Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
Morgan Geekie scores twice to tie for NHL goals lead, Bruins beat Kings 2-1 in OT
Geekie fired a snap shot from top of the right circle that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper high to the far corner for his 16th goal to match Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead.
Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to help the Bruins end a two-game skid. They opened a four-game trip with 4-3 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday night.
Geekie opened the scoring at 8:01 of the third with a one-timer from the middle of ice above the circles that also beat Kuemper high to the far corner.
Joel Armia tied it with a short-handed goal with 6:57 remaining. With Kevin Fiala off for tripping David Pastrnak, Armia beat Swayman off a rebound on a rush for his second short-handed goal in two games.
The Kings went to extra time for time second straight night after falling 4-3 at San Jose in a shootout Thursday night.
Kuemper stopped 24 shots. Los Angeles has lost three in a row after winning four straight.
Kings: Host Ottawa on Monday night.
Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
 |
Goal | 3rd Period 8:01 | Morgan Geekie Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Steeves (1), Nikita Zadorov (6) |
 |
Goal | 3rd Period 13:03 | Joel Armia Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Trevor Moore (4), Brian Dumoulin (3) |
|
Goal | 4th Period 2:27 | Morgan Geekie Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (17), Nikita Zadorov (7) |
Statistics
 BOS |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 28 | Hits | 12 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 26 | Shots | 32 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 38.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 61.8 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 20 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| David Pastrnak, RW | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Michael Callahan, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Henri Jokiharju, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 29 |
| Charlie McAvoy, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 29 |
| Matej Blumel, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 28 |
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
