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Bruins vs Coyotes Final: 3-2 - Recap

Craig Smith scored twice to lead the Bruins over Arizona 3-2 on Saturday at TD Garden.

Boston was favored by -336 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Boston got goals from Craig Smith(2), and Charlie Coyle in the victory. Smith opened the scoring at 2:33 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman turned in a 27-save effort for the Bruins.

Nick Ritchie, and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Karel Vejmelka stopped 37 of 40 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Boston scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 40-29.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Arizona, they head on the road to face Ottawa.