DENVER – David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm scored 13 seconds apart in the second period to help the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 5-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Avalanche their fourth straight loss.

It's the longest delay at the start of a season for the Avalanche since 1998-99. This team got back on track with a lineup that included Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg and Patrick Roy. They reached the Western Conference finals before losing to Dallas.

Cole Koepke and Charlie Coyle added goals, and John Beecher tied the game with an empty-net goal with 2:01 left. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 22 shots for the Bruins.

Ross Colton, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen scored for the injury-plagued Avalanche. The Bruins led 4-1 midway through the second period, but the Avalanche cut it to 4-3 on Rantanen's goal with 15:08 left.

Alexandar Georgiev allowed four goals. He has now conceded 17 goals in four games. Last season, Georgiev led the NHL with 38 wins.

Takeaways

Bruins: Brad Marchand drew the ire of Rantanen when he fell to the ground after being pushed by the Colorado forward. Rantanen threw his hands in the air in protest as he drew an interference penalty. Marchand went down the tunnel shortly after the hit but returned later.

Avalanche: The power play clicked as the Avalanche finished 3-3.

Key moment

Colorado forward Matt Stienburg made his NHL debut and got into a fight with former Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov in the second period. In the stands, Stienburg's father was shown filming the moment. Matt Stienburg said after the morning skate that his role model as a child was Marchand. Both are from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Key statistics

Multiple assists were in abundance, with Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Makar getting two each.

Next

Colorado completes a four-game homestand against Anaheim on Friday, while the Bruins play at Utah on Saturday.

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