Bruins erase a two-goal deficit late and beat the Blackhawks 5-4 on Lindholm's overtime winner
Morgan Geekie tied it in the final seconds of regulation, snapping Boston's two-game skid. The Atlantic Division leaders host Vegas on Monday.
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The Bruins trailed by two goals with less than eight minutes left on Saturday afternoon. They left TD Garden with a 5-4 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Elias Lindholm scored the winner early in overtime, set up by Charlie McAvoy, according to ESPN and Second City Hockey. The win ended a two-game losing streak after road defeats at Carolina and St. Louis.
The comeback
Chicago went up 4-2 on goals from Ryan Greene and Connor Bedard midway through the third period. Mason Lohrei answered less than a minute after Bedard's goal, and Morgan Geekie tied the game with seconds left in regulation, ESPN's scoring summary shows.
| Period | Chicago | Boston |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anton Frondell (PP) | David Pastrnak |
| 2nd | Frondell | Casey Mittelstadt |
| 3rd | Greene, Bedard | Lohrei, Geekie |
| OT | Lindholm |
Pastrnak's goal was his eighth of the season. Frondell scored twice for Chicago.
By the numbers
Chicago outshot Boston 41-32, Second City Hockey reported. Patrick Kane picked up an assist on Frondell's first goal, his 900th career assist, according to NESN.
The Bruins are 10-4-1 with 21 points, first in the Atlantic Division, according to ESPN. Chicago fell to 4-9-1.
Up next
The Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m., NESN reported.
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