Eyssimont also scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves while Scott Wedgewood stopped 16 shots for Colorado. Artturi Lehkonen scored both Avalanche goals and Martin Necas had his eight-game point streak stopped. The game ended with a tussle on the ice. Colorado heads to New Jersey and Boston plays Ottawa next.
Read at Boston.com
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