Elias Lindholm and Charlie Coyle scored third-period goals within a span of 2:18 as the Boston Bruins surged past the visiting Washington Capitals 4-1 on Monday night.

The Bruins head into the three-day Christmas break with their best gut-check win of the season. After losing David Pastrnak (upper body) in the second period and then surviving a third period five-minute major to Oliver Wahlstrom,

While speaking with reporters, including WEEI's Scott McLaughlin, Boston Bruins head coach Joe Sacco announced they will be going with the same lineup they used against the Sabres. With the Bruins using the same lineup as last game,

Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings (19-10-5), who lost 3-2 in overtime at the Nashville Predators on Saturday. David Rittich made 18 saves for Los Angeles, which enters the NHL holiday break after finishing 3-2-2 on their season-long seven-game, 15-day road trip.

Aliaksei Protas scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.