Rask sets record in Boston home win

BOSTON— Charlie Coyle scored two goals, and the Boston Bruins beat Arizona 4-2 on Saturday for their 16th straight victory over the Coyotes. The NHL-leading Bruins earned their sixth consecutive win. Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk each had a power-play goal 2:29 apart in the second period, and Coyle’s second was an empty-netter that sealed it in the final minute.

It’s Boston’s longest winning streak ever against any opponent, surpassing a 15-game stretch against the Philadelphia Flyers during the Bobby Orrera from 1970-72, when the Bruins captured two Stanley Cups (’70 and ’72).

Boston’s last loss to the Coyotes came on Oct. 9, 2010, a 5-2 setback in what was a Bruins’ home game in Prague.

Tuukka Rask made 29 saves for Boston, including a diving stop on Taylor Hall’s wrist shot with about three minutes to play. Rask extended his home point streak to start the season to 18 games (12-0-6), setting a club record. Gilles Gilbert owned the old one at 17 games (16-0-1) in 1973-74.

“It’s just one of those things. I think we’ve played good as a team at home,” Rask said. “We battled back from multigoal deficits in the third period, and that shows how resilient we are as a group and I just try to give us a chance to win. I guess it’s been working — trying to get points at home at least.”

Phil Kessel and Jakob Chychrun scored for Arizona, which has lost five of its past six games (1-3-2) overall and six in a row on the road. Kessel played his 831st consecutive game, passing Andrew Cogliano for sixth-most on the NHL’s alltime list. Kessel hasn’t missed a game since Halloween night in 2009.

“We had some good stretches today, but I don’t think enough,” Kessel said. “We’ve got to get some wins here.”