McAvoy scores in OT, Bruins beat Flames for 8th win a row

Published March 1, 2023 1:17 AM

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Boston a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, extending the NHL-leading Bruins’ winning streak to eight games. Linus Ullmark made a career-high 54 saves. llmark is the league leader in wins, goals-against average and save percentage. He is 31-4-1 this season. In overtime, McAvoy deflected in Patrice Bergeron’s pass just as the game appeared to be headed to a shootout. Dmitry Orlov had two goals and an assist, and Pavel Zacha also scored. The Bruins (47-8-5) have a 13-point lead over Carolina in the overall standings. Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for Calgary.

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