BOSTON — Leo Carlsson scored with 1:21 left in overtime to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night and extend their winning streak to four games.
Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano also scored for Anaheim. Ducks goalie John Gibson, a topic of trade talks as the March 7 deadline approaches, stopped 19 shots before leaving after two periods with an unspecified upper-body injury; Lukas Dostal made 10 saves after replacing him.
Anaheim led 2-0 before Elias Lindholm scored on a five-on-three power play after back-to-back tripping penalties — both drawn by David Pastrnak. With goalie Jeremy Swayman pulled for an extra skater, Morgan Geekie tied it 2-2 with 1:11 left in regulation on a slap shot from the left circle.
The on-ice official ruled that Lindholm interfered with the goalie in the seconds before the puck went in, taking the goal off the board; a few fans threw trash onto the ice, drawing a plea from the public address announcer to stop.
But the Bruins then successfully challenged the call, sending the game into overtime.
Swayman stopped 26 shots.
The Ducks didn’t let the two-week break cool them off, winning for the seventh time in their last eight games to climb above .500 for the first time in four months. They visit Detroit on Sunday.
The Bruins have lost three in a row and five of their last seven games. Defenseman Charlie McAvoy remained out with a shoulder injury and infection that he picked up in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Boston captain Brad Marchand received an ovation during a first-period break to acknowledge his contributions to Team Canada’s 4 Nations victory on Thursday night in the same building.