Bruins Rally Past Blues 5-2, Led by Kastelic and Minten
ST. LOUIS — Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten each struck twice as the Boston Bruins overcame an early deficit to defeat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Pavel Zacha iced the win with an empty-net goal, and David Pastrnak tallied two assists in his first game back since November 16 after missing five games with an undisclosed injury. Sean Kuraly also contributed two assists for Boston, who secured their third consecutive win and earned a second victory over the Blues in five days.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for the Bruins.
For St. Louis, Robert Thomas found the back of the net twice, while Joel Hofer finished with 26 saves.
Key moments:
- Kastelic redirected a bouncing puck in the Blues’ crease to push Boston ahead 3-2 at 8:01 of the third period.
- Minten added an unassisted goal 3 minutes later to extend the lead.
- Thomas opened the scoring with a power-play goal 5:27 into the first period.
- Boston carried momentum into the second period, peppering Hofer with shots. Morgan Geekie hit the crossbar, and Kastelic hit the right post during a flurry early in the frame.
- The Bruins erased a 1-0 deficit with two goals in 1:44 during the second period.
- Minten tied the game with 7:12 left in the second, and Kastelic tipped in a Soderstrom blast with 5:26 remaining to make it 2-1 Bruins.
- Thomas evened the score at 4:51 of the third after intercepting a pass behind the Bruins’ net and setting up himself alone in front.
Notable streaks:
- Thomas has tallied seven points (three goals, four assists) over his last eight games.
- Geekie’s five-game scoring streak came to an end in this contest.
Up next:
- Bruins visit Winnipeg on Thursday.
- Blues travel to Nashville on Thursday.
Source: AP NHL recap and game details.
