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Boston Globe
09-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
In lost Bruins season, Morgan Geekie continues to build chemistry with David Pastrnak
Falconer acknowledged Wednesday, a day after One puck in particular stood out. Pastrnak's 100th point was an assist on Geekie's 30th goal. Pastrnak, the Bruins' de facto captain, awarded it to Geekie. Advertisement The pair have been on fire lately racking up points at an impressive clip, including last week's win over the Hurricanes in which they both collected 5. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : The chemistry between the wingers has been evident for a good stretch now. 'Dave's a great player. Obviously 100 points in this league is not something to shake your head at and to do it three times in a row speaks to the kind of player he is,' said Geekie, who may be the only guy in the locker room who refers to Pastrnak as Dave. 'But I mean from my point of view, I think yeah, we read off each other pretty well and just try to find spots to get open for him and I think that's a skill I've grown over these last couple months just trying to learn to play with him and where he likes to be, where I know he likes to put the puck. I think that's just a skill you've got to learn, and I've been fortunate enough to play with him for enough time now to kind of figure those things out and we'll keep growing together for sure.' Advertisement Will that growth continue into 2025-26? A two-year, $4 million pact that Geekie signed in the summer of 2023 is up at season's end . The 26-year-old will be a restricted free agent and is in line for a big raise. Related : Geekie, who also has set a career high with 23 assists to go with a high mark in goals, said he hasn't spent a ton of time thinking about what's next. He'll leave the negotiating to his agent. 'I know there was a lot of talk going into the deadline with what was going to happen with me and I'm just happy to stick around for another month and a half and if that's as long as I'm here, then that's how it's going to be,' he said. 'But I love it here, like I said before, and I'd love to stay as long as I can, but like I said, it's a long summer, it's a business at the end of the day and I thank the organization for all the opportunity and just I'd love to be a part of it moving forward, for sure.' Korpisalo up for honor Goalie Joonas Korpisalo is the Bruins' nominee for 2025 Bill Masterson Memorial Trophy, selected by the Boston Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The award is given to 'the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.' Advertisement 'Pretty honored, A little surprised, but yeah, heard about it yesterday after a game and, yeah, it's pretty cool,' Korpisalo said following practice at Warrior Arena. Korpisalo went 21-26-4 with the Senators last season before being 'I had some good moments [and some] not so good moments,' Korpisalo said of his first season in Boston. 'As I said before, we go as a group, but it started pretty well. The last half it's been for all of us, pretty tough. But yeah, I've just been working on my game throughout the year. Doesn't matter what gets thrown at you.' Practice updates Pavel Zacha (maintenance) and Nikita Zadorov (family matter) were not at practice … Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) and Mark Kastelic (upper-body injury) were full participants but there is still no timetable for either to return to game action … Jim McBride can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Carlsson's memorable debut helps Sharks claim victory over Bruins
Circling to the right circle, Carlsson backhanded a rebound past Joonas Korpisalo after the Bruins goalie stopped the original point shot from Will Smith. Barclay Goodrow added an empty netter for the final. It was a particularly bitter pill to swallow for the Bruins, who had dominated the third period after tying the game late in the second period. 'I think obviously there was probably a stretch we could have played better, but I thought overall it was pretty good and we had them on their heels and maybe it's a heck of a block [by Korpisalo] and just an unlucky bounce really, to be honest,' said Casey Mittelstadt, who scored Boston's lone goal. 'So yeah, that one hurts for sure, but got to regroup quick and get back at it [Sunday in Los Angeles].' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Korpisalo made 19 saves, several in the spectacular category to keep the Bruins in it over the first 40 minutes. He made several highlight saves in the moments before Carlsson's winner. Advertisement 'We just got a little bit hemmed in and their first line has really skilled guys,' said Korpisalo. 'A couple of seam passes and it opens up in the middle and just a weird bounce and that's how it works.' Boston, which had beaten San Jose 15 straight times, lost its fifth straight in falling to 30-32-9. Jakub Lauko took it upon himself to make sure there would be no slow start in the Shark Tank as he invited Goodrow to a good old-fashioned throw down. With many fans still settling into their seats with their sushi boats -- yup, they have 'em here -- the two wingers exchanged a few haymakers, much to the delight of both benches. It was the first bout for Lauko since returning to his Black & Gold roots at the trade deadline. Advertisement With Mark Kastelic on the shelf for the foreseeable future with an upper-body injury, Lauko's fourth-line physicality will be consistently counted on. Fabian Lysell flashed his speed and shiftiness on an early shift, accelerating through the neutral zone and into the Sharks end where he drew a hooking call on Ty Dellandrea. The Bruins couldn't take advantage of the power play, however, failing to land a single shot on Alexandar Georgiev. The Sharks earned a pair of power plays (Henri Jokiharju and Pavel Zacha tripping calls), but the Boston power play was on point, allowing just one real threat, a one-timer from William Eklund that Korpisalo squeezed. Alexander Wennberg threatened to open the scoring early in the second when he danced by Mason Lohrei and got to Korpisalo's doorstep, but the Bruins netminder flashed the right pad to keep it scoreless. Moments later, however, the Sharks took the lead. William Eklund won a puck battle with Casey Mittelstadt in his own end and fired a pass to Macklin Celebrini, who was streaking up the right side. Unmarked as he coasted into the Bruins end, Celebrini, the former Boston University star and No. 1 overall pick last spring, slid a slick cross-slot pass back to Eklund, who beat Korpisalo five-hole with just over two minutes gone by in the second. Luca Cagnoni playing in just his second NHL game, earned the secondary assist, his first career point. Cagnoni is the first defenseman from the 2023 draft to reach the NHL. He picked up his first career penalty minutes later when he held a hustling Lauko as the winger motored into the San Jose end. Advertisement The Boston power play was more connected this time around, landing several good chances but no goals. Boston finally gave the many thousands of fans donning Bruins sweaters something to cheer about when Mittelstadt tied things at 16:50. Georgiev misplayed a puck behind the net and shoveled it to Vincent Desharnais. Cole Koepke forced a surprised Desharnais to cough it up to front of the net where Mittelstadt pounced and punched it in the open net to even things at 1, where it stood after 40 minutes. 'Great forecheck by Cole and pretty much just looked up and the puck is sitting there for me, so I don't get too many like that,' said Mittelstadt. 'I'll definitely take it.' Jim McBride can be reached at
Reuters
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Sharks break late tie, extend Bruins' skid
March 23 - Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night. In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo off Will Smith's shot. Boston elected not to challenge the eventual game-winner for a potential offsides call. The Sharks (19-42-9, 47 points) had lost 14 consecutive games in the head-to-head series. Of late, the win broke a two-game skid. William Eklund matched Carlsson with a goal and an assist, Barclay Goodrow also scored and Macklin Celebrini assisted on each of San Jose's first two goals. Celebrini, the 18-year-old reigning Hobey Baker Award winner from Boston University and No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, became the fastest player in Sharks history to reach 30 career assists. San Jose's Alexander Georgiev made 22 saves, including eight in the third period. Casey Mittlestadt scored the lone goal for Boston (30-32-9, 69 points), which is 0-4-1 in its last five games. Korpisalo made 18 stops. A scoreless first period included empty power plays for both sides. Korpisalo made a key save just after Boston's second penalty expired in the opening minute of the second, stretching out to save a try from Alexander Wennberg as he drove down the right wing and cut toward the net. Shortly thereafter, at 2:13, Eklund scored first when he took a crisp cross-ice pass from Celebrini in transition and beat Korpisalo five-hole from the bottom of the left circle. Defenseman Luca Cagnoni, who made his NHL debut earlier this week, had the secondary assist for his first career point in his second game. Boston's push finally resulted in a game-tying goal with 3:10 left in the middle period, as Cole Koepke's forecheck forced an offensive-zone turnover after Georgiev tried to start a puck clearance. Mittlestadt jumped on a loose puck just outside the crease and slammed it home. Shortly before Boston's tying goal, Georgiev saved David Pastrnak's turnaround shot with less than six minutes to go in the second. Georgiev's post-to-post save on the star Bruins winger's one-timer also helped keep the game tied early in the third. The hosts, meanwhile, recorded just one shot on net entering the final five minutes.
Boston Globe
31-01-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Jets dash Bruins' hopes with quick three-goal burst as response to tying tally
The Jets, the best of the West, seized the lead early by taking advantage of a quick power play. Advertisement Brad Marchand was whistled for cross-checking Winnipeg defenseman Dylan DeMelo in the neutral zone just 1:19 into the game. Marchand was not happy with how easy DeMelo appeared to leave his feet to sell the call. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Vladislav Namestnikov did not help Marchand's mood when he backhanded a Nino Niederreiter rebound to the top shelf past Joonas Korpisalo at 2:55. Marchand did a slow burn staring at the Jets bench as he left the box. Winnipeg momentarily took a 2-0 lead when Josh Morrissey sniped one over Korpisalo's glove. A quick check of the film — credit Bruins video coach Mat Myers — revealed Cole Perfetti was considerably offside, negating the goal. Boston showed excellent energy after the successful challenge, with Trent Frederic (snapper from the slot) and Pavel Zacha (good net drive off a long-distance feed from Nikita Zadorov) landing good bids on Connor Hellebuyck. Korpisalo kept it a 1-0 game momentarily with a nice stop on a Namestnikov break in. The Jets took a 2-0 lead for real at 11:31 when Mark Scheifele redirected a Neal Pionk blue line shot between Korpisalo's pads. It was Scheifele's 30th of the season. The Bruins got back in the game thanks, in part, to Namestnikov, who was bagged for holding Charlie Coyle at 15:18. It took Marchand just 16 seconds to cut the lead in half with a dart from just inside the circle for his 19th. Lindholm fed Marchand and then promptly scooted to the front of the net to provide a screen in front of Hellebuyck. Advertisement With the goal, Marchand became the first Bruin this season to notch power-play strikes in back-to-back games. The Bruins had the territorial edge for most of the second period but still found themselves in a familiar position — trailing. Boston has been behind after 40 minutes in five of its last six games. The Bruins had the Jets on the run for the first eight minutes of the middle period until Charlie McAvoy was called for a questionable slash — questionable, at least to the 17,000-plus in the seats who groaned when the replay flashed on the Jumbotron. Boston squashed the penalty and gained some life from the kill and continued to play with energy particularly on the forecheck. Korpisalo wasn't tested often but did come up with the save of the night when he extended the right pad to halt a Grade A from Namestnikov. Boston earned another shot on the power play (Namestnikov for spilling Morgan Geekie behind the net) but couldn't cash in, with Lindholm choosing to pass despite having Hellebuyck out of position in close. Marchand's second penalty of the night, for interference with three ticks left, put Boston in an unenviable spot to start the third. Jim McBride can be reached at
