Pastrnak scores in OT as Bruins rally to beat Flames 4-3

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Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime against the Calgary Flames during an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins’ Andrew Peeke, right, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Blake Coleman during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins’ Justin Brazeau, left, checks Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri during the first period of an NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins’ Justin Brazeau, right, checks Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri during the first period of an NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, right, lets in a goal as Brandon Carlo, back left, and Calgary Flames’ Martin Pospisil look on during the second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins’ John Beecher, front, is chased by Calgary Flames’ Jakob Pelletier during the first period of an NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins’ Morgan Geekie, center, is checked by Calgary Flames’ Kevin Bahl, right, as he looks for the puck deflected by goalie Dustin Wolf during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman and Mason Lohrei and Calgary Flames’ Blake Coleman look on as the puck is deflected over the net during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary on Tuesday, Dec. 17,( McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Former Flame Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist and David Pastrnak scored 4:22 into overtime as the Boston Bruins came from behind on Tuesday night for a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin also scored for the Bruins, who have won six of their last eight.

Matt Coronato, Nazem Kadri and Ryan Lomberg, with his first of the season, scored for Calgary.

Jeremy Swayman, who made 20 stops, has won five of his last six starts.

Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf had 31 stops for the Flames.

Takeaways

Bruins: Lindholm was making his first trip back to Calgary since being traded in January to the Vancouver Canucks then ultimately signing a seven-year deal with Boston as a free agent. After scoring a career-high 42 goals with the Flames in 2021-22, Lindholm scored his first in 12 games.

Flames: After a dismal start in which they lost all 11 faceoffs in the first period, Calgary finished up 16-34 at the faceoff dot.

Key moment

Trailing by two to start the third period, Boston got it back to even when Geekie buried his sixth of the year at 4:14. McLaughlin tied it less than three minutes later on a weird one where he fanned on his original shot, but ended up going to the net and knocking in his own rebound.

Key stat

Up 3-1 after 40 minutes, it’s the first time this season Calgary has blown a lead after two periods. The Flames entered the night 7-0-0 and were one of six NHL teams who were perfect in that situation.

Up next

The Bruins visit the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday and the Flames host the Ottawa Senators on the same day.

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