Bruins vs. Blackhawks Score, Live Updates, Highlights From NHL Game

The Bruins (9-4-1) will welcome the Blackhawks (4-9-0) to TD Garden on Saturday for an afternoon matchup between two Original Six franchises.

Boston will have the benefit of home ice after a difficult stretch on the road with an opportunity to regroup and get back in the win column. While on the road, the Bruins only scored two total goals in losses to the Hurricanes and Blues.

Chicago is coming off a 4-1 loss to Detroit on Thursday and looking to close out its road trip on a positive note.

NESN will provide live coverage of Saturday's game between the Bruins and Blackhawks.

Bruins vs. Blackhawks live updates, highlights

2:33 p.m.: Blackhawks are taking full advantage of their power play in the first minute. Bruins are able to get Chicago away from DiPietro for the last minute and kill the penalty.

2:30 p.m.: Fraser Minten will go to the box for 2 minutes for holding Tyler Bertuzzi.

2:29 p.m.: Casey Mittelstadt ties up the game, assisted by James Hagens. What a nice play.

2:25 p.m.: DiPietro just survived a barrage of shots from numerous Blackhawks.

2:23 p.m.: Pastrnak slips up, and Frondell intercepts the puck. He rushed towards the net, looking for a hat trick, but DiPietro comes in clutch with the deflection.

2:20 p.m.: In between plays, the cameras have panned to the crowd, and it is so fun to see all the fans in attendance dressed up for Halloween.

2:17 p.m.: Bruins have only registered 7 shots on goal so far. It feels like a pretty low number compared to past games.

2:11 p.m.: Fraser Minten drops back to Marat Khusnutdinov, who fires but hits the post. That is the third post hit of the game for the Bruins.

2:09 p.m.: Blackhawks get another one past DiPietro. Frondell was assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Sam Rinzel.

2:07 p.m.: The Blackhawks lead the Bruins 15-8 for shots on goal. Kastelic fires one off and unfortunately hits the post on an otherwise perfect shot.

2:05 p.m.: Anton Frondell wins the face-off against Elias Lindholm to begin the second period. Blackhawks are at full strength.

2:03 p.m.: Bruins will begin the second period with 27 seconds remaining on the power play.

End of first period: Bruins 1, Blackhawks 1

1:45 p.m.: Geekie sends a rocket shot off the poles. It is now 5-on-4.

1:43 p.m.: Pastrnak draws a penalty after a takeaway. Wyatt Kaiser will get 2 minutes for tripping. It'll be 4-on-3 for 32 seconds.

1:41 p.m.: Elias Lindholm wins the face-off following a TV timeout. Bruins failed to get the puck out right away.

1:39 p.m.: Aspirot and Andrew Mangiapane go at it near the goal. Both will get 2 minutes for roughing. It'll be 4-on-4.

1:37 p.m.: Bruins successfully kill the penalty. Besides the first goal, DiPietro is making some great saves in goal.

1:33 p.m.: Morgan Geekie gets 2 minutes for roughing Oliver Moore after a brief scuffle following the play.

1:31 p.m.: DiPietro makes a huge save on a screen shot. Alex Vlasic is denied a shot by DiPietro. Pavel Zacha is on the rebound recovery and takes it all the way to the other side, finding a wide-open David Pastrnak to even up the score.

1:29 p.m.: Elias Lindholm's snap shot, which looked pretty good, was stopped by Soderblom.

1:26 p.m.: Tempers are flaring once again. Jonathan Aspirot and Mason Lorehi have Ethan Del Mastro up against the glass. This game has been very aggressive.

1:25 p.m.: Casey Mittelstadt breaks away and almost scores, but pulls back at the last second.

1:23 p.m.: We are just about 10 minutes into the first period. Bruins have one more shot on goal than the Blackhawks, but the Blackhawks hold the lead. Bruins have had some decent attempts, but nothing to show for it yet.

1:17 p.m.: Boston will serve their first penalty of the day. Will Borgen heads to the box for 2 minutes for delaying the game by sending the puck over the glass. Blackhawks move the puck quickly in the first few seconds of the power play and score on DiPietro. Anton Frondell is credited with the goal, assisted by Patrick Kane and Connor Bedard.

1:15 p.m.: Kastelic gives a little shove on Chicago's Sam Rinzel after the whistle, and he is swarmed by fellow Blackhawks.

1:14 p.m.: Back-to-back wide left misses for James Hagens and JJ Peterka as the Bruins are unable to convert on the power play.

1:12 p.m.: Bruins will have the game's first power play. Cole Smith will get 2 minutes for tripping on Mark Kastelic.

1:10 p.m.: Morgan Geekie's backhand goes wide. Tanner Jeannot was on the recovery, but his shot was saved by Arvid Soderblom.

1:09 p.m.: Frank Nazar wins the face-off at puck drop over Pavel Zacha.

12:56 p.m.: Here are the starters per Scott McLaughlin.

12:44 p.m.: The boys heading to the ice. Just over 15 minutes until game time.

11:40 a.m.: Happy Halloween! Adam Pellerin posted some of the Bruins' lineup changes ahead of the game. Michael DiPietro will be in net.

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Bruins vs. Blackhawks is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 31. The game will be played at TD Garden in Boston.

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