BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a hat trick and two assists, Jeremy Swayman stopped 39 shots for his 100th career win and the Boston Bruins snapped a 10-game winless streak with a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
Morgan Geekie had a goal and four assists for the Bruins and Elias Lindholm added a goal and an assist.
Justin Robidas scored Carolina’s only goal, breaking up Swayman’s shutout bid with just 55 seconds remaining. Frederik Andersen had 21 saves for the Hurricanes.
The Bruins won for the first time in nearly a month, taking command with a pair of goals 58 seconds apart by Geekie and Lindholm in the final 1:11 of the first period.