Bruons rally in overtime to defeat Blackhawks

The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, extending their home winning streak to five games. Elias Lindholm scored the decisive goal in the extra period after Boston erased a two-goal deficit in the final minutes of regulation.

Chicago held a 4-2 lead late in the third period following goals from Ryan Greene and Connor Bedard. Anton Frondell recorded his second career two-goal game for the Blackhawks. Mason Lohrei scored to reduce the gap to one goal before Morgan Geekie tied the game with 12 seconds remaining in the third period. Geekie's goal marked his second of the season and ended a nine-game scoring drought.

David Pastrnak reached a career milestone during the first period. He scored on a breakaway to reach 428 career goals, passing Patrice Bergeron to claim sole possession of third place on the Bruins' all-time goal-scoring list. Casey Mittelstadt and Mason Lohrei also contributed goals for Boston.

The Blackhawks entered the game with the league's worst power play, having converted on only four of 40 opportunities. They were 0 for 11 on the power play on the road entering Saturday's matchup. Frondell capitalized quickly, scoring 11 seconds into the game after Will Borgen took a delay-of-game penalty.

Goaltender Michael DiPietro kept Boston within reach despite being outshot 28-13 in the first two periods. He stopped a shot from Connor Bedard with just over two minutes left in the first period. DiPietro also faced a shot from Geekie that hit the post late in that same period.

In other NHL action on Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the New York Islanders 4-0 to start a road trip. Connor McDavid extended his season-opening assist streak to 14 games, setting up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' second goal. Tristan Jarry recorded his second consecutive shutout, stopping all 18 shots he faced.

The Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in a shootout. Steven Stamkos scored the tying goal in regulation and won the shootout. Nashville had lost its previous five games that went beyond regulation this season before Saturday's win.

The Ottawa Senators defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-1, snapping a two-game losing streak. Tim Stützle and Dylan Cozens each recorded a goal and an assist. The Senators matched their franchise record for October victories with their ninth win of the month.

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 to secure their fifth consecutive win. Jacob Fowler made 25 saves, becoming the third Canadiens rookie goaltender in the past 40 years to win seven straight games. Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist for Montreal.