Bruins end losing streak, beat Kings 2-1


Boston Bruins @ Los Angeles Kings game recap video, on November 16, 2017.
On Thursday night, the Bruins ended their four game losing streak by beating the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.

Quick game summary
In the first period, at 16:06, Bruins Charlie McAvoy scored his 2nd goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, at 4:33, Kings Drew Doughty scored a power-play goal tying the game 1-1. At 13:16, Bruins Zdeno Chara scored 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 27 saves on 28 shots. Khudobin is now 4-0-2 with a 2.35 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game with a 52% faceoff percentage and shots 30-28. The Kings led the game in hits 42-34 and blocked shots 16-14. The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play while the Kings went 1-for-4.

Sean Kuraly, Tim Schaller, Zdeno Chara and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 shots each. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 5 hits. Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.

Kenny Agostino, Matt Beleskey and Torey Krug were scratched for the Bruins. David Backes and Ryan Spooner are on the IR.

Three stars of the game
1) Bruins captain Zdeno Chara
2) Kings forward Anze Kopitar
3) Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 7-7-4 with 18 points this season and are in 5th place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 3-4-3 in their last ten games and their road record is now 2-4-2 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday, when they visit the San Jose Sharks, at 10:30pm ET.

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