Khudobin and Heinen lead Bruins to win over Sharks

San Jose Sharks @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on October 26, 2017.

The Bruins were missing forward David Kreji again tonight against the San Jose Sharks but no worries as today's call-up forward Danton Heinen scored both goals for the Bruins as he and Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin led the team to victory. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was backing up Khudobin tonight.

Quick game summary
In the first period, at 9:41, Bruins Danton Heinen scores his 1st goal of the season, his 1st career NHL goal, a short-handed goal, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, at 10:40, Sharks Joe Thornton scored a power-play goal tying the game 1-1. At 13:27, Bruins Danton Heinen scores his 2nd goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.

In the third period, no scoring happened.

Game notes
Anton Khudobin played in net and made 36 saves on 37 shots. Khudobin is now 3-0-1 with a 2.52 GAA and a .926 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in blocked shots 16-14. The Sharks led the game with a 55% faceoff percentage, shots 37-33 and hits 24-22. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Sharks went 1-for-6.

Frank Vatrano and Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 4 shots each. Sean Kuraly and Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 3 hits each. Riley Nash, Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 2 blocked shots each.

David Krejci and Matt Beleskey were scratched for the Bruins. Ryan Spooner and Noel Acciari are on the IR.

Three stars of the game
1) Bruins forward Danton Heinen
2) Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin
3) Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 4-3-1 with 9 points this season and are in 4th place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins home record is now 3-1-1 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday, when they host the Los Angeles Kings, at 7pm ET.