In Boston, the Bruins broke out to a 3-0 lead in the opening stanza on Thursday night, and then held off the Vegas Golden Knights for a5-4 win.
Morgan Geekie hit for first career NHL hat trick in the win.
Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves in the win.
The Bruins moved to 35-12-14, ending a three-game slide.
Mason Lohrei hit off the power play at 15:23 of the third period to snap a 4-4 tie, after the Golden Knights had rallied back for a 4-4 tie in the middle frame.
Boston scored three times in the first period to seeming take control of the game.
Geekie hit for his first of the match at 14:34 of the first for a 1-0 lead, scoring off a breakaway.
The Bruins’ Jesper Boqvist pushed the advantage to 2-0 just 30 seconds later.
Geekie collected his double with a with a shot off the crossbar for a 3-0 lead at 16:54.
Vegas dropped to 33-20-7 off tits sixth loss in eight matches.
In the middle frame, Vegas rallied back with a pair of strikes to trim the deficit to 3-2.
Paul Cotter scored first to make it 3-1 at 1:48, scoring off a shot from the left side.
Alex Pietrangelo then added a marker at 6:57 to close the gap to 3-2.
Geekie collected his hats at 16:32 off a tip in for a 4-2 lead to the Bruins.
Vegas crawled back to a one-goal deficit 74 seconds later when Michael Amadio hit with a shot from the slot for a 4-3 count.
Chandler Stephenson knotted the game, 4-4, with five minutes gone in the third period, scoring off a shorthanded breakaway.
Adin Hill made 27 saves in the loss.
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