After Trevor Zegras scored with 2:33 left in the first, former Bruin/UMass star/East Longmeadow native Frank Vatrano scored in his latest return to TD Garden with 38 seconds left in the first period to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead at the first intermission.
Bruins: Boston has lost three in a row and five of its last seven games. Charlie McAvoy remained out because of a shoulder injury and infection that he picked up in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Fans booed Boston after it fell 2 goals behind Anaheim after the first period in an eventual 3-2 loss for the Bruins.
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The Ducks have won three straight as they return from the 4 Nations break with a three-game Eastern road trip that also includes stops in Detroit and Buffalo. They are 24-24-6 with 54 points this season, putting them 9 points back for Vancouver for the second wild card spot in the West.
Morgan Geekie ties it for Boston with 1:11 left in the third period but Anaheim prevails in overtime on Leo Carlsson's goal