Geekie struck once again to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead just 23 seconds into the middle frame. Nikita Zadorov backhanded the puck from the point to Pastrnak, who launched one on net. Geekie was there to knock in the rebound for his 24th goal of the season, which is second-most in the league.

Morgan Geekie clinched his fifth multi-goal game of the season before the Boston Bruins separated with a pair of third-period goals on the way to a 4-1 win over the visiting Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night.

Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman wasn't tasked with the biggest workload of his life Tuesday night at TD Garden. In fact, his 20 saves were the fewest he's needed in a winning effort this season, beating his Oct. 11 win over the Sabres by one save. But when the Bruins needed a key stop, their No. 1 ace in goal was there.

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.

Quinn Hughes scored in his Minnesota debut and the Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 for their fourth straight win.

The injury bug is continuing to bite the Boston Bruins. The Bruins have announced that defenseman Jonathan Aspirot will miss the remainder of the team's game against the Winnipeg Jets due to an upper-body injury.

Boston opens the trip Tuesday against the Blues before stops in Winnipeg and Minnesota later this week. The team ruled Pastrnak out of a previous trip at the start of December, but the star forward is now back with the group after missing time since he last played on Nov. 26.

Paval Zacha scored twice, Joonas Korpisalo made 37 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night. Morgan Geekie had goal and two assists.

The Bruins will have an unexpected new challenge when they face the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in St. Paul. The Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday evening according to ESPN. The Canucks’ disappointing start had created considerable rumors that Hughes, the 26-year-old former Norris Trophy winner, could get dealt.

Captain Jared Spurgeon (power play), Kirill Kaprizov (team-leading 19th and 20th), Ryan Hartman (second in as many games) and Matt Boldy (18th) supplied the other goals, but it was Faber who appeared to benefit most from Hughes’ arrival.

St. PAUL, Minn. -- Quinn Hughes scored in his debut with the Minnesota Wild, a 6-2 win against the Boston Bruins at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday. Hughes made it 4-0 at :54 of the third period with wrist shot down the middle that beat Jeremy Swayman five-hole.