Boston Bruins beat Los Angeles Kings on Khusnutdinov winner

Laferriere strikes early

Los Angeles opened with a change to its first line, moving Alex Laferriere alongside Adrian Kempe and Artemi Panarin against Boston. Laferriere supplied an immediate return, scoring just 31 seconds into the opening period to give the Kings the first lead.

Kempe created the opportunity by retrieving a rebound and passing to Laferriere in front of the crease.

Los Angeles carried that advantage through the remainder of the first period and into the second.

Pastrnak equalizes

Boston equalized at 2:43 of the second period after Joel Armia's pass escaped Erik Gustafsson at the offensive blue line. David Pastrnak won the ensuing race and scored from the right circle, erasing the advantage Laferriere had established early in the first.

Khusnutdinov decides it

The decisive goal came at 13:36 of the third period. Morgan Geekie shot from the left circle, Anton Forsberg could not cover the rebound, and Marat Khusnutdinov pushed the puck over the line for Boston's first lead.

Elias Lindholm scored into an empty net with 1:58 remaining. JJ Peterka added another empty-net goal with 18 seconds left to complete the regulation victory. Jeremy Swayman finished with 25 saves; Forsberg made 24.

Road trip ahead

Los Angeles finished with 21 penalty minutes, compared with Boston's 11. The Bruins were playing the second game of a back-to-back, completing their second game on consecutive days. For the Kings, the defeat left them without a victory through six games and still the NHL's only team seeking its first win. Their next assignment was a five-game road trip following this home loss.