The Bruins, who had eight shots on goal through two periods, tied the game 1-1 when Geekie scored 25 seconds into the third period. Geekie then gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead at 5:44. Pastrnak controlled the puck behind the Colorado net, skated around Wedgewood's right side, and found Geekie on the far post for the backdoor tap-in goal.

Morgan Geekie's pair of third-period goals helped the Boston Bruins rally for a 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon.

Pastrnak would later finish off the scoring with an empty-net goal set up by Brad Marchand.Geekie has been on fire recently, as he has now scored six goals in the last seven games. In the last three games,

The Bruins looked overmatched for two periods, but Morgan Geekie scored two third period goals to lift the B's to a 3-1 win.

Geekie, who has scored the Bruins first goal in three straight, has seven goals in January and 14 in his last 28 games.

BUFFALO — Morgan Geekie, proud son of Manitoba farm country, has found both a home and his goal-scoring touch of late, firing on the Bruins’ top-producing line with Czech standouts Pavel Zacha at center and David Pastrnak at right wing.

The Boston Bruins visit the Buffalo Sabres after Morgan Geekie scored two goals in the Bruins' 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Necas and Drury, who were in New York for a game against the Islanders on Saturday night, made their way to Boston and played.

Geekie had one five-on-five goal when the Bruins dismissed coach Jim Montgomery. In 31 games under Sacco, Geekie has exploded for 12. Geekie has recorded his team-leading 13 five-on-five strikes, three more than Pastrnak, by getting open, going to the front of the net and reading off his linemates well.

The Boston Bruins didn’t get a ton of offense on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden, but Morgan Geekie supplied all they needed by scoring two goals in a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

The Boston Bruins escaped with a victory over the Colorado Avalanche. A big period by Morgan Geekie was enough to get the two points.

David Pastrnak collected the puck behind the Colorado and drew the attention of the Avalanche defense as he moved toward the front. He fed Geekie, who tapped it in, 5:44 into the third period to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead. They held on from there until Pastrnak sealed it with an empty-netter.