Overview
- Boston beat the Kings 2-1 in overtime on Friday, with Morgan Geekie scoring both goals to reach 16 on the season.
- Nathan MacKinnon moved to 17 goals, leaving Geekie one back of the league lead entering Sunday.
- Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves, securing his sixth win in seven starts for the Bruins.
- The victory snapped a two-game slide and lifted Boston to 13-10-0, leading the Atlantic by points despite a .565 points percentage that ranks 13th in the East.
- Boston is still without Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm, Casey Mittelstadt and Viktor Arvidsson as coach Marco Sturm shuffles lines ahead of Sunday’s trip finale in San Jose.