This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ucla as Bruins Suffer Final-Game Loss to Rival USC. The Bruins played against the No. 19 Trojans, where they would enter this game as -21.5 point underdogs.

BOSTON -- Morgan Geekie scored twice for the Boston Bruins, who recovered for a 3-2 shootout win against the Detroit Red Wings at TD Garden on Saturday. Geekie has scored eight goals in his past six games and has 20 on the season, which is tied with Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche for the NHL lead.

The Bruins overcame four turnovers, several other costly miscues and Valor Christian’s best effort on Saturday at the Stutler Bowl. Cherry Creek rallied to beat Valor Christian, 21-13, to

Michael Rasmussen tied it with a goal in the final 2 minutes and Moritz Seider had a first-period fight on Saturday in Boston.

Jeremy Swayman stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout, and the Boston Bruins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2.

The Red Wings earned one point in Boston Saturday, but would have preferred two against a decimated Bruins lineup.

Pavel Zacha is back and will start for the Bruins. He’ll center a line with Marat Khustnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt. Zacha and Pastrnak were each unexpected late scratches from Friday’s loss to the Rangers. Zacha participated in morning skate on Saturday, but was officially a game-time decision until the lineup was announced.

New York Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler is taking his own advice by attending a Boston Bruins game. Schlittler posted a photo of himself in a custom Bruins jersey on his Instagram story during a Saturday night game against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.

Alex Steeves scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 44 saves as the Boston Bruins downed the New York Islanders 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tanner Jeannot also scored for the Bruins, who won for just the third time in seven games but completed a three-game sweep over the Islanders this season.