US EditionMorgan Geekie Scores 22nd Goal and Jeremy Swayman Stops 29 Shots as Bruins Beat Devils 4-1
Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves and four different Bruins rookies scored, securing Boston’s second straight win despite missing key players.
- At the Garden on Saturday, the Bruins defeated New Jersey 4, with Jeremy Swayman making 29 saves and Morgan Geekie scoring his 22nd goal.
- Both clubs were shorthanded with injuries to marquee players, the Bruins missing David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy and the Devils missing Jack Hughes, while New Jersey entered on a four-game losing streak including a 3-0 loss on Friday.
- Mark Kastelic's steal set up Fraser Minten's one-timer opening goal, and Elias Lindholm's steal led to Morgan Geekie's second-period one-timer, giving Boston a 2-1 lead early in the second.
- The win halted Boston's alternating-results skid as the Boston Bruins ended a seven-game pattern with their second straight victory, the first since Nov. 8 and 11, while Jeremy Swayman steadied the team after being pulled in his prior start.
- Boston Bruins open a three-game trip Tuesday at St. Louis, with Morgan Geekie ranked second in NHL goals, trailing Nathan MacKinnon by two.
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New Jersey collects the 5th defeat in series in the NHL. In Boston, it sets a 1:4 for the crisis-riding Devils.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Morgan Geekie stays hot as Bruins extend Devils' skid
Morgan Geekie's 22nd goal of the season and 10th in a nine-game span in the second period proved to be the game-winner in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Associated Press News
Morgan Geekie scores 22nd goal and Jeremy Swayman stops 29 shots as Bruins beat Devils 4-1
The Boston Bruins have sent the New Jersey Devils to their season-worst fifth straight loss. Morgan Geekie scored his 22nd goal and Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the Bruins.
The Sun (Lowell)
Bruins grind out 4-1 victory over Devils for back-to-back wins
The Bruins did not play their best game of the season on Saturday, not by a long shot. But just enough opportunism in the offensive zone, defensive tenacity in their own zone and some very good goaltending by Jeremy Swayman (29 saves) led them to a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils at the Garden. After a shaky second period, the B’s had taken a 2-1 lead into the third on goals from Fraser Minten and Morgan Geekie. They had a chance to make …
Fraser Minten Believes Bruins Have Proven They're 'Good'
Boston Bruins center Fraser Minten believes the team needs to start getting more respect. The Bruins picked up a 4-1 home win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Boston is firmly in a playoff spot. Entering the season, the Bruins were predicted to miss the playoffs. With another win on Saturday, Bruins forward Fraser Minten believes Boston is a good team, and they continue to prove that. “That we’re a good hockey team,” Minten said on Saturd…
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