BOSTON — Morgan Geekeie’s netted his first profession NHL hat trick within the Boston Bruins 5-4 win over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights at TD Backyard on Thursday night time.
“It’s one thing that you just don’t ever actually take into consideration coming into the sport,” Geekie mentioned. “However, it’s at all times enjoyable, particularly while you get two factors.”
Geekie now has 13 objectives and 17 assists for 30 factors in his first season donning the Spoked-B. The 25-year-old ahead recorded a hat trick when he performed within the AHL with the Charlotte Checkers.
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The Bruins have been coming off six straight extra time video games, going 2-0-4 in that stretch. Defeating Vegas in regulation was vital to Geekie.
“It was good to shut that one out,” he mentioned. “Particularly the best way we’ve completed the final couple of video games.”
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Geekie potted two of his three objectives within the first interval, serving to the Bruins soar out to the 3-0 lead on the finish of the body. The tally that clinched the hat trick got here within the second interval throughout Vegas’ push to make a comeback.
“I really feel stay we’ve been beginning video games properly the previous couple of video games,” Geekie mentioned. “We simply acquired to be taught to shut issues out. You’ve seen just a few video games of ours slip away within the final couple. We sort of let (Vegas) again in it after we had our foot on the gasoline just a little bit, and we let off.
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“They’re a very good staff. They’re going to return again. I feel it simply speaks to our character as a staff attempting to shut in on these particulars and shut video games out. These are vital factors down the road, and after we can do it in regulation, it’s at all times good.”
Geekie and the Bruins will look to construct a successful streak once they head to New York to tackle the Islanders on Saturday night time. Puck drop from USB Area is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET, and also you can catch all of the motion on NESN, following an hour of pregame protection.
