Boston Bruins vs San Jose Sharks — Recap

📰Game Recap

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Friday, overcoming a significant shot disparity thanks to a strong goaltending performance. While San Jose outshot Boston 38-26, Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves on 37 shots faced. Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov stopped 20 of 25 shots. The win improved Boston's record to 4-2-0, while San Jose fell to 3-2-0. SportsFBI's pregame model had leaned toward a Bruins victory, predicting a 57% chance.

Boston opened the scoring in the first period when Fraser Minten found the net at 12:55. San Jose quickly responded, with Jacob Trouba tying the game at 15:29. However, Charlie McAvoy's goal late in the period at 18:43 ensured Boston held a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission. The Sharks again pulled even early in the second period, as Ivar Stenberg, with an assist from Macklin Celebrini and Dmitry Orlov, made it 2-2 at 5:48. But Boston reclaimed the lead with Matthew Poitras' goal at 8:42, and Pavel Zacha extended the lead to 4-2 with just three seconds remaining in the period.

San Jose narrowed the deficit once more in the third period when Macklin Celebrini scored at 5:04, assisted by Ivar Stenberg and Will Smith, bringing the score to 4-3. Minten, who was a top performer for Boston with two goals, restored the two-goal cushion at 11:47 with his second goal of the night. Will Borgen sealed the victory for the Bruins with an unassisted goal at 18:18.