“I mean, I don’t know if last year at this time I would have taken that shot in overtime [in Friday’s victory], just the situation and where I was,” Geekie said. “But it’s easy to build confidence when you have confidence. I think over the last year it’s slowly been building.”
The Bruins snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in five games with their 2-1 overtime victory at the Los Angeles Kings on Friday.
When: Sunday, 8 p.m.
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Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, Calif.
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -135. O/U: 6.0.
BRUINS
Season record: 13-10-0. vs. spread: 17-6. Over/under: 13-10
Last 10 games: 7-3-0. vs. spread: 8-2. Over/under: 5-5
SHARKS
Season record: 10-9-3. vs. spread: 16-6. Over/under: 10-12
Last 10 games: 6-3-1. vs. spread: 8-2. Over/under: 2-8
TEAM STATISTICS
Goals scored: Boston 73, San Jose 64
Goals allowed: Boston 74, San Jose 70
Power play: Boston 26.7%, San Jose 18.2%
Penalty minutes: Boston 286, San Jose 179
Penalty kill: Boston 83.0%, San Jose 79.5%
Faceoffs won: Boston 52.6%, San Jose 48.0%
Stat of the day: The Sharks have not won in regulation since Nov. 11.
Notes: Boston’s forward lineup featured a new look, with Czech natives Matej Blumel, Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak making up the top line. Geekie played on the second line with Alex Steeves and Marat Khusnutdinov. Coach Marco Sturm said he shuffled the lineup in hopes of providing more offensive depth. … Goalie Jeremy Swayman (31 saves) posted his sixth win in seven starts on Friday. … Bruins center Elias Lindholm could be closer to a return from a lower-body injury that has sidelined him since Oct. 30. He skated in practice on Saturday in full. … “We’ll see (when he plays), still going day by day,” Sturm said. … The Sharks struggled at the dot on Saturday, winning just 24 of 51 draws. … From the general manager (Mike Grier) and coach (Ryan Warsofsky) on down, the Sharks are chock full of Massachusetts connections. Macklin Celebrini, who won the Hobey Baker Award at Grier’s alma mater, Boston University, in 2024, has had a torrid sophomore season. He is riding a four-game point streak and has 13 goals and 32 points in just 22 games after registering an assist Saturday. … Celebrini’s linemate and former Boston College star Will Smith is the team’s No. 2 scorer (seven goals, 21 points in 22 games). A more veteran addition has been Northeastern product Adam Gaudette, who scored his fifth goal of the season in Thursday’s 4-3 shootout win over Los Angeles.
Information from Field Level Media and Stats, Inc., was used in this report.
Matt Pepin can be reached at matt.pepin@globe.com.
