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Elias Lindholm's big 3rd period sparks streaking Bruins' comeback for 4-2 win over Ducks

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Beacham, G. (2026, October 17). Elias Lindholm's big 3rd period sparks streaking Bruins' comeback for 4-2 win over Ducks. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/elias-lindholm-s-big-3rd-period-sparks-streaking-bruins-comeback-for-4-2-win-over-ducks/article_637103bd-7701-58a7-96aa-f726a23191bc.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-17 · by Greg Beacham

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Elias Lindholm played a pivotal role in helping the Boston Bruins come from behind to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night, scoring two goals including the game-winner late in the third period. The Bruins overcame an early two-goal deficit and have now won four consecutive games, improving their record to 6-2-0. Meanwhile, the Ducks lost their third straight home game, conceding a total of 13 goals during this streak.
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On Friday night, Elias Lindholm helped spark a comeback as he assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. This win extended Boston's winning streak to four games. The Bruins trailed early but rallied from a two-goal deficit; David Pastrnak tied the game with a power-play goal and Frederic Brunet scored his first NHL goal. With this win, the Bruins improved their record to 6-2-0. Meanwhile, the Ducks lost their third straight home game and have conceded 13 goals over that span.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
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Elias Lindholm's big 3rd period sparks streaking Bruins' comeback for 4-2 win over Ducks · assertive framing

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. asserted
Lindholm → assist → victory
David Pastrnak scored a tying power-play goal and Frederic Brunet got his first NHL goal for the Bruins, who roared back from an early two-goal deficit and improved to 6-2-0. asserted
who → score → 6
Less than five minutes after Pastrnak converted a give-and-go with Lindholm, the Ducks failed to mark Lindholm during a power play and allowed him to tap in a pass from Pavel Zacha with 11:39 to play. asserted
him → convert → 11:39
Matthew Poitras added another goal with 3:40 left on James Hagens’ second assist of the night. asserted
Poitras → add → night
Michael DiPietro made 25 saves in his second start of the season for the Bruins. asserted
DiPietro → make → Bruins
Beckett Sennecke got his fifth goal and Tim Washe also scored for the Ducks, who have lost three straight home games while giving up 13 goals. asserted
who → get → goals
Lukas Dostal stopped 18 shots. asserted
Dostal → stop → shots
Ducks captain Mikael Granlund sat out with an upper-body injury, and goal-scoring winger Cutter Gauthier filled in by moving to center for the first time in his NHL career. asserted
Gauthier → sit → career
Anaheim had the best chances in the first period, and it took a lead with two goals 20 seconds apart in the final minute. asserted
it → have → minute
After Washe’s long shot went in through the legs of screening teammate Jeff Malott, Sennecke finished a strong passing sequence with Gauthier and Nikita Nesterenko. asserted
Sennecke → go → Gauthier
Brunet trimmed Anaheim’s lead with his first goal early in the second, connecting on a power play in the 23-year-old defenseman’s sixth NHL game. asserted
Brunet → trim → game
After the Ducks failed to score on a four-minute power play, Pastrnak’s 423rd career goal broke a tie with Brad Marchand for the fourth-most in Bruins history. asserted
goal → fail → history
The Ducks have sold out Honda Center for the first four games of a new season for the first time since 2007, when the team was coming off its lone Stanley Cup title. asserted
team → sell → title
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