The Boston Bruins won their home opener in thrilling fashion Thursday night, thanks to an epic stretch of overtime from backup goaltender Joonas Korpisalo.

Korpisalo stopped 21 of the 24 shots the visiting Chicago Blackhawks sent his way, which included a pair of overtime saves that had his Boston teammates nearly speechless after the team's 4-3 victory .

Less than a minute into the extra frame and with the Blackhawks in the Boston zone, Chicago defenseman Sam Rinzel made an excellent feed to forward Frank Nazar in front of the net. Nazar had the left side of the net wide open and a clear window to a game-winner, but Korpisalo sprawled out to deny the bid with his stick and keep the game going.

Joonas Korpisalo absolutely ROBS Frank Nazar point blank and then DENIES Connor Bedard on

See Full Page