Anaheim Ducks right wing Frank Vatrano scores past Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman in the first period Saturday night in Boston. Mary Schwalm/Associated Press
BOSTON — Leo Carlsson scored with 1:21 left in overtime to give Anaheim a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night and extend the Ducks’ winning streak to four games.
Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano also scored for Anaheim. Ducks goalie John Gibson, a topic of trade talks, stopped 19 shots before leaving after two periods because of an unspecified upper-body injury. Lukas Dostal made 10 saves after replacing him.
Anaheim led 2-0 before Elias Lindholm scored on a 5-on-3 power play after David Pastrnak drew back-to-back tripping penalties. With goalie Jeremy Swayman pulled for an extra skater, Morgan Geekie tied it 2-2 with 1:11 left in regulation on a slap shot from the left circle.
Officials ruled that Lindholm interfered with the goalie in the seconds leading up to Geekie’s score. After the goal was taken off the board, a few fans threw trash onto the ice, drawing a plea from the public address announcer to stop.
But the Bruins then successfully challenged the call, sending the game into overtime.
Swayman stopped 26 shots.
Takeaways
Ducks: Gibson’s status will be the question as the Ducks try to get him healthy enough to draw offers before the March 7 trade deadline.
Bruins: Boston has lost three in a row and five of its last seven games. Charlie McAvoy remained out because of a shoulder injury and infection that he picked up in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Key moment
Bruins captain Brad Marchand received an ovation during a first-period break to acknowledge his contributions to Team Canada’s victory in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night in the same building.
Key stat
The Ducks didn’t let the two-week break cool them off, winning for the seventh time in their last eight games to climb above .500 for the first time in four months.
Up Next
The Ducks visit Detroit on Sunday, and Boston hosts Toronto on Tuesday night.
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