Kings gain a point for fourth consecutive game after overcoming 4-2 third-quarter deficit Saturday at TD Garden.
BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal with 2:26 left in overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday after blowing a two-goal lead.
Brad Marchand, David Krejci and Danton Heinen each scored a goal in a 3:22 span early in the third period to give the Bruins a 4-2 edge before the Kings came back. Los Angeles tied it on Oscar Fantenberg’s slap shot from the point with 4:47 left in regulation for his first goal of the season.
Nate Thomson’s goal cut the score to 4-3 with 10:41 to play.
Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar scored for the Kings (23-27-5,51 points), who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Jonathan Quick made 28 saves. Kings center Jeff Carter missed his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury.
Saturday was part of a Los Angeles-Boston professional sports doubleheader in TD Garden. The Celtics were set to host the Clippers at night. Loud chants of ‘Beat LA!’ echoed around the building after Boston tied it in the third.
The Kings were playing the fifth of a six-game road trip, wrapping it up Monday in Washington.
