Bruins vs. Sharks Score, Live Updates, Highlights From NHL Game

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The Bruins are heading west for a road trip that begins with a matchup against the Sharks on Tuesday night.

The Bruins (4-2-0) will look to extend their winning streak as defenseman Charlie McAvoy returns from his six-game suspension, forcing head coach Marco Sturm to make some difficult lineup decisions.

The Sharks are 3-2-0 this season and hoping to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to the Oilers on Saturday.

NESN will provide live coverage of Tuesday’s game between the Bruins and Sharks.

Bruins vs. Sharks score

Bruins vs. Sharks live updates, highlights from NHL game

(All times Eastern)

End of second period: Bruins 4, Sharks 2

12:52 a.m.: McAvoy knocks Celebrini down at the boards. Celebrini responds by tackling McAvoy. Pastrnak, at center ice, feeds the puck to Geekie who has a defender in front of him. He sends a pass to Zacha who scores with 3 seconds left in the period.

12:47 a.m.: Sharks are full strength. Kastelic, right at the front of the bend, misses wide left. Geekie losses a blade and heads for the bench for a new one.

12:44 a.m.: Bruins are keeping possession of the puck. Zacha missed left wide. Pastrnak rebounds but misses right. McAvoy tries to repeat his previous tip-in shot, but the puck is saved by Askarov.

12:41 a.m.: Sharks are full strength. About a minute later, Will Smith gets a 2 minute penalty for cross-checking Kastelic. Bruins get another powerplay with 5 minutes left in the period.

12:38 a.m.: Bruins keep the puck in their possession and miss multiple shots. Minten and Trouba both get 2 minutes for roughing each other. It’ll stay 5-on-4.

12:36 a.m.: Stenberg gets 2 minutes for Hooking E. Lindholm. It’ll be the first powerplay for the Bruins tonight.

12:31 a.m.: Huge stop by Swayman, Kastelic with the takeaway to get the puck near middle ice.

Bruins 3, Sharks 2

12:29 a.m.: Matthew Poitras sneaks one in to give the Bruins the lead. Mark Kastelic and Morgan Geekie were on the assist.

12:26 a.m.: Hagens was inches away from giving the Bruins the lead, but the puck deflects off the right post. H. Lindholm is on the recovery and fires one off, but the puck is saved by Askarov.

12:24 a.m.: Back to back icing calls, one on each of the teams will allow line changes.

Bruins 2, Sharks 2

12:21 a.m.: Ivar Stenberg sneaks one passed Swayman on the penalty kill, assisted by Macklin Celebrini and Orlov. The Bruins are full strength after the goal.

12:19 a.m.: Sharks have had a majority of the possession during the first 5 minutes of the period. Zadorov gets 2 minutes for tripping and the Sharks will have their third powerplay of the night.

12:16 a.m.: Swayman uses his knee pads to deflect the puck. Swayman makes a huge save. Wennberg wraps around the goal, but Swayman uses his foot block the puck and then his body to smother it.

12:13 a.m.: Sherwood has a wide open shot and Swayman catches it to keep the puck out of the goal. Ivan Stenberg’s attempt is snatched out of the air by Swayman.

12:11 a.m.: Elias Lindholm wins the face-off against Wennberg to open the second period. Sam Dickinson’s shot bounces off James Hagens into Sharks territory.

End of first period: Bruins 2, Sharks 1

11:53 p.m.: Bruins had an opportunity to go three-on-none, but the buzzer sounds ending the period.

Bruins 2, Sharks 1

11:50 p.m.: Charlie McAvoy’s shot misses wide. The puck stays in the Bruins’ possession. Peterka feeds one to McAvoy who scores in a pile of Sharks. Welcome back, Charlie McAvoy!

11:46 p.m.: Swayman saved a slap shot from Igor Chernyshov. JJ Peterka’s attempt with only one defender on him is stopped by Askarov.

Bruins 1, Sharks 1

11:42 p.m.: Bruins have been doing a nice job of getting the puck to the other side of the rink to run out the penalty clock. Right as the penalty expires, Jacob Trouba sends one over Swayman’s shoulder to tie the game. Trouba was assisted by Kiefer Sherwood and Dmitry Orlov.

11:38 p.m.: After the face-off, Zadorov gets 2 minutes for Hooking. Sharks powerplay.

Bruins 1, Sharks 0

11:36 p.m.: Casey Mittelstadt’s shot is saved by goalie Yaroslav Askarov. Mittelstadt retrieves his own puck and Fraser Minten sends a bullet from midrange to take the lead. Minten was assisted by Mittelstadt and Nikita Zadorov.

11:34 p.m.: Pastrnak’s shot is blocked by a teammate. Hampus Lindholm shoots wide but misses.

11:30 p.m.: Mason Lohrei sends one into the net, but the goal is overturned due to goaltender interference. Bruins will not challenge the call. It remains scoreless in San Jose.

11:25 p.m.: Bruins are full strength as Pastrnak comes out of the box.

11:23 p.m.: The Bruins are doing a pretty good job defending while trying to run out the powerplay clock.

11:21 p.m.: Swayman makes a huge save. David Pastrnak gets 2 minutes for High-sticking Macklin Celebrini. Sharks will have a 5-on-4 advantage.

11:19 p.m.: Fraser Minten losses the faceoff to Zack Ostapchuk after an icing call reset the puck. Goalie Jeremy Swayman has made two amazing saves so far.

11:16 p.m.: Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg to begin the game.

11:12 p.m.: The Sharks have released their lines for the night.

10:45 p.m.: The Bruins have posted the lineup for tonight.

10:42 p.m.: You read that timestamp right. The guys are ready for a West Coast game!

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Bruins vs. Sharks date, start time

• Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13

• Time: 11 p.m. ET

Bruins vs. Sharks is scheduled to start at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The game will be played at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

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