Fraser Minten’s two goals included the game-winner with 18.8 seconds left in overtime, propelling the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Stationed in the crease, Minten slammed the rebound of a David Pastrnak shot past Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (18 saves) for the final tally.
Minten, who had a point-blank shot stopped by Lankinen in the final minute of regulation, also scored a power-play goal in the first period.
Elias Lindholm also scored, Pastrnak had two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for the Bruins, who were 2-for-3 on the power play en route to their second straight win since a six-game skid.
Filip Hronek scored after assisting on Elias Pettersson’s goal to lead Vancouver, which led 33-21 in shots while finishing just 1-for-6 with a man advantage. The Canucks have lost three in a row and five of their last six (1-3-2).
Both of Hronek’s points came in the second period.
Boston’s push in the first five minutes included Geekie hitting the post and Lankinen stopping Pastrnak’s backhander on the breakaway, but it took until a four-minute power play — due to Marcus Pettersson’s two penalties on one shift — for Minten to make it 1-0 with 3:36 left in the period.
Stationed in the bumper position on the power play, Minten received a centering pass from Alex Steeves and turned to snap a shot past Lankinen’s blocker.
Elias Pettersson brought Vancouver even just 48 seconds into the middle frame, having Hronek’s point shot deflect off his skate at the net front and through the five-hole on Swayman.
Another man-up tally put the Bruins back in front at 7:25, as Pastrnak threw a puck from the bottom of the left circle towards the goal that bounced off Lindholm’s skate in front and into an open side of the net.
Minutes after Swayman flashed his left pad for a highlight-reel rebound stop on former teammate Jake DeBrusk, the Canucks went back to the advantage with 1:24 left before intermission. Vancouver scored in just eight seconds when Hronek slid down the right side and had his centering attempt bounce off Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy outside the crease.
Swayman withstood a push from the hosts early in a scoreless third, including nine of the period’s first 10 shots. A holding call against Pavel Zacha just 21 seconds into the period boosted that total.
–Field Level Media
