Morgan Geekie’s hustle goal helps Bruins beat Avalanche 3-2 to halt 6-game skid

BOSTON AP Morgan Geekie hustled to a loose puck behind the net collected it and slipped it inside the left post with seconds left in the second period and the Boston Bruins snapped their six-game losing streak with a - accomplishment over Colorado on Saturday handing the Avalanche their first regulation loss of the season Boston s losing streak was its longest since it dropped straight March to April after trading away players and starting a rebuild The Avalanche - - entered the day as one of only two teams in the NHL unbeaten in regulation Vegas was the other Viktor Arvidsson and Michael Eyssimont also scored for Boston Jeremy Swayman made saves Geekie outhustled defenseman Josh Manson got the puck and turned to his left with goalie Scott Wedgewood moving to the other direction for a brief second giving Geekie time to slip a shot between his right pad and post to make it - Artturi Lehkonen scored both goals for Colorado His first slipped between Swayman s right arm and the post to make it - at of the first period Arvidsson and Eyssimont then scored seconds apart late in the first to move Boston ahead - Eyssimont one-timed a shot by Wedgewood at the end of a -on- break Wedgewood who has started every event stopped shots Last season s No goalie Mackenzie Blackwood has been out with a lower-body injury There was a tussle between the players on the ice when the challenge ended The Avalanche beat the Bruins - at home last Saturday It matched their second-best streak to start a season only behind the - Stanley Cup-winning group that opened - - for points Colorado winger Martin Necas had his eight-game point streak stopped Up next Avalanche At New Jersey on Sunday Bruins At Ottawa on Monday AP NHL https www apnews com hub NHL Source