National Hockey League
Boston 2, Chicago 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Jean Hebert, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 19629

Matt Grzelcyk scored the winning goal at 1:40 of overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

After David Pastrnak drew two defenders to him, Taylor Hall and Grzelcyk started a 2-on-1 to net the winner. Grzelcyk's goal from the right circle was his first since Jan. 10 at Washington.

Patrice Bergeron scored the opening goal for Boston, which had a 48-20 advantage in shots on goal. The edge was 35-11 after two scoreless periods.

Hall finished the night with two assists and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for the Bruins in their third straight win and 10th in 12 games.

Marc-Andre Fleury stole a point for Chicago by making 46 saves, one shy of his career high. The Blackhawks had won two of their previous three games.

On its 40th shot, Boston finally lit the lamp 4:43 into the third period. Bergeron batted the puck out of mid-air after Hall and Brad Marchand had initial chances in a scramble in front of Fleury's net.

Chicago responded to tie the score with 10:24 remaining. Brandon Hagel tipped home a Caleb Jones shot from the right point, extending his goal-scoring streak to five consecutive games.

The Bruins' power play, which had scored five goals in the previous seven games, got three opportunities over the first two periods.

One of Fleury's best saves came with 2:05 left in the second as he went post-to-post to deny Marchand's one-time shot on the power play.

Boston appeared to have taken a 2-1 lead with 4:47 left in regulation on Charlie Coyle's rebound, but the goal was immediately waved off due to goaltender interference. The no-goal call was confirmed following a coach's challenge.

Hall was cut in the face by Chicago defenseman Riley Stillman's skate on the sequence that led to Bergeron's opening goal, but he did not miss any time.

Bruins forward Nick Foligno played in his 1,000th NHL game. He and his father, Mike (1,018 games), join Bobby and Brett Hull as the only father-son combinations to reach that milestone in league history.

The game was the second and final meeting between the teams this season, both coming in a span of six days.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Chicago
Taylor Hall 2 Points Brandon Hagel 1
Patrice Bergeron 1 Goals Brandon Hagel 1
Taylor Hall 2 Assists Caleb Jones 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Linus Ullmark .950 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .958
Linus Ullmark 19 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 46
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 48 2 0-4 3-3 6 30
Chicago 20 1 0-3 4-4 8 28
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .190 after a win and .432 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Bruins have a W/L % of .515 after a win and .750 after a loss.