The Boston Bruins allowed a late goal in the second period but never lost confidence.

After trailing 3-1 in the final 20 minutes of regulation, the Bruins rocked the ice and scored two goals to force overtime.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand said the players never lost confidence despite being two goals down.

“It felt like we still had a lot of confidence in the ability to come back,” Marchand told reporters in Calgary. “A period is a long time in this league and confidence and belief are dangerous. If you have that, you can do it.

“We’ve done it a few times recently by putting pressure on the third period and we’re starting to believe again that we can come back in this situation. We have to be better at not getting into that situation and having the mishaps we had in the second third. But at the end of the day the points are huge now and we got a big lead in the third.”

After Boston tied the game in regulation time, it was time for David Pastrnak to put on his cape and be the Bruins’ hero again with 38 seconds left in overtime. Pastrnak’s 12th goal of the season gave the Bruins a 4-3 overtime victory over the Flames.

“Every time he gets the puck, no matter where he is, he can do something,” Marchand said. “He had the puck back in the neutral zone, had the guys switch and then decided to go in and score.

“He’s the guy where you never know what’s going to happen when he has the puck on his stick. He can create something from nothing. Extremely good player when you put him in the slot and he makes the shot. It’s a joy to watch him every day.”

Pastrnak was on the ice for an extended shift that lasted nearly a minute when he received the puck from defenseman Charlie McAvoy.

“That was kind of fun,” Pastrnak told reporters. “We were both out there for a long time and I yelled at him to keep (the puck) so I could switch it and he just let it fall back to me and said, ‘You keep it,’ and he went and went changed.

“… That’s how it is in overtime. Sometimes it goes up and down. Chuckie made a great play on the backcheck and there was still a minute left, so I just wanted to get him in the net and maybe get a whistle. Luckily the shot was fired.”

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Here are more notes from Tuesday’s Bruins-Flames game:

– Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman saved 20 shots on 23 shots to earn his first career win against Calgary. Swayman improved to 11-10-2 in 23 games with Boston this season.

– With an assist on Marc McLaughlin’s goal in the third period, Marchand extended his point streak to seven games with five goals and three assists.

– Elias Lindholm lit the lamp for just the fourth time since signing with the Bruins in the offseason. Lindholm spent six seasons with the Flames before being traded to the Canucks mid-season in the 2023-24 season.

– The Bruins look to cap off the road trip with a win when they take on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Puck drop from Rogers Place is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET, and you can catch all the action as well as an hour of pregame coverage on NESN.