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Bruins Power Play Silences Ducks' Special Teams
17 Oct
Summary
- Boston erased a two-goal deficit with three power-play goals.
- Anaheim's league-leading power play went scoreless on five opportunities.
- Cutter Gauthier returned to the Ducks lineup after an upper-body injury.
The Anaheim Ducks suffered a 4-2 defeat to the Boston Bruins on Friday, largely due to their penalty kill's inability to contain Boston's power play. After taking a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Tim Washe and Beckett Sennecke, the Ducks watched as the Bruins scored three consecutive power-play goals to take control of the game.
Boston's comeback began early in the second period with Frederic Brunet's first career NHL goal. David Pastrnak tied the game early in the third period on the power play, and Elias Lindholm provided the go-ahead goal just five minutes later with another man-advantage strike. Matthew Poitras sealed the victory for the Bruins with a late two-on-one goal.
Despite entering the night with the league's second-best power play, Anaheim went 0-for-5 with the extra man. Conversely, Boston converted all three of their power-play chances against the Ducks' fourth-ranked penalty kill. Cutter Gauthier made his return to the Ducks' lineup after an upper-body injury, shifting to center with Mikael Granlund sidelined.
The Ducks will now embark on their first East Coast road trip, starting with a two-game set against New York teams. They are set to return to Anaheim on October 27th to face Vancouver.
