The Bruins jumped out to a 2-0 lead just three minutes into the second period. Hampus Lindholm, who was just named to Team Sweden<\/a>, scored on a shot from the point<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOf course you\u2019re excited, and you want to show yourself off from the best side,\u201d Lindholm said about getting a jump from the phone call he received earlier in the day. \u201cLike I said, great honor just to be put on that team and hopefully go there and make a difference and try to win something for Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n Lindholm\u2019s goal came on Team Finland goaltender Juuse Saros. Lindholm laughed when Matt Vautour<\/a> mentioned in the postgame; he did not realize it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0Morgan Geekie scored his fifth goal in the last five games, and in the process, he extended his point streak (5-2\u20137). He took David Pastrnak\u2019s feed and placed it up high<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s enjoying the game again,\u201d Marco Sturm said about Geekie<\/a>. \u201cI think that\u2019s the biggest thing. When you don\u2019t score, he\u2019s getting frustrated with what is normal. It\u2019s almost like he doesn\u2019t enjoy the game anymore. Now, he\u2019s a happy camper.\u201d<\/p>\n Momentum swung, though, much like Monday in New York<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Image Courtesy of NaturalStatTrick<\/a><\/p>\n After the Bruins scored, the Predators put up a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Predators piled shot attempts on after Geekie\u2019s goal, finishing with 50 attempts, 30 on target. Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves.\u00a0<\/p>\n The first Predators goal<\/a> came with 35 seconds to play in the second period; the tying goal<\/a> came with seven minutes left in the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe just have to stay calm at certain times,\u201d Marco Sturm said of the late tying goal. \u201cThey pressed pretty good after that, but I felt a calmness in front of me on our bench. So I knew we just had to finish here, the 60 minutes, just to get the point, and I felt pretty good going into OT.\u201d<\/p>\n As he has been doing in overtime all season, Mark Kastelic won the overtime draw, and much like a lacrosse FOGO, Kastelic hopped off the ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n Marat Khusnutdinov, Charlie McAvoy, and David Pastrnak moved the puck around the zone before McAvoy delivered a cross-ice feed to Pastrnak that he tapped in<\/a>. It only took 15 seconds.<\/p>\n The goal marks Pastrnak\u2019s first overtime tally of the season, and the 13th of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe responded well, good to get it quick,\u201d Pastrnak said about the goal. \u201cSometimes that\u2019s the way it works. It\u2019s a great play, great faceoff win, start with possession.\u201d<\/p>\n The Bruins got an assist from Head Equipment Manager, Keith Robinson, as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know if everybody saw, but (Keith Robinson) made a great play to get [Khusnutdinov]\u2019s steel on right before he hopped out there to make the play,\u201d Geekie said about the overtime goal.<\/p>\n Robinson was not the only other Bruins\u2019 staff member to come in clutch on Tuesday.<\/p>\n After a game in New York City on Monday night, the Bruins took a bus home to Boston. Geekie told the sea of reporters that the team got in at 1:30 PM.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cJohnny Mac (John MacLean), our skills coach, he was nice enough to go and shovel everybody\u2019s car off so we could get home,\u201d Geekie said. \u201cAnd then our chefs came out to the airport as well, to give us some pregame.\u201d<\/p>\n Marco Sturm added that \u201cit was a full team effort from everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n On Monday, Marco Sturm mentioned that the Bruins played their opposition\u2019s game. On Tuesday, the Bruins nearly fell into the same scenario, but they prevailed in overtime.<\/p>\n \u201cI think today was more about us,\u201d Sturm said<\/a>. \u201cAgain, it goes back to the travel and no excuse. We have to find our game; yesterday we didn\u2019t, but we should have won the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t be perfect every night, and I will never critique a win.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20252026-20830-cfdiff-5v5.png\")
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