McAvoy also had a goal and an assist, Morgan Geekie scored and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves for the Bruins, who are 4-1-1 in their past six games.

“Honestly, we stayed patient,” Pastrnak said. “I felt good after two. Even though we didn’t score, you felt there was belief, and we were really one bounce away because there were some chances. The goalkeeper (Binnington) played very well at the other end. The mentality at going into the third was good.”

Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist scored, and Binnington made 27 saves for the Blues (7-9-0), losing three in a row and ending a five-game homestand at 2-3-0.

St. Louis led 5-0-0 after two periods.

“We just stopped making plays, stopped putting pucks on the tape and letting them come to us, playing on our end the whole period,” Schenn said. “Five-on-five we generally don’t generate enough to turn the ice over. I’m not saying we should score goals, just to put them on their heels a little bit. We have to find a way. Special.” was good tonight, they gave us a chance to win the hockey game. Our goalie just sat back in the third and stopped making some plays, just passing the tape. We’re on our heels for the entire third.”

Geekie made it 2-1 at 4:53 of the third period, scoring with a one-timer off a 2-on-1 with Pastrnak after Colton Parayko lost the puck at the offensive blue line.

Geekie had been a healthy scratch for the past three games.

“It was obviously a big goal in the game,” Geekie said. “I felt like we really nailed it tonight and it was nice to see one go in.”

McAvoy made it 2-2 at 9:15 on a tight end from the point.