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Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings

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Morgan Geekie scores twice to tie for NHL goals lead, Bruins beat Kings 2-1 in OT

Boston Bruins vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Highlights

Geekie fired a snap shot from top of the right circle that beat goalie Darcy Kuemper high to the far corner for his 16th goal to match Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon for the league lead.

Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to help the Bruins end a two-game skid. They opened a four-game trip with 4-3 loss at Anaheim on Wednesday night.

Geekie opened the scoring at 8:01 of the third with a one-timer from the middle of ice above the circles that also beat Kuemper high to the far corner.

Joel Armia tied it with a short-handed goal with 6:57 remaining. With Kevin Fiala off for tripping David Pastrnak, Armia beat Swayman off a rebound on a rush for his second short-handed goal in two games.

The Kings went to extra time for time second straight night after falling 4-3 at San Jose in a shootout Thursday night.

Kuemper stopped 24 shots. Los Angeles has lost three in a row after winning four straight.

Up next Bruins: At San Jose on Sunday night.

Kings: Host Ottawa on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 3rd Period 8:01 Morgan Geekie Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Steeves (1), Nikita Zadorov (6)
Goal 3rd Period 13:03 Joel Armia Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Trevor Moore (4), Brian Dumoulin (3)
Goal 4th Period 2:27 Morgan Geekie Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (17), Nikita Zadorov (7)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 12
28 Hits 12
4 Takeaways 5
26 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 34
38.2 Faceoff Win Percent 61.8
13 Giveaways 13
6 Total Penalties 2
20 Penalty Minutes 4
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Armia, RW Out Jan 12
Anze Kopitar, C Injured Reserve Jan 10
Trevor Moore, LW Injured Reserve Jan 8
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Morgan Geekie, C Day-To-Day Jan 12
Hampus Lindholm, D Injured Reserve Jan 6

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 53 7
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 21 21 45 3
Calgary 19 22 42 4
Vancouver 16 24 37 5
Full Standings