Bruins' Ullmark Lands on Wrong Side of Record

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Los Angeles Kings’ blueliner, 21-year-old Canadian Brandt Clarke, scored his first NHL goal just over a year after his debut in Oct. 2022.

The Boston Bruins 5-4 overtime loss to the Kings this afternoon was very even-sided, with at least a goal for each team in all three regulation time periods, and the game finally ended with Clarke scoring an overtime goal. He was the first King in franchise history to score a first NHL goal in overtime.

The goal came off a breakaway, and the game ended with 26.9 seconds of overtime left, and brought the Kings’ to a two-game winning streak. The Bruins’ streak meanwhile, has grown to four consecutive losses.

Clarke also notched an assist and a shot on goal during the game. It was his third assist of the season, and the fifth of his NHL career.

It was only Clarke’s eighth game this season, and he has proven himself as a defenseman with 13 blocks, a takeaway, and occasional physicality with four hits in just those eight games.

Fans have argued on X that he’d be doing better if he got more chances to play. He had just 8:24 of ice time this afternoon, and only started playing in January.

It was also a big night for 27-year-old Bruins’ forward Anthony Richard, who scored his first goal since being called up from the AHLs Providence Bruins today, and he did it off his only shot on goal.

Richard’s goal brought them to a 3-1 lead with 6:56 left in the second period, which was the peak of the Bruins’ hope to win, since the Bruins let in two goals in the next period, and only scored one to tie the game 4-4 to go to overtime.

Ullmark let in five of the Kings’ 35 shot attempts for an .857 save percentage. This is well below par for him, since he has averaged a .913 save percentage in his last 10 games.

He is tied with the New York Rangers’ Jonathan Quick, who used to play for the Kings, with the eighth-best season save percentage in the NHL, at .917.

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