SAN JOSE, Calif. – David Pastrnak scored in his third straight game to open the season, and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves for Boston Bruins, who remained unbeaten with a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Thursday.
Trent Frederic (11) Nico Sturm and Jan Rutta (84) fight for the puck along the boards – Photo by Jack Lima
Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the season, and James van Reimsdyk scored for the Bruins (3-0-0), who opened a four-game road trip.
Anthony Duclair scored his first goal of the season, and Kaapo Kahkonen made 33 saves for the Sharks (0-3-1), who ended a four-game homestand to begin the season.
Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen makes a save on a shorthanded breakaway attempt by Brad Marchand (63) – Photo by Jack Lima
Marchand gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 18:06 of the first period with a wrist shot from the left circle. Van Riemsdyk extended the lead 21 seconds later to 2-0 when he poked the puck into Kahkonen’s pads and over the goal line.
Pastrnak made it 3-0 at 16:46 of the second period. Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic tried to stop the forward on a breakaway and tripped him up, and his unbalanced shot still got the puck past Kahkonen and in.
Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen makes a glove save during first period action – Photo by Jack Lima
Duclair cut it to 3-1 at 11:13 of the third period when Tomas Hertl set him up in front of the net. It was his first goal since the Sharks acquired him in a trade with the Florida Panthers on July 1.
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Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen keeps his eyes on the puck before making a glove save – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks forward William Eklund (72) attempts to control the puck as he circles around Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark (35) – Photo by Jack Lima
Bruins captain Brad Marchand (63) loses contol of the puck as he turns to attempt to make a pass in front of Sharks forward Alexander Barabanov (94) – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks defensemen Kyle Burroughs (4) and Mario Ferraro (38) attempt to check the puck away from Morgan Geekie (39) in front of goalie kaapo Kahkonen – Photo by Jack Lima
Morgan Geekie (39) and William Eklund (72) battle for the puck – Photo by Jack Lima
Linesman Caleb Apperson drops the puck on a faceoff between Jake DeBrusk (left) and Luke Kunin (right) – Photo by Jack Lima
Jan Rutta (84) checks John Beecher (right) off the puck – Photo by Jack Lima
Bruins forward David Pastrnak (88) gets position in front of Sharks goalie Kaapo Kahkonen and defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) during a Bruins power play – Photo by Jack Lima
Bruins forward Charlie Coyle (13) moves the puck around the net as William Eklund (72) pursues – Photo by Jack Lima
Sharks forward Tomas Hertl (48) attempts a wrap-around shot on goalie Linus Ullmark as John Beecher (19) defends – Photo by Jack Lima
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