Feb 17, 2024, 04:44 PM ET
BOSTON — Former first-round pick Brandt Clarke scored on a breakaway with 27 seconds left in overtime for his first career goal and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the slumping Boston Bruins 5-4 on Saturday.
Clarke, the No. 8 overall selection in 2021, had just been sprung from the penalty box for taking down David Pastrnak and was all alone when he skated in on Linus Ullmark and slipped the puck past the Boston goaltender.
“I think from when I touched it at the red line to when everyone was jumping on me, I don’t even really remember that section but that was pretty wild,” Clarke said. “I’m happy we got the job done.”
David Rittich stopped four shots in overtime and the Kings successfully killed the hooking minor on Clarke before he ended it with his first goal in 17 career NHL games.
“We added to our problems today. We had breakdowns that shouldn’t be happening within our structure,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “And then also, just game management. You’ve got to close out a game.”
Anze Kopitar tipped in a goal with 1:35 remaining to tie it at 4-all and force overtime. Matt Roy, Vladislav Gavrikov and Alex Laferriere scored goals for the Kings, who improved to 3-2 since Jim Hiller was named interim coach after Los Angeles fired Todd McLellan.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists for the Kings.
James van Riemsdyk scored twice and added an assist for the Bruins, and Ullmark finished with 30 saves. Trent Frederic and Anthony Richard also scored for Boston, which has lost five of six and led this one 3-1 late in the second period.
Boston was in good position to stop the skid when Pastrnak drew a penalty on Clarke with 2:36 left in OT, but the Bruins couldn’t capitalize during the 4-on-3 advantage that ate up much of the last few minutes of overtime but allowed just enough time for the Kings to win it.
“In the overtime, our power play has to put it away,” Montgomery said. “And we didn’t.”
Van Riemsdyk scored first-period goals on rebounds…
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