Bruins beat the Kings 4-1 for their 5th straight victory

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-18 · by Dan Greenspan

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The Boston Bruins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to five games. Marat Khusnutdinov scored the decisive goal in the third period as part of a strong team effort that included goals from David Pastrnak and empty-netters by Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka. The Kings started quickly with an early lead but struggled to score thereafter, dropping their sixth consecutive game to begin the season.
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The Boston Bruins secured their fifth consecutive victory by defeating the Los Angeles Kings with a score of 4-1 on October 18, 2026. Marat Khusnutdinov scored the decisive goal in the third period for the Bruins, who also received goals from David Pastrnak and empty-netters by Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka. Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves for the winning team. The Kings were unable to capitalize on their early lead when Alex Laferriere scored just 31 seconds into the game but remained winless through six games this season. Anton Forsberg had 24 saves for Los Angeles, which marked their fourth consecutive game with only one goal scored.

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Bruins Dallas Kings LOS ANGELES the Boston Bruins

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Bruins ORG · 5× Kings ORG · 3× Dallas GPE · 2× Forsberg PERSON · 2× LOS ANGELES GPE · 2× Pastrnak PERSON · 2× David Pastrnak PERSON · 1× Marat Khusnutdinov PERSON · 1× the Boston Bruins ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Kings ORG · 1×

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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.
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2026-10-18 · Toronto Star
Bruins beat the Kings 4-1 for their 5th straight victory · assertive framing

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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. asserted
Bruins → score → victory
David Pastrnak had a goal, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka scored empty-netters, and Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. asserted
Swayman → have → saves
The Bruins swept the three California teams as part of a four-game trip that ends in Dallas on Tuesday. asserted
that → sweep → Tuesday
Alex Laferriere scored for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. asserted
Forsberg → score → saves
The Kings remained winless through six games to start the season and were held to one goal for the fourth straight contest. asserted
Kings → remain → 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. asserted
Poitras → put → puck
The Kings got off to a quick start, scoring 31 seconds into the game. asserted
Kings → get → 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. asserted
Pastrnak → put → 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. asserted
He → pounce → goal
It was Pastrnak’s 289th goal at even-strength, tying Phil Esposito for third-most in Boston history. asserted
It → tie → 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. asserted
he → play → Friday
He is day to day, coach Marco Sturm said before the game. asserted
Sturm → say → game
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