Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins — Recap

📰Game Recap

Boston overcame a significant shot deficit and a late two-goal third-period hole to defeat Chicago 5-4 in overtime. Chicago opened the scoring in the first period when Anton Frondell, assisted by Patrick Kane and Connor Bedard, gave them a 1-0 lead. David Pastrnak, assisted by Pavel Zacha, responded for Boston to tie the game 1-1 before the first intermission. Michael DiPietro turned aside 37 of 41 shots for Boston, while Arvid Soderblom made 27 saves on 32 attempts for Chicago, who outshot the Bruins 41-32.

The second period unfolded similarly, with Frondell again putting Chicago ahead 2-1, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Sam Rinzel. Boston once more found an equalizer, with Casey Mittelstadt scoring, assisted by James Hagens, to keep the game tied 2-2 heading into the final regulation period. Chicago then seemed to pull away in the third, as Ryan Greene put them up 3-2, followed by Connor Bedard's goal, assisted by Ryan Donato and Roman Kantserov, extending the lead to 4-2.

Boston engineered a remarkable comeback in the final period. Mason Lohrei, assisted by JJ Peterka and Tanner Jeannot, quickly cut Chicago's lead to 4-3. With just 12 seconds remaining in regulation, Morgan Geekie forced overtime with a goal assisted by Charlie McAvoy and JJ Peterka. Elias Lindholm then secured the victory for Boston 2:32 into the extra frame, with Charlie McAvoy earning his second assist of the game. Frondell finished with two goals for Chicago, while Bedard added a goal and an assist. McAvoy and Peterka each had two assists for the Bruins. The win improved Boston's record to 9-4-1, while Chicago fell to 4-9-0. SportsFBI's model had leaned Boston with a 71% probability of victory.