Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey LeagueBruins rally to beat Blues 5-2 with two goals each from Kastelic and Minten
Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal, while David Pastrnak had two assists in his first game since Nov. 16 after missing five games with an undisclosed injury. Sean Kuraly also had two assists for the Bruins, who won their third straight game and their second against the Blues in the last five days.
Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.
Robert Thomas scored twice for the Blues and Joel Hofer made 26 saves.
Kastelic connected with a bouncing puck in the Blues crease and put it into the back of the net to give the Bruins a 3-2 lead at 8:01 of the third. Minten added an unassisted goal three minutes later.
Thomas’ power-play goal gave the Blues the lead 5:27 into the first period.
Boston peppered Hofer early in the second period, as Morgan Geekie rang a shot off the cross bar and Kastelic hit the right post.
Boston flipped a 1-0 deficit with a pair of goals in a 1:44 span of the second period.
Minten got the equalizer for Boston with 7:12 left and Kastelic made it 2-1 Bruins by tipping Victor Soderstrom's slap shot past Hofer with 5:26 left in the second.
Thomas tied it at 4:51 of the third. Pavel Buchnevich created the chance by intercepting Andrew Peeke's pass behind the Boston net and feeding Thomas, who was alone in front.
Thomas has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last eight games.
Geekie's five-game scoring streak was snapped.
Blues: at Nashville on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesBOS wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:27 | Robert Thomas Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (10), Justin Faulk (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:48 | Fraser Minten Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (4), David Pastrnak (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:34 | Mark Kastelic Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Sean Kuraly (5), Victor Soderstrom (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:51 | Robert Thomas Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:01 | Mark Kastelic Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Kuraly (6), Nikita Zadorov (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:33 | Fraser Minten Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (20), Andrew Peeke (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:19 | Pavel Zacha Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (14), David Pastrnak (21) |
Statistics
BOS |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
| 26 | Hits | 30 |
| 12 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 31 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 42.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.9 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 16 |
| Dylan Holloway, LW | Injured Reserve | Dec 15 |
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 10 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 1 |
| Zach Dean, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 16 |
| Viktor Arvidsson, LW | Out | Dec 16 |
| Henri Jokiharju, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 29 |
| Matej Blumel, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 28 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
19 | 12 | 41 | 3 |
Boston |
20 | 14 | 40 | 0 |
Tampa Bay |
18 | 12 | 39 | 3 |
Montreal |
17 | 12 | 38 | 4 |
Florida |
17 | 13 | 36 | 2 |
Toronto |
15 | 12 | 35 | 5 |
Ottawa |
15 | 13 | 34 | 4 |
Buffalo |
14 | 14 | 32 | 4 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
23 | 2 | 53 | 7 |
Dallas |
22 | 7 | 49 | 5 |
Minnesota |
19 | 9 | 43 | 5 |
Utah |
16 | 16 | 35 | 3 |
Winnipeg |
15 | 15 | 32 | 2 |
Chicago |
13 | 14 | 32 | 6 |
St. Louis |
12 | 15 | 31 | 7 |
Nashville |
13 | 15 | 30 | 4 |




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