Boston Bruins center Mark Kastelic (47) fights with Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius (79) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) takes control of the puck against Boston Bruins defenseman Will Borgen (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) battles for the puck against Los Angeles Kings left wing Andre Lee (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) takes the puck up the ice between Los Angeles Kings defenders during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 1 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Boston Bruins center Mark Kastelic (47) fights with Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius (79) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 1 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Boston Bruins center Mark Kastelic (47) fights with Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius (79) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 2 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 3 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) takes control of the puck against Boston Bruins defenseman Will Borgen (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 4 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) battles for the puck against Los Angeles Kings left wing Andre Lee (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) 5 / 5 Bruins Kings Hockey Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) takes the puck up the ice between Los Angeles Kings defenders during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) (AP Photo/Wally Skalij) DAN GREENSPAN Sun, October 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
David Pastrnak had a goal, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka scored empty-netters, and Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. The Bruins swept the three California teams as part of a four-game trip that ends in Dallas on Tuesday.
Alex Laferriere scored for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. The Kings remained winless through six games to start the season and were held to one goal for the fourth straight contest.
Khusnutdinov put the Bruins ahead 2-1 with 6:24 remaining, scoring on a backhander after Forsberg failed to cover up Morgan Geekie's shot and Matt Poitras kept the puck alive.
The Kings got off to a quick start, scoring 31 seconds into the game. Laferriere was at the top of the crease to put in Adrian Kempe's pass for his second goal of the season, making the most of his promotion to first-line center.
But the Bruins responded early in the second period, with Pastrnak tying it at 2:43. He pounced on a loose puck in the neutral zone and took it the other way to beat Forsberg on a wrist shot from the right circle for his fourth goal.
It was Pastrnak's 289th goal at even-strength, tying Phil Esposito for third-most in Boston history.
Bruins center Pavel Zacha did not play because of an upper-body injury he sustained in the third period against the Ducks on Friday. He is day to day, coach Marco Sturm said before the game.
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