David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored just 13 seconds apart in the second period, helping the Boston Bruins defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Wednesday night. This loss marked the Avalanche’s fourth straight defeat.
It is the longest losing streak to start a season for the Avalanche since 1998-99. That team rebounded with players like Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, and Patrick Roy and made it to the Western Conference final, where they lost to Dallas.
Cole Koepke and Charlie Coyle also scored for the Bruins, with John Beecher sealing the game with an empty-net goal with 2:01 left. Joonas Korpisalo made 22 saves for Boston.
For the injury-plagued Avalanche, Ross Colton, Cale Makar, and Mikko Rantanen found the net. The Bruins led 4-1 midway through the second period, but the Avalanche narrowed the gap to 4-3 with Rantanen’s goal at 15:08 remaining.
Alexandar Georgiev allowed four goals in this game and has given up 17 goals over four games so far. Last season, he led the NHL with 38 wins.
Brad Marchand drew the attention of Rantanen when he fell after being bumped. Rantanen raised his hands in protest and received an interference penalty. Marchand went to the locker room shortly after the hit but returned later.
Colorado’s power play was effective, finishing 3 for 3.
Matt Stienburg made his NHL debut for Colorado and got involved in a second-period fight with former Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov. Stienburg’s father was seen in the stands recording the moment. Matt mentioned in the morning skate that his role model growing up was Marchand, as they both come from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
