Ducks Beat Bruins 4-3 with Late Goal, Lead Pacific

Anaheim, Calif. The Anaheim Ducks secured a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at Honda Center, maintaining their position atop the Pacific Division with a late goal that snapped a Bruins rally.

The Ducks jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period, starting with Jansen Harkins' goal at 2:29. Harkins capitalized on a rebound from Ross Johnston's shot after Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm's stick broke, poking the puck past Joonas Korpisalo. Four minutes later, at 6:29, captain Radko Gudas fired a slap shot from the blue line that deflected off Fraser Minten and into the net for his first goal of the season.

Boston responded late in the period on the power play. At 14:58, Lindholm wristed a shot toward the net, and Morgan Geekie tipped it high past Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal for his 13th goal, tying the game at 2-2. Geekie's performance continued to shine, as he later added his 14th goal of the season, tying him with Nathan MacKinnon and Leon Draisaitl for the NHL lead.

The second period saw Anaheim regain the lead at 13:47 on a power play. After Boston killed most of a tripping penalty to Mason Lohrei, Ryan Strome redirected a pass from McTavish with two seconds...