Recap
Minten scores twice as Bruins top Sharks 6-3
The Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday at SAP Center at San Jose. Fraser Minten opened the scoring at 12:55 of the first period, and after Jacob Trouba tied it for the Sharks, Charlie McAvoy put Boston back ahead late in the period. The Bruins never trailed. Ivar Stenberg tied it 2-2 on a power play in the second, but Matthew Poitras answered and Pavel Zacha made it 4-2 with 3 seconds left in the period, a goal that stood as the winner.
Macklin Celebrini pulled the Sharks within one on another power play in the third before Minten struck again midway through the period and Will Borgen sealed it with an empty-net goal. Minten finished with 2 goals, and Morgan Geekie had 2 assists for Boston. Celebrini and Stenberg each had a goal and an assist for San Jose, which went 2 for 4 on the power play while the Bruins were 0 for 2.
Jeremy Swayman made 35 saves on 38 shots to get the win, while Yaroslav Askarov took the loss with 20 saves on 25 shots. The Bruins, now 5-2-0, have won 3 games in a row. The Sharks are 3-3-0 after losing 2 straight in regulation.
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