Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
McAvoy scores in his 1st game back from a suspension to lead the Bruins past the Sharks 6-3
McAvoy missed the first six games of the season as punishment for slashing Buffalo’s Zach Benson late in Game 6 of the first round of the playoffs last season when the Bruins got eliminated.
He didn't take long to make an impact as he got in front of the crease and knocked in a pass from JJ Peterka late in the first period to give Boston a 2-1 lead.
Fraser Minten scored two goals and Matthew Poitras and Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have won three straight games. Will Borgen added an empty-net goal.
Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves.
Ivar Stenberg scored his first career goal for San Jose. Macklin Celebrini and Jacob Trouba also scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves.
Stenberg, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft in June, tied the game at 2 early in the second period when he tapped in a perfect back-door pass from Celebrini on the power play.
Poitras put Boston back in front midway through the second when he got the puck alone in front of the net and beat Askarov. The Bruins extended the lead when Zacha scored with 3 seconds remaining in the period when he finished a two-on-one with Morgan Geekie.
Celebrini scored on the power play early in the third to make it a one-goal game but Minten's second goal of the game midway through the period restored the two-goal lead.
Sharks: Visit Nashville on Thursday night.
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Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 12:55 | Fraser Minten Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (1), Nikita Zadorov (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:29 | Jacob Trouba Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (1), Dmitry Orlov (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:43 | Charlie McAvoy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:48 | Ivar Stenberg Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (6), Dmitry Orlov (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:42 | Matthew Poitras Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mark Kastelic (4), Morgan Geekie (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:57 | Pavel Zacha Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (5), David Pastrnak (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:04 | Macklin Celebrini Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ivar Stenberg (3), Will Smith (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:47 | Fraser Minten Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (2), Mason Lohrei (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:18 | William Borgen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
 BOS |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 25 | Hits | 28 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 26 | Shots | 38 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 52.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.5 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Darnell Nurse, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
| Quentin Musty, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Kyle Keyser, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Zacha, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,748 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,748 | Capacity:
