Marchand, Pastrnak propel Bruins

BOSTON — Brad Marchand scored twice, David Pastrnak got his NHLleading 20th goal and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 32 on Thursday night.

Tuukka Rask stopped 35 shots to help the Bruins win for the third time in four games (301) following a seasonhigh fourgame skid.

Rasmus Ristolainen and Brandon Montour each scored and Linus Ullmark had 24 saves for the Sabres. Buffalo has dropped nine of 10 (172) after winning nine of its first 12 games.

Bruins star center Patrice Bergeron had an assist in his return after missing two games with a lowerbody injury.

Marchand’s second of the game and 15th of the season came on a power play with 5:15 left in the second period to put Boston up 21. Matt Grzelcyk skated into the slot and fired a wrist shot that bounced right to Marchand, who threw the puck in under Ullmark.

Pastrnak’s secondchance, powerplay strike made it 31 two minutes into the third.

Rask wowed the crowd with a diving glove save on Evan Rodrigues’ shot at 4:51.

Montour’s onetimer from the top of the left circle brought the Sabres to 32 with 7:02 remaining.

Buffalo led 10 after Ristolainen scored his first of the season on a rebound of Jack Eichel’s shot from the left circle 5:25 into the game.

The Sabres pelted Rask with 13 shots to open the game before Brandon Carlo logged the Bruins’ first shot with 7:49 left in the first.

Boston tied it on its second shot after Marchand tipped in Zdeno Chara’s shot from the blue line with 6:08 to play in the first.

Elise Amendola / Associated Press Buffalo Sabres center Evan Rodrigues (71) is stopped by Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40) during the third period on Thursday in Boston. Rask had 35 saves and the Bruins won 32.