Blues beat Bruins in overtime 2-1


Boston Bruins Game 72: Boston Bruins @ St. Louis Blues game recap video, on March 21, 2018.
Even though the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins tonight in overtime, the Bruins clinched a playoff spot.

Quick game summary
In the first period, at 10:12, Bruins Ryan Donato scored his 2nd goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, no scoring happened.

In the third period, at 9:36, Blues Jaden Schwartz scored, tying the game 1-1.

In overtime, at 0:30, Blues Jaden Schwartz scored, winning the game 2-1 for the Blues.

Game notes
Anton Khudobin played in net and made 18 saves on 20 shots. Khudobin is now 15-6-5 with a 2.48 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in shots 22-20 and blocked shots 20-13. The Blues led the game with a 58% faceoff percentage and in hits 46-24. The Bruins went 1-for-2 on the power-play while the Blues went 0-for-2.

Tim Schaller led the Bruins with 5 hits. Nick Holden and Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots each.

Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Jake DeBrusk, Rick Nash, Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug and Charlie McAvoy were scratched for the Bruins.

Three stars of the game
1) Blues forward Jaden Schwartz
2) Blues goalie Jake Allen
3) Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 45-17-10 with 100 points this season and are in 2nd place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 6-2-2 in their last ten games and their road record is now 20-10-5 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Friday, when they visit the Dallas Stars, at 8:30pm ET.

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