{"id":104705,"date":"2026-01-16T11:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/bruins-waste-no-time-beat-kraken-wire-to-wire\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:31:38","slug":"bruins-waste-no-time-beat-kraken-wire-to-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/bruins-waste-no-time-beat-kraken-wire-to-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins waste no time, beat Kraken wire-to-wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section id=\"0\" class=\" w-full\">\n<div class=\"xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/28015200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/28015200.jpg\" alt=\"NHL: Seattle Kraken at Boston Bruins\" class=\"w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><span class=\"text-0.8 leading-tight\">Jan 15, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Alex Steeves (21) passes the puck defended by Seattle Kraken center Ben Meyers (59) during the first period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>The Boston Bruins scored twice in the first four minutes of the first period and never trailed, completing the sweep of a five-game homestand with a 4-2 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>Mark Kastelic&#8217;s short-handed goal at 4:40 of the second period was the eventual game-winner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-4\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>Marat Khusnutdinov, Viktor Arvidsson and David Pastrnak also scored for Boston, while Charlie McAvoy had two assists, and Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves en route to his third straight win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-6\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>Chandler Stephenson and Eeli Tolvanen lit the lamp for Seattle, which is 1-2-2 since a 10-game point streak. Massachusetts native Joey Daccord made 20 stops.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-8\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-9\">\n<p>Seattle had a 28-24 advantage in shots on goal and went 2-for-4 on the power play. Eleven of Boston&#8217;s shots came in the final frame.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-10\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-11\">\n<p>The Bruins rolled the energy of Hall of Fame defenseman Zdeno Chara&#8217;s pregame jersey retirement into the opening shifts and scored just 54 seconds into the game. Khusnutdinov beat a man wide on the left wing and drove to the net to backhand the first goal past Daccord.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-12\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-13\">\n<p>Arvidsson doubled Boston&#8217;s lead at 3:45, taking a cross-ice pass from Pavel Zacha and letting a shot go from the left circle that bounced off the stick of a Seattle defender and into the net.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-14\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-15\">\n<p>After the hosts scored on two of their first three shots, Seattle made it a 2-1 game on Stephenson&#8217;s tip-in goal just five seconds into a power play at the 7:29 mark. Jared McCann took the shot that was deflected in after a Stephenson faceoff win started the play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-16\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-17\">\n<p>Kastelic lifted the Bruins back into a two-goal early in the second, stealing the puck from Seattle&#8217;s Matty Beniers at the blue line and breaking in to sneak a short-handed goal through Daccord.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-18\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-19\">\n<p>The Kraken&#8217;s power play converted again at 12:27. After Brandon Montour&#8217;s slapper bounced off the end wall, Tolvanen snuck a high shot between the crossbar and Swayman&#8217;s shoulder from the bottom of the right circle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-20\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-21\">\n<p>Swayman helped Boston withstand a late push after Daccord was pulled with 2:38 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-22\">  <\/section>\n<section id=\"section-23\">\n<p>Seattle&#8217;s advantage was broken by a Beniers holding call at 1:04 to go. 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