Blackhawks Fall 5-4 in Overtime at Boston After a Late Bruins Comeback; Kane Reaches 900 Assists
Chicago led 4-2 late in the third period at TD Garden on Saturday, but Boston tied the game with 12 seconds left in regulation and won 5-4 on Elias Lindholm's overtime goal. Patrick Kane became the first American-born player with 900 career assists.
The Chicago Blackhawks lost 5-4 in overtime to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden, after Boston rallied from two goals down in the third period, according to Reuters' game report. Elias Lindholm scored at 2:32 of overtime, taking a Charlie McAvoy assist and driving to the front of the net for the winner.
Ryan Greene and Connor Bedard scored back-to-back goals to give Chicago a 4-2 lead with 7:40 left in the third period. Mason Lohrei cut the lead to 4-3 just 46 seconds later, and Morgan Geekie tied the game at 4-4 with 12 seconds remaining in regulation.
Chicago opened the scoring on its first power play, when Anton Frondell scored with assists from Patrick Kane and Connor Bedard. With that assist, Kane became the first American-born player to reach 900 career assists, according to the Reuters report. Bedard finished with a goal and an assist.
Chicago outshot Boston 41-32, and goaltender Arvid Soderblom made 32 saves, 16 of them in the third period and overtime. David Pastrnak and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston, and Michael DiPietro made 37 saves. Chicago returns home to face the Colorado Avalanche at the United Center on Monday night.
