Bruins score twice late in third, hand Blues seventh straight loss

BOSTON -- Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the third period, and the Boston Bruins handed the St. Louis Blues their seventh straight loss with a 3-1 win at TD Garden on Monday.

Bergeron scored in the slot off a pass from Brad Marchand from the outside edge of the right circle at 12:45 of the third period to give Boston a 2-1 lead.
"I think it's always fitting that Bergeron comes through," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "There's not enough words that I can say about how much he means to the team culture and to the team productivity. He's just a player that gets the job done, night in night out."
Jake DeBrusk and Trent Frederic scored, and Marchand had two assists for Boston (11-2-0), which remained undefeated at home (7-0-0). Linus Ullmark made 25 saves.
"The crowd's been great, people showing up," Frederic said. "Every time you play at [TD Garden], it's always packed and it's always a fun time."

Brayden Schenn scored, and Jordan Binnington made 34 saves for St. Louis (3-7-0).
"I think in the third period, we didn't come out with enough urgency," Blues coach Craig Berube said. "It seemed like we were in our end too much, and we gotta be better on the penalty kill and the power play. We had three power plays in the first period, didn't get a lot accomplished, and they scored two power-play goals. That's the game, so we gotta be better."
DeBrusk gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 13:34 of the first period, streaking through the slot and receiving a backhand pass from David Pastrnak on the power play. Marchand had the secondary assist.
"That's what they're looking for because it's a money play, and they still find ways to make plays," DeBrusk said. "On my goal, I knew that puck was coming through. I didn't know how, but I knew [Pastrnak] was going to try it, and it caught me off guard."
Schenn tied it 1-1 at 11:37 of the second period, completing a give-and-go with Jordan Kyrou at the doorstep.
"Effort's there. We showed up tonight," Schenn said. "We competed hard, that's a good team over there. You know, just got to find a way to score goals and get the results we want."

David Krejci appeared to score on a slap shot from the right circle at 18:34 of the second, but a replay revealed the puck rang off the post, keeping the score tied.
After Bergeron's go-ahead goal, Frederic made it 3-1 at 16:28, skating into the offensive zone and shooting through traffic to beat Binnington.
"It was great to be back in Boston, you could tell our players are really excited," Montgomery said. "I didn't think the second period was very good for us. I thought St. Louis came at us, and we didn't respond to their push, but we pushed back in the third, and I liked the way we took over the game."
NOTES: The seven-game losing streak is tied for the sixth-longest in Blues history. Their longest is 13 games (Mar. 16-Apr. 8, 2006). … Bergeron had his 311th power-play point (124 goals, 187 assists) to pass Bobby Orr (74 goals, 236 assists) for fourth on the Bruins' all-time list. … Ullmark has nine wins through his first 10 starts this season, becoming the fifth Bruins goalie to do so: Tuukka Rask (2016-17), Gerry Cheevers (1976-77), Ross Brooks (1973-74) and Frank Brimsek (1938-39). … Boston is an NHL-best 9-0-0 when scoring first this season.