After falling to the Dallas Stars on the road Thursday night 7-2, the Boston Bruins looked for a reprieve on Saturday afternoon when they faced off with the St. Louis Blues for the second time in a matter of a week. After defeating the Blues earlier in the week at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis 3-2, the Bruins were optimistic going into the matinee matchup at the TD Garden.
However, despite scoring two goals in the first period, it wasn’t enough for Boston as they fell to St. Louis 3-2 in overtime on Causeway St. Saturday afternoon thanks to an overtime goal from Brayden Schenn. Joonas Korpisalo was in net and he made 28 saves on 31 shots on goal.
First Period
In the first period, the Bruins made the most of their opportunities despite being outshot 10-6. Radek Faksa got the Blues on the board first with a snap shot at the 6:25 mark in the opening frame. Trent Frederic then took matters into his own hands and scored the next two goals – both even strength goals – at the 9:34 and 12:12 marks, respectively.
Frederic’s first goal came on a wrist shot that was set up perfectly by a net-front dish by Georgii Merkulov. The assist was Merkulov’s first point in the National Hockey League. His second goal came when he got his stick blade on a wrist shot by Mason Lohrei.
The goal gave Frederic not only three goals on the season, but also gave him 100 points in his career…