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03/10 21:01 CDT US Olympian McAvoy scores in OT as Bruins beat Kings 2-1 for
13th straight victory at home
US Olympian McAvoy scores in OT as Bruins beat Kings 2-1 for 13th straight
victory at home
By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) --- Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy
Swayman stopped 14 shots on Tuesday night to earn the Boston Bruins their 13th
straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings.
Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to snap a scoreless tie.
But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty's shot from the blue
line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.
It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.
In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a
long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The
Bruins defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of
the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper
and went to his backhand for the winner.
Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of
the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in
possession of the East's second wild-card spot.
Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins
haven't lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.
After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on
the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last
game in Boston.
Up next
Kings: Visit the New York Islanders on Friday night.
Bruins: Host San Jose on Thursday night.
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