A fragile St. A win against the St. Louis Blues may not be a big deal for a team with high expectations.

But given the Bruins’ current situation, they’re not going to be able to win the game against St. Louis on Tuesday. A win in St. Louis could be a good start for them to get where they want to go.

Seeing the 32nd-ranked powers of the Blues take a 2-0 lead, the B’s scored three goals in the third period to seal a 3-2 victory.

There was a lot of desperation in the comeback win.

The Bruins got a point at 4:53 from Morgan Geekie, who returned to the lineup after three healthy scratches. David Pastrnak stole the puck from Colton Parayko in the neutral zone and went on a strange charge with Geekie. Geekie took Pastrnak’s pass and passed Jordan Binnington to the blocking side.

The B’s then tied it at 9:15. Brad Marchand placed a loose puck and put Charlie McAvoy over the top. McAvoy’s hesitation to shoot bounced him off the initial power play unit, but on this play, it allowed him to take a one-timer from the high slot to beat Binnington.

And finally, with 1:47 left in regulation after a wild scramble for the puck in the offensive zone, McAvoy made Pastrnak a big meal with his blast for Binnington’s go-ahead goal.

One of the most intriguing pregame stories was the change of the starting power play unit, with Hampus Lindholm replacing McAvoy.

And it wasn’t long before PP got his chance. They actually gained two advantages in the first 8:23. But as for the results, it was the same, the same. They got a few shots at Binnington, but none of them were really high percentage, and the movement on the PP never resulted in much movement from Binnington in his own half.

Pastrnak said Monday he needed to shoot more and took his own advice. He made six of B’s ​​nine shots in the first period.

The B’s had a chance to die, thanks in part to a big block from the Blues’ struggling PP that caused defender Lindholm to leave the game. It appears that he made the shot from the inside of his right knee.

The Blues’ best chance came early in the period. Jordan Kyrou made a clean break from the offensive blue line, but Jeremy Swayman was able to direct his backhand out wide.

The B’s had a third power play chance with 1:02 to play in the second period, and with Hampus Lindolm unavailable, McAvoy returned with the top unit. The B’s did everything but score. They had four shots on net, and that didn’t include their best chance at a nice game of tic-tac-toe. Elias Lindholm fed Brad Marchand down the left side, and Marchand, selling a shot to freeze Binnington, fed Pavel Zacha for what appeared to be a tap-in. However, Pastrnak put in his stick and the ball went out.

And when Cole Koepke takes a high-stick penalty in the offensive zone, you know what’s going to happen next. On the PP, Swayman stopped Kyrou’s shot off the pad, but Brayden Schenn was there to clear the rebound for a 1-0 lead at 9:24. It was the Blues’ first strong home goal all season.

They would soon take second place as the B’s were not yet done shooting themselves in the foot.

Pastrnak then high-sticked another offensive zone catch and at 12:12 the Blues took a 2-0 lead when Oskar Sundqvist scored an easy goal from the back door.

Any wind that might have been in the B’s sails was gone. When Radek Faksa faced another power play with a hard hit to Tyler Johnson, there was little urgency and it sailed through the boards without much danger of scoring.

The B’s trailed by just two goals entering the third quarter. This has been a challenging but surmountable problem over the last few years. He looked like Mount Everest with this suit. But they managed to make it bigger.

First Publication Date: November 12, 2024 22:47 EST