BOSTON — The Kings fell 2-1 on Saturday for their first loss of the season after Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak scored 3:07 into overtime/
It was Pastrnak’s third goal in Boston’s first three games. He had 47 goals in 82 games for the Bruins last season.
Elias Lindholm also scored for Boston (2-1) and Jeremy Swayman had 33 saves.
Trevor Moore put the Kings (1-0-1) in front when he scored 5:22 into the second, but the Bruins’ Elias Lindholm tied it at 1 with 3:10 left in the period.
Darcy Kuemper made 23 stops for the Kings. Anze Kopitar was held off the scoresheet. He scored three times in the third period of a 3-1 season-opening win against the Sabres in Buffalo.
The Kings visit Ottawa on Monday, the third stop on their seven-game trip to open the season while Crypto.com Arena wraps up renovations. Their first home game isn’t until Oct. 24 against the San Jose Sharks.
The Bruins host the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Monday.
More to come on this story.
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