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Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues

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5 - 2

Bruins rally to beat Blues 5-2 with two goals each from Kastelic and Minten

Pavel Zacha lights the lamp for Bruins

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.

Up Next Bruins: at Winnipeg on Thursday night.

Blues: at Nashville on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:27 Robert Thomas Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (10), Justin Faulk (9)
Goal 2nd Period 12:48 Fraser Minten Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (4), David Pastrnak (19)
Goal 2nd Period 14:34 Mark Kastelic Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Sean Kuraly (5), Victor Soderstrom (1)
Goal 3rd Period 4:51 Robert Thomas Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (11)
Goal 3rd Period 8:01 Mark Kastelic Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Kuraly (6), Nikita Zadorov (9)
Goal 3rd Period 11:33 Fraser Minten Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (20), Andrew Peeke (5)
Goal 3rd Period 18:19 Pavel Zacha Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (14), David Pastrnak (21)

Statistics

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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 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 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:

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
Full Standings