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Overtime Relief: Geekie's Double Ends Bruins' Skid, Keeps Kings Searching

  Graphic by Genevive Oliver After two periods of tense, scoreless hockey, the Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings delivered a sudden explosion of action, culminating in an exhilarating overtime finish. The Bruins ultimately prevailed, defeating the Kings 2-1 after forward Morgan Geekie scored his 16th goal of the season at 2:27 of the extra frame. Geekie, who also notched the game’s opening goal in the third period (8:01), single-handedly drove the offense needed to snap Boston's challenging two-game losing streak. For the Los Angeles Kings, Joel Armia provided a moment of sheer late-game resilience, tying the score at 13:03 of the third period to force overtime and secure a vital point, despite the tough outcome that extended their overall losing streak to three games. Boston Bruins Lineup: Blumel - Zacha - Pastrnak Steeves - Khusnutdinov - Geekie Jeannot - Minten - Kastelic Tufte - Kuraly - Eyssimont Zadorov - Aspirot Lindholm - Jokiharju Lohrei - Peeke Swayman Korpisalo Los Ang...
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Overtime Thriller: Cirelli's Clutch Strike Extends Lightning Streak as Erne's First Star Goal Secures Point for Dallas

 

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A classic, low-scoring battle that highlighted the recent surge of both clubs culminated in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars, 2-1. The hard-fought victory was sealed by Anthony Cirelli's dramatic breakaway goal at 2:36 of the extra frame, extending the Lightning's impressive winning streak to four games. For the Stars, the loss officially snapped their three-game winning run, but a critical point was secured thanks to a pivotal third-period tally: Adam Erne scored his first goal as a Star, which forced overtime and ensured Dallas left Florida with a valuable takeaway on a night that also celebrated Tyler Seguin's 1,000th career NHL game.


Dallas Stars Lineup:

Steel - Seguin - Rantanen

Robertson - Johnston - Bourque

Hryckowian - Faksa - Bastian

Erne - Blackwell


Lindell - Heiskanen

Harley - Lyubushkin

Bichsel - Petrovic

Capobianco


Oettinger

DeSmith


Tampa Bay Lightning Lineup:

Guentzel - Point - Kucherov

Hagel - Cirelli

Bjorkstrand - James - Goncalves

Girgensons - Gourde - Holmberg


Hedman - Moser

McDonagh - Cernak

D'Astous - Lilleberg

Raddysh


Vasilevskiy

Johansson


After a scoreless opening frame, Brandon Hagel opened the scoring 1-0, finding the back of the net for the third straight game when he struck on the power play at 4:58 of the second period. Off a follow-up of a shot by Gage Goncalves, Hagel slid the puck over the goal line. The goal was waved off, but after a video review initiated by the NHL Situation Room, it was determined that the puck crossed the goal line.


Adam Erne fired early into the third frame for his first goal as a Dallas Star, as well as his first goal since December 21, 2023, for the 30-year-old forward. He didn't play in the NHL last season. Erne knotted it up 1-1 at 17:57 when he redirected Alexander Petrovic's shot from the net front position.


The Stars and Lightning had to go into overtime to finish the game, and with 2:24 on the clock, Anthony Cirelli put the puck home. He picked up a loose puck off a turnover by Mikko Rantanen, starting a breakaway, and beat Jake Oettinger with a backhand for the 2-1 final.






Notes:

- Jake Oettinger made a total of 30 saves for Dallas.

- Andrei Vasilevskiy made a total of 20 saves for Tampa Bay.

- In his 1,000th NHL game, Tyler Seguin was 6-of-12 on face-offs in 21:48. ...Skating in his 1,000th NHL game, Seguin is the 410th player in league history to do so, and the second to reach this milestone this season (Adam Henrique, Edmonton Oilers).

- Nikita Kucherov was honored for scoring his 1,000th NHL point on Saturday. There was a pregame ceremony where he received a gold stick and a custom watch.


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