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Pastrnak scores twice, hits 400-goal milestone as Bruins beat Maple Leafs

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BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored twice to move past 400 career goals and added an assist as the Boston Bruins won their seventh consecutive game, 5-3, over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm, and Alex Steeves also scored for the Bruins, while Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves. Charlie McAvoy contributed a pair of assists.

For the Maple Leafs, Steven Lorentz scored a short-handed goal. Bobby McMann and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also found the back of the net. Toronto has now lost three games in a row.

Pastrnak’s milestone goal came just 49 seconds into the second period, marking the 400th of his career and giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead. He added a power-play goal at 9:48 of the third period. Pastrnak is now the sixth player to score 400 or more goals wearing a Bruins jersey and sits just one goal shy of fifth-place Rick Middleton on the franchise’s all-time goal-scoring list.

Alex Steeves’ goal was his first as a Bruin after spending four years in the Toronto organization.

High-scoring Toronto forward Auston Matthews did not return for the third period due to a lower-body injury.

In goal for Toronto, Anthony Stolarz started but gave up three first-period goals on 11 shots and was replaced by Dennis Hildeby in the second period, who made 19 saves. The team later announced Stolarz has sustained an upper-body injury.

Morgan Rielly recorded an assist on McMann’s power-play goal with 1:02 remaining in the second period, passing Tomas Kaberle for sixth place on Toronto’s career assist list with 438 assists—second among defensemen.

Up next for the teams:

– Maple Leafs: Return home to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
– Bruins: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/pastrnak-scores-twice-hits-400-031544840.html

Bruins score three in second period to beat Islanders

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BOSTON — David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins rally for a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm, and Mikey Eyssimont scored during Boston’s second-period rally after the Bruins managed just four shots on goal in the opening period. Morgan Geekie added a power-play goal in the third, and Fraser Minten sealed the win with an empty-netter as Boston rebounded from a 7-2 loss at Ottawa on Monday night.

Charlie McAvoy contributed two assists, while Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves for Boston, which notched just its second win since starting the season 3-0.

For the Islanders, Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist. Kyle Palmieri also scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 17 saves. New York lost in regulation for the first time since falling to 0-3 on October 13.

Horvat gave New York an early lead just 1:08 into the first period with his sixth goal in six games. He then set up Palmieri’s one-timer goal at 4:52 to extend the Islanders’ advantage. The Islanders outshot the Bruins 10-4 in the first period, a margin that could have been even greater if Boston hadn’t blocked seven shots.

The second period belonged to the Bruins. The Islanders contributed with a pair of early penalties, the second of which led to Lindholm’s power-play goal at 3:57. Pastrnak tied the game at 6:49, and Boston took its first lead just 59 seconds later when Eyssimont tipped a shot past Sorokin.

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The Islanders will visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/10/28/bruins-score-three-in-second-period-to-beat-islanders/