National Hockey League
Boston 3, Seattle 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 17850

David Pastrnak scored power-play goals in the second and third periods as part of a three-point night, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken in Tuesday's first-ever meeting between the teams.

Pastrnak's winning goal at the 10:49 mark of the third period was his team-leading 22nd of the season and 11th on the power play. He remained hot after recording at least one point in 11 of 16 January games.

Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist for Boston. Brad Marchand had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 25 saves for the win.

The Bruins, who went 2-for-3 on the power play Tuesday, have scored 12 power-play goals in their past 10 games.

Seattle's Joonas Donskoi and Mason Appleton scored third-period goals to tie the game after Boston led 2-0 at the second intermission. Chris Dreidger stopped 23 shots for the expansion Kraken.

After the teams combined for four unsuccessful power plays to start, the Bruins opened the scoring at 9:06 of the second when Pastrnak's one-timer from the circle beat Driedger. Hall recorded his first of two points on a feed from behind the goal line to set up the tally.

The Bruins gained momentum from a five-on-three penalty kill and doubled their lead with 3:51 left in the middle frame. Hall slotted home a second chance in the low slot after taking Tomas Nosek's pass from the corner.

Seattle halved its deficit just 42 seconds into the third as a turnover led to Donskoi's first goal of the season in his 44th game. Donskoi beat Ullmark on a shot through traffic.

Sloppy defensive-zone play burned Boston at the 7:30 mark, resulting in a game-tying goal from Appleton, who deflected in Adam Larsson's point shot.

Bruins defenseman Urho Vaakanainen didn't return after he sustained an upper-body injury on a penalized hit by Yanni Gourde early in the second period.

The win was the second in three games for Boston, which was coming off a 1-1-1 road trip through Colorado, Arizona and Dallas. Seattle has now lost back-to-back contests.

Boston will have a full week off before hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 8 as part of a three-game homestand. Seattle closes a stretch of four straight Eastern Conference road games on Wednesday against the New York Islanders.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Seattle   Boston
Mason Appleton 1 Points David Pastrnak 3
Mason Appleton 1 Goals David Pastrnak 2
Colin Blackwell 1 Assists Brad Marchand 2
N/A Power Play Goals David Pastrnak 2
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Chris Driedger .885 Save Percentage Linus Ullmark .926
Chris Driedger 23 Saves Linus Ullmark 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Seattle 27 2 0-6 1-3 13 27
Boston 26 3 2-3 6-6 19 28
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Bruins have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .778 after a loss.
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Kraken have a W/L % of .267 after a win and .333 after a loss.