ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ian Moore scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:35 to play, and Lukas Dostal made 36 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
Jansen Harkins. Radko Gudas and Ryan Strome also scored for the first-place Ducks, who have won nine of 12 after sweeping their season series with the Bruins.
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The Boston Bruins celebrate after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) scores against Boston Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) reacts after scoring against Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) reacts after scoring against Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
The Bruins dominated long stretches of play and tied it with 12:21 left with Morgan Geekie’s second goal on a power play just seven seconds after Harkins took an awful cross-checking penalty.
But after another handful of outstanding saves by Dostal, Moore got the second goal his NHL career when Leo Carlsson found the young defenseman for a quick shot at the top of the slot while Chris Kreider screened Joonas Korpisalo.
Michael Eyssimont also scored for the Bruins, who opened a four-game road swing with their third loss in four games following a seven-game winning streak. Korpisalo stopped 29 shots, and Hampus Lindholm had two assists against his former team for Boston,
Mason McTavish had two assists in a bounce-back performance by the 21-year-old center after being demoted to the fourth line during the Ducks' win over Utah on Monday.
Anaheim went ahead 2 1/2 minutes after the opening faceoff on Harkins' second goal of the season. Gudas scored four minutes later from the blue line, hammering a slap shot that ramped off Fraser Minten's skate for the Anaheim captain's first goal of the season.
Geekie redirected a crossbar-high shot later in the first for his third power-play goal of the season.
Strome brilliantly redirected a pass from McTavish with two seconds left in a power play for his first goal of the new season after missing the first 16 games due to a preseason injury.
Eyssimont responded with his fifth goal late in the second.
Bruins: At Kings on Friday night.
Ducks: Host Senators on Thursday night.
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The Boston Bruins celebrate after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) scores against Boston Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) reacts after scoring against Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome (16) reacts after scoring against Boston Bruins during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Francisco Lindor made a couple of uncharacteristic mental mistakes Wednesday, and the second one certainly cost the New York Mets.
The star shortstop lost track of the outs on defense in the opening inning and got picked off first base in the sixth — right before teammate Juan Soto homered. The slumping Mets stranded 11 runners and lost 2-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in 11 innings.
Lindor reached base in the sixth on a one-out error by third baseman Nolan Gorman, but the leadoff hitter wandered too far off the bag and was fiddling with his gloves when he was easily picked off by St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore.
“I should have been better,” Lindor said.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza credited the Cardinals with making a good move to nab Lindor.
“They got us there,” Mendoza said. “He was going to go. They got us with a quick step-off there. I wouldn’t consider that one there a mental mistake. He was trying to get some momentum there and being aggressive.”
Three pitches later, Soto hit a soaring fly that landed just over the right-field fence inside the foul pole for a solo home run.
In the first inning, Lindor failed to execute a potential double play when he forgot how many outs there were.
With one out and Iván Herrera on first, left-handed-hitting Alec Burleson hit a grounder to Lindor at shortstop. Positioned near second base, Lindor touched the bag but then headed toward the dugout instead of throwing to first to retire Burleson as well.
By the time Lindor realized his mistake, it was too late. New York starter Freddy Peralta struck out the next batter to end the inning.
“I forgot the outs,” Lindor said. “I made a mistake that probably cost Peralta an extra inning because he had to throw more pitches after that. It’s inexcusable. He probably could have gone six, seven innings. I just forgot the outs. I realized there was just one out. Honest mistake.”
Mendoza didn’t cover for Lindor.
“There’s no excuses,” Mendoza said. “He’ll be the first one that tells you that. That can’t happen. He knows. He was pretty (ticked) when he came in. Peralta did a good job picking him up and finishing that inning.”
New York (3-3) went 1 for 29 with runners in scoring position during the three-game series, including 0 for 11 in the finale.
“Hats off to them,” Lindor said. “They executed their pitches. They played better. I've got to be better, and go out there and win the next series.”
The Mets have totaled 12 runs in their last five games after scoring 11 on opening day against Pittsburgh.
“Good hitters right now for a couple of games, they’re not getting it done,” Mendoza said.
Lindor remains optimistic the Mets will put everything together.
“I still believe in what we have,” he said. “We have a good team. We are a couple of pitches away from continuing to get the ball rolling on our side.”
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New York Mets' pitcher Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
New York Mets' Juan Soto hits a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
St. Louis Cardinal teammates surround Masyn Winn after he hit the game winning hit during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
New York Mets' right fielder Carson Benge misses a fly ball during the eleventh inning of a baseball game which allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to win the game Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
New York Mets' right fielder Carson Benge dives but can't make the catch on a fly ball which allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to score the winning run in the 11th inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
