The Bruins, who had eight shots on goal through two periods, tied the game 1-1 when Geekie scored 25 seconds into the third period. Geekie then gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead at 5:44. Pastrnak controlled the puck behind the Colorado net, skated around Wedgewood's right side, and found Geekie on the far post for the backdoor tap-in goal.
Pastrnak would later finish off the scoring with an empty-net goal set up by Brad Marchand.Geekie has been on fire recently, as he has now scored six goals in the last seven games. In the last three games,
Geekie, who has scored the Bruins first goal in three straight, has seven goals in January and 14 in his last 28 games.
The Boston Bruins visit the Buffalo Sabres after Morgan Geekie scored two goals in the Bruins' 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The Boston Bruins didn’t get a ton of offense on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden, but Morgan Geekie supplied all they needed by scoring two goals in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen.
The Avalanche lost 3-1 to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday. Artturi Lehkonen scored for Colorado while Scott Wedgewood stopped 12 of the 14 shots he faced. The Avalanche posted 27 shots on goal, including a pair from Martin Necas in his Colorado debut.
The Boston Bruins escaped with a victory over the Colorado Avalanche. A big period by Morgan Geekie was enough to get the two points.
The Boston Bruins will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Colorado Avalanche.
The Boston Bruins will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they face the Colorado Avalanche.