Elias Lindholm scored to break a third-period tie, capping a two-point performance as the visiting Boston Bruins registered a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.
David Pastrnak netted one goal and one assist for the Bruins, who scored four unanswered goals, three on the power play, to run their winning streak to four games. Frederic Brunet potted his first career NHL goal, Matthew Poitras added a tally, and Pavel Zacha and James Hagens each logged two assists.
Bruins goaltender Michael DiPietro made 25 saves to earn his first NHL victory in his sixth game and fourth start.
Tim Washe and Beckett Sennecke scored for the Ducks, who squandered a 2-0 lead and have dropped their second game in a row. Goalie Lukas Dostal stopped 18 shots.
While the Bruins converted three of their four power-play opportunities, the Ducks were blanked on five chances with the extra skater. Anaheim also mustered only four shots on goal in the third period.
After watching his team erase a 2-0 deficit, Lindholm put Boston on top at 8:18 of the third period with a tap-in tally set up by Zacha while on a power play.
Poitras added an insurance goal eight minutes later when he finished a 2-on-1 rush on a setup from Hagens.
Anaheim tallied twice late in the first period. Washe opened the scoring with 37.3 seconds remaining in the frame, finding the twine with his long shot from the point that made it through a screen and DiPietro’s legs.
Sennecke doubled the lead 21 seconds later, notching his fifth of the season by finishing a three-way passing play.
Brunet, a 2022 fifth-round draft choice, halved Boston’s deficit at 3:15 of the second period. He sent a long shot from the blue line that made it through the maze of traffic for his milestone marker.
Pastrnak tied the clash with another man-advantage goal at 3:26 of the third period, pouncing on a loose puck during a scramble for his third of the campaign.
Pastrnak took sole possession of the fourth spot on the Bruins’ all-time goals list with his 423rd career tally, passing Brad Marchand. He trails only Johnny Bucyk (545 goals), Phil Esposito (459) and Patrice Bergeron (427).