Morgan Geekie gets hot again as Bruins rout Utah

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Morgan Geekie gets hot again as Bruins rout Utah

Matt Vautour · MassLive

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 ·

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BOSTON — The Bruins and Jeremy Swayman shook off their rough game in Minnesota and Morgan Geekie ended a mini-drought.

Boston used a strong third period to pull away from the Mammoth 4-1, on Tuesday at TD Garden.

Boston (20-14-0) hosts Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

Barrett Hayton put Utah on the board first, beating Jeremy Swayman through traffic with 12:26 left in the first.

Morgan Geekie snapped his season-long three-game goal drought with 3:59 left in the first. His 23rd goal of the season came on the power play and tied the game 1-1 after the first.

Geekie scored again early in the second to put the Bruins ahead. Camped in front of Vitek Vanecek , he scooped the rebound of a David Pastrnak shot off the goalie’s pads and stuffed it behind him.

The goal made it 2-1, 23 seconds into the second period. It was Geekie’s fifth two-goal game this season.

The score stayed there well into the third until Casey Mittelstadt made it 3-1 just over halfway through the final frame. Breaking in on the rush, he fed Pavel Zacha cutting through the left wing circle. Zacha’s shot missed the net, but caromed off the boards behind the cage. It bounced right back to Mittelstadt, who snapped it home for his third goal in the past five games.

Mikey Eyssimont , who was scratched last week, gave Boston some added insurance late. He put a nifty move on Vanacek and tucked a backhander behind him to end any suspense.

Swayman made 20 saves to earn the win.

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