Boston Bruins outlast Los Angeles Kings in overtime

That brings us to the end of a wild first period — Boston Bruins 2, Los Angeles Kings 2. Boston Bruins edged the shot clock 11-4, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Kevin Hayes opened the scoring for Boston Bruins at 7:02, Adam Wilsby tied it for Los Angeles Kings at 9:36, Alex Laferriere put Los Angeles Kings in front at 10:29, and Connor Bedard tied it for Boston Bruins at 15:19.

Joel Hofer was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Boston Bruins went 0-for-1 while Los Angeles Kings went 0-for-1.

Boston Bruins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Boston Bruins 0, Los Angeles Kings 2. Boston Bruins edged the shot clock 12-11, while Los Angeles Kings still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alexander Wennberg put Los Angeles Kings in front on the power play at 9:26, then Josh Anderson extended the lead for Los Angeles Kings at 14:29.

Joel Hofer was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Boston Bruins went 0-for-1 while Los Angeles Kings went 1-for-1.

Los Angeles Kings owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Boston Bruins 2, Los Angeles Kings 0. Los Angeles Kings edged the shot clock 14-8, while Boston Bruins still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Tempers flared at 5:52 with Brandt Clarke winning a scrap, Connor Bedard cut the deficit for Boston Bruins at 10:20, and Brady Skjei tied it for Boston Bruins at 18:10.

Filip Gustavsson was under siege with 14 highlighted stops.

The final five minutes were split evenly in chances.