Bruins score three power-play goals to rally past Ducks

Boston scored on three of its four power plays to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center on Friday, Oct. 16. The Bruins had trailed by two goals after the first period.

David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm each finished with a goal and an assist. Frederic Brunet opened Boston’s scoring in the second period with his first NHL goal, before Pastrnak tied the game and Lindholm put the Bruins ahead in the third. Matthew Poitras added Boston’s fourth goal.

Michael DiPietro stopped 26 of 28 shots for his first NHL victory. He and Brunet had played together in Providence a season earlier. Brunet praised the goalie’s work ethic after their shared milestone night. Pavel Zacha and James Hagens each supplied two assists as Boston improved to 6-2-0 with its fourth consecutive win.

Tim Washe and Beckett Sennecke scored for Anaheim in the final minute of the opening period. Lukas Dostal made 18 saves for the Ducks, who fell to 4-3-0 and failed to score on five power plays.