BOSTON — David Pastrnak had a purpose and two assists because the Boston Bruins beat Ottawa 5-2 Saturday evening, in a sport through which the Senators’ Scott Sabourin was taken to a hospital for analysis after being taken off on a stretcher.
Sabourin was taken from the ice along with his head immobilized following a collision with David Backes through which the gamers’ helmets hit at practically full velocity early within the first interval. Sabourin gave the gang a “thumbs up” as he was taken from the sector.
Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk additionally scored for Boston (10-1-2), which has misplaced simply as soon as in regulation this season. The Bruins have gained 5 straight.
Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for the Bruins, together with eight when Boston was short-handed for six straight minutes.
Anthony Duclair and Connor Brown scored for Ottawa. The Senators (Three-Eight-1) have the NHL’s worst report with simply seven factors. Craig Anderson stopped 27 pictures.
After colliding with Backes, Sabourin fell to the ice and gave the impression to be unconscious. There was a big blood spot on the ice beneath his face.
Scott Sabourin, Ottawa Senators (Courtesy Ottawa Senators)
The Senators despatched an replace on their Twitter saying he was aware and talking with the attending docs whereas leaving the sector.
Backes went to the dressing after Sabourin was taken from the ice and didn’t return. The Bruins introduced that Backes had an upper-body damage. He was visibly upset, combating again tears, as medical personnel attended to Sabourin.
Heinen scored 5:43 into the third interval, hustling in for a free puck, to make it Three-2.
Whereas on an influence play, Pastrnak skated with the puck and appeared as if he was going across the internet earlier than sending a cross in entrance to Marchand, who scored 1:07 later.
Pastrnak’s power-play purpose made it 1-Zero simply 1:17 into the opening interval when he outskated defenceman Ron Hainsey to the puck after Boston defenceman Torey Krug despatched an extended cross that caromed off the backboards. Pastrnak shifted and tucked the puck behind Anderson.
Duclair tied it on a one-timer from the suitable circle 12:04 into the interval.
Pastrnak arrange Bergeron’s purpose, making a mushy cross throughout the crease, to make it 2-1 at 1:51 of the second, however the Senators tied it on Brown’s purpose that caromed in off the heel of Rask’s stick at Three:04.
David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins (Photograph by Maddie Meyer/Getty Photos)
Marchand was given two minutes for hooking and a double-minor for spearing on the identical time early into the second and Rask was splendid.
NOTES
It was Pastrnak’s first sport since being named the NHL’s Participant of the Month for October when he put up 12 objectives and 12 assists. . Linesman Steve Miller was helped off the ice late within the sport . The Bruins recalled F Peter Cehlarik from their AHL affiliate in Windfall, Rhode Island, earlier than the sport. . Senators F Bobby Ryan was a wholesome scratch for the second straight sport.
UP NEXT
Senators: On the New York Rangers Monday.
Bruins: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.
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Ken Powtak, The Related Press
