Pastrnak’s 3 goals lead Bruins in Lake Tahoe
David Pastrnak had three goals and the Boston Bruins took control by scoring three times in a span of 1:39 during the second period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Sunday in an outdoor game on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev.
After a delay-filled opening game of the weekend between Colorado and Vegas because of bright sun that made for poor ice conditions, the game Sunday went off with fewer hitches. The Bruins’ high level of play matched the picturesque setting with the lake and snow-covered mountains in the background.
Pastrnak scored in the opening minute of the first two periods and then again late in the third to give him his second hat trick in three games against the Flyers this season. Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic and Nick Ritchie scored in succession late in the second to give Boston five wins in five games this year against Philadelphia.
Charlie McAvoy also scored and Tuukka Rask made 16 saves for Boston. CAPITALS 4, DEVILS 3 >> T.J. Oshie scored twice to end a lengthy drought, Alex Ovechkin had a late powerplay goal, and Washington erased a two-goal deficit to beat New Jersey.
Ovechkin scored with 4:04 left, and that turned out to be a necessary insurance goal when Nikita Gusev beat Craig Anderson with 11.9 seconds left. SENATORS 3, CANADIENS 2, OT >> Brady Tkachuk scored at 3:30 of overtime to lift Ottawa past Montreal. Drake Batherson and Josh Norris also scored, and Matt Murray made 30 saves.