McAvoy Scores in OT as Bruins Defeat Blues to Extend Point Streak to Five

ST. LOUIS -- Charlie McAvoy scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Saturday.

McAvoy scored on a wrist shot from the right circle after stealing the puck from Blues forward Robert Thomas in the neutral zone.

Boston extended its point streak to five games (2-0-3) despite losing its past three. 

"This felt good," McAvoy said. "Points in every game sounds good, but it was kind of disheartening losing three overtimes in a row. Tonight, we blow a lead and go into overtime again. But it all worked out."

Brad Marchand scored twice, and Jeremy Swayman made 19 saves for the Bruins (25-8-9).

"We felt good about our game even though they clawed back," Marchand said. "I thought we dropped the ball a couple of times. We were confident. We felt good about the situation we were in. We kind of had that desperation and confidence tonight that allowed us to persevere."

Marchand put Boston ahead 1-0 at 5:02 of the first when he pulled a loose puck from below the goal line and lifted it near side over Binnington.

Hayes tied it 1-1 at 6:07 with a one-timer off a pass by Kasperi Kapanen from behind the net. He had a second goal overturned at 9:55 when the Bruins successfully challenged that he was offside prior to the goal.

McAvoy restored the Bruins' lead 2-1 at 6:26 of the second, shooting five-hole on Binnington after a St. Louis turnover.

Neighbours tied it 2-2 at 10:57 on the power play off a cross-crease pass by Jordan Kyrou.

Marchand's 5-on-3 power-play goal gave Boston a 3-2 lead at 7:43 of the third period.

Sundqvist made it 3-3 at 14:47 when he tipped a Scott Perunovich shot at the top of the crease on the power play.

Boston went past regulation in all four games of their road trip, starting with a 4-3 shootout loss at the Colorado Avalanche, a 4-3 overtime loss at the Arizona Coyotes and a 2-1 overtime loss at the Vegas Golden Knights.

"A nice way to end it," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "We were more aggressive in the 3-on-3. I really liked the last two periods both offensively and defensively."

NOTES: Marchand’s first goal was his 900th career NHL point. ... McAvoy (six) passed Ray Bourque (five) for most overtime goals by a Bruins defenseman...Boston forward Pavel Zacha was scratched due to illness...On Saturday, Swayman was one of 12 players voted by fans to the NHL All-Star Game Feb. 1-3 in Toronto.