LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.
David Pastrnak had a goal, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka scored empty-netters, and Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves. The Bruins swept the three California teams as part of a four-game trip that ends in Dallas on Tuesday.
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Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) takes the puck up the ice between Los Angeles Kings defenders during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) battles for the puck against Los Angeles Kings left wing Andre Lee (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) takes control of the puck against Boston Bruins defenseman Will Borgen (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins center Mark Kastelic (47) fights with Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius (79) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Alex Laferriere scored for Los Angeles, and Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. The Kings remained winless through six games to start the season and were held to one goal for the fourth straight contest.
Khusnutdinov put the Bruins ahead 2-1 with 6:24 remaining, scoring on a backhander after Forsberg failed to cover up Morgan Geekie's shot and Matt Poitras kept the puck alive.
The Kings got off to a quick start, scoring 31 seconds into the game. Laferriere was at the top of the crease to put in Adrian Kempe’s pass for his second goal of the season, making the most of his promotion to first-line center.
But the Bruins responded early in the second period, with Pastrnak tying it at 2:43. He pounced on a loose puck in the neutral zone and took it the other way to beat Forsberg on a wrist shot from the right circle for his fourth goal.
It was Pastrnak’s 289th goal at even-strength, tying Phil Esposito for third-most in Boston history.
Bruins center Pavel Zacha did not play because of an upper-body injury he sustained in the third period against the Ducks on Friday. He is day to day, coach Marco Sturm said before the game.
Bruins: At Dallas on Tuesday night.
Kings: At Washington on Tuesday night.
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Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) takes the puck up the ice between Los Angeles Kings defenders during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins left wing Tanner Jeannot (84) battles for the puck against Los Angeles Kings left wing Andre Lee (47) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) takes control of the puck against Boston Bruins defenseman Will Borgen (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) makes a save against the Los Angeles Kings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Boston Bruins center Mark Kastelic (47) fights with Los Angeles Kings center Samuel Helenius (79) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij)
Israeli police say they are investigating an attack on diplomats in the occupied West Bank.
Meanwhile, an airstrike in Yemen killed three children and wounded others. Iranian-backed Houthi rebels blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Saturday. Read our full coverage here.
Israeli police say they have opened an investigation into an alleged assault on diplomats in the occupied West Bank. Their statement cites footage circulating online that appears to show several diplomats being attacked in the village of Taybeh.
Public broadcaster Kan reported that the diplomats included representatives from France, Belgium and Poland. In a separate statement, Israel’s military said the visit had not been coordinated with it and no soldiers were at the scene.
Violence by Jewish settlers against Palestinians has surged during the annual olive harvest. Activists say authorities do little to stop it. An attack on Friday seriously injured several people, including a Washington Post photographer.
“The Israel Police condemns violence of any kind and will work to complete these investigations until everyone who took part in these cases is brought to justice,” the police statement said.
Police said they had contacted Israel’s Foreign Ministry to help locate those who were attacked.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that he was “very disturbed” by footage of an attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
“We’re very disturbed by those images and what we’re seeing,’ he said, adding that the Trump administration has asked the Israeli government to “crack down on that stuff.”
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels say airstrikes from Saudi Arabia killed three children in Yemen's southwestern province of Dhamar.
The Houthi-run health ministry said the strikes the day before hit houses in al-Ar village in Dawran Aness district, also wounding more than a dozen people.
The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the strike, which comes amid heightened fighting between the group and the kingdom and its Yemeni allies. Saudi Arabia didn’t immediately comment.
The children are among 124 people the Houthis say have been killed in their territories since fighting resumed in September, according to the ministry.
Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was undergoing surgery on her finger, which was nearly detached from her hand after she was beaten by settlers in the West Bank, her daughter said.
Ashley Milner told The Associated Press that Levine also has a broken rib and multiple broken vertebrae as well as lacerations.
Levine said the perpetrators — armed with bottles and slingshots — “were kicking me for like 10 minutes and I was trying to hold onto my cameras and my bag.”
She said her helmet and protective vest, marked “PRESS,” likely saved her from more serious injuries.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said two vessels transiting through the Persian Gulf off Saudi Arabia were struck Friday. One tanker was fired upon from a small boat with an RPG that damaged part of its rear, and the other was struck by an unknown projectile, it said.
The UKMTO monitor did not identify the vessels but said the crews were safe. No one claimed the strikes.
There has been an uptick in attacks since U.S. President Donald Trump late last month rejected a Tehran proposal to end the war and open the strait, though indirect negotiations have continued.
On Saturday, Iran’s state broadcaster cited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying a supertanker carrying crude oil struck a naval mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. It was unclear when the incident occurred.
Separately, a skiff carrying armed men opened fire on a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas in the Arabian Sea off Yemen, UKMTO reported. There were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said his government will implement “any measure” to defend its ally Saudi Arabia amid increasing attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Addressing King Salman and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, el-Sissi said his country would do what it takes to defend them. He said that if needed, he would convene parliament for an emergency session to authorize such measures.
Israeli strikes killed four people across Gaza, according to hospital officials.
One strike killed two people and wounded several others east of Gaza City, according to Shifa hospital. Another killed a 14-year-old boy in the central city of Deir al-Balah, according to al-Aqsa hospital, and the third killed one person in the southern city of Rafah, according to the Red Cross field hospital.
Israel's army said it struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad military operatives in those areas but did not immediately respond to the strike in Rafah.
The attacks came more than a year after a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Hamas, during which Israel continued to launch deadly strikes on the enclave.
A Saudi helicopter gunship crashed in southwestern Saudi Arabia, killing its two-member crew, the Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemeni Houthi rebels said Sunday.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said in a statement the AH-6i helicopter crashed in the city of Najran due to technical malfunction.
The coalition statement came hours after Iranian-backed Houthis claimed in a statement that they shot down a Saudi Apache over Najran while conducting “hostile activities” toward the Houthi fighters on the border with Saudi Arabia.
Al-Malki apparently mocked the Houthi claim in a post on X. Attaching a screenshot of the Houthi military spokesman’s statement with images of AH-6i helicopters, the Saudi officer said the gunship has yet to join the war.
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
Palestinians and activists collect olives following an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Abu Falah, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israeli soldiers stand beside a wounded Palestinian man lying on a road after soldiers shot him following a settler attack on Palestinians harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank village of Abu Falah, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
