BOSTON — Marat Khusnutdinov’s first goal of the season came at an ideal time.
After the Bruins lost a two-goal lead in the third period, Khusnutdinov fired a wrist shot past Alex Lyon, 2:07 into overtime to give Boston a 4-3 win on Thursday at TD Garden.
Joonas Korpisalo was excellent for the second straight game, as Boston improved to 6-7-0.
The Bruins host Carolina on Saturday.
Morgan Geekie extended his goal streak to six games. He fired a wrist shot past Alex Lyon, on the power play, 13:07 into the first period.
David Pastrnak made it 2-0 exactly two mintues later. He stole the puck along the boards in the Bruins’ end and took off up the ice. He saw daylight between Lyon’s pads and threaded the five-hole to extend the lead.
Rasmus Dahlin ruined Joonas Korpisalo’s shutout bid, with 3:59 left in the second, when his power play slapshot beat the screened goalie.
For the second straight game, the Bruins scored a momentum goal late in the second. After Lyon blocked Sean Kuraly’s initial shot on the rush, Tanner Jeannot tapped the rebound behind Lyon where it sat in the crease. Kastelic pounced, shoving it over the goal line with 20.6 seconds left to make it 3-1.
Josh Doan brought the Sabres back with one at 3-2, 7:00 into the third.
Alex Tuch tied the game with 5:35 left. The Bruins challenged the play for goaltender interference, saying that Henri Jokiharju was pushed into Korpisalo.
But the officials ruled otherwise, leaving the game tied 3-3 and the Bruins shorthanded for delay of game.
The Bruins killed the penalty, setting up the final sequence.
Korpisalo finished with 37 saves.
The Bruins lost Elias Lindholm near the midway point of the second period to what looked like a leg injury. He did not return to the game.
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