The Boston Bruins defeated the San Jose Sharks 6–3 on the road, extending their winning streak to three games and kicking off a four-game West Coast road trip in style. The contest followed the same pattern in all three periods: San Jose scored once, Boston answered with two goals.
Boston sets the tone in the first period
Fraser Minten opened the scoring for Boston, firing a wrist shot past Yaroslav Askarov. The Sharks drew level through Jacob Trouba, whose shot from the blue line found the net just after a power play had expired. Charlie McAvoy then put the Bruins back in front before the first intermission, burying the rebound in front of the net off a pass from JJ Peterka. San Jose trailed 1–2 after the opening period.
The goal was part of McAvoy's return to action — the defenceman was playing his first game of the season after serving a six-game suspension. His comeback presented head coach Marco Sturm with additional decisions on the back end, with several defencemen competing for ice time.
Boston pulls away in the second period
San Jose pulled back within one in the middle frame through Ivar Stenberg, whose power-play strike was also the young forward's first NHL goal. Macklin Celebrini and Dmitry Orlov picked up the assists. Boston responded immediately, however, as Matthew Poitras restored the lead with Mark Kastelic and Morgan Geekie earning the assists.
Three seconds before the end of the second period, Pavel Zacha made it 4–2, with Morgan Geekie and David Pastrnak collecting the assists. Boston led 4–2 through two periods, having laid a decisive foundation for the road win while keeping San Jose within touching distance.
Minten and Borgen seal the victory
In the third period, Macklin Celebrini converted a power play to cut the deficit to 3–4 after Boston was caught with too many men on the ice. The Bruins answered through Fraser Minten, who finished off a deflected shot from Marat Khusnutdinov for his second goal of the night, with Mason Lohrei also involved in the play.
Will Borgen then scored into the empty net to set the final score. Jeremy Swayman turned aside 35 shots and improved his season record to 5–1, confirming Boston's defensive reliability despite the three goals allowed as the Bruins protected their lead to the final buzzer.
A strong start to the road trip
The win gave the Bruins valuable momentum heading into the remainder of their road series. Fraser Minten was the standout performer with his two-goal night, while Charlie McAvoy also found the back of the net on his return. San Jose stayed in the game for long stretches but could never quite claw back the repeated deficits. The Boston Bruins took a commanding 6–3 road win and kept their strong run of form going.
