BUFFALO — Morgan Geekie, proud son of Manitoba farm country, has found both a home and his goal-scoring touch of late, firing on the Bruins’ top-producing line with Czech standouts Pavel Zacha at center and David Pastrnak at right wing.
The Bruins looked overmatched for two periods, but Morgan Geekie scored two third period goals to lift the B's to a 3-1 win.
The Bruins, who had eight shots on goal through two periods, tied the game 1-1 when Geekie scored 25 seconds into the third period. Geekie then gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead at 5:44. Pastrnak controlled the puck behind the Colorado net, skated around Wedgewood's right side, and found Geekie on the far post for the backdoor tap-in goal.
Geekie, who has scored the Bruins first goal in three straight, has seven goals in January and 14 in his last 28 games.
Morgan Geekie knows he’s been given a great chance to play with David Pastrnak. Now the two are bringing out the best in each other.
Goalie Jeremy Swayman returned to practice for the Boston Bruins on Friday and Michael DiPietro was back in Providence.
January 25 - Morgan Geekie's pair of third-period goals ... He has 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) in his last 20 games. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves for the Bruins, who have climbed back into ...
Necas and Drury, who were in New York for a game against the Islanders on Saturday night, made their way to Boston and played.
Morgan Geekie scored two early third-period ... a few shifts in the Boston zone but could not get a second one past Jeremy Swayman (26 saves). “You see the way they snap it around, especially ...
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand’s family was at TD Garden during Saturday night's game against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Boston Bruins didn’t get a ton of offense on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden, but Morgan Geekie supplied all they needed by scoring two goals in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
BOSTON -- Martin Necas and Jack Drury each made his debut for the Colorado Avalanche in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday. The forwards were acquired Friday in a three-team trade also involving the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks that sent Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall to the Hurricanes.