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Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal, while David Pastrnak had
two assists in his first game since Nov. 16 after missing five
games with an undisclosed injury. Sean Kuraly also had two
assists for the Bruins, who won their third straight game and
their second against the Blues in the last five days.
Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.
Robert Thomas scored twice for the Blues and Joel Hofer made 26
saves.
Kastelic connected with a bouncing puck in the Blues crease and
put it into the back of the net to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead at
8:01 of the third. Minten added an unassisted goal three minutes
later.
Thomas’ power-play goal gave the Blues the lead 5:27 into the
first period.
Boston peppered Hofer early in the second period, as Morgan
Geekie rang a shot off the cross bar and Kastelic hit the right
post.
Boston flipped a 1-0 deficit with a pair of goals in a 1:44 span
of the second period.
Minten got the equalizer for Boston with 7:12 left and Kastelic
made it 2-1 Bruins by tipping Victor Soderstrom's slap shot past
Hofer with 5:26 left in the second.
Thomas tied it at 4:51 of the third. Pavel Buchnevich created
the chance by intercepting Andrew Peeke's pass behind the Boston
net and feeding Thomas, who was alone in front.
Thomas has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last
eight games.
Geekie's five-game scoring streak was snapped.
Up Next
Bruins: at Winnipeg on Thursday night.
Blues: at Nashville on Thursday night.
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