Brad Marchand celebrates with his teammates after scoring one of his two goals Wednesday night in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Erin Hooley/Associated Press

CHICAGO — Brad Marchand and Morgan Geekie each scored two goals, and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Boston earned its third straight victory – all in the last four days. The Bruins rallied for a 3-2 overtime victory over Detroit on Tuesday night.

Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots.

Alex Vlasic and Jason Dickinson scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their fourth straight game. Petr Mrazek made 23 saves.

The game was tied at 1 when Marchand took a cross-ice pass from David Pastrnak and beat Mrazek with a one-timer 2:58 into the second period. The captain then used his backhand to grab a rebound at 5:03, giving Boston a 3-1 advantage with his team-high 10th goal of the season.

Pastrnak, Jordan Oesterle and Justin Brazeau each had two assists for Boston.

Takeaways

Bruins: Joe Sacco improved to 6-2-0 since taking over as interim coach, replacing Jim Montgomery. The Bruins showed impressive energy, considering their busy schedule of late.

Black hawks: Vlasic was the team’s best player, demonstrating his improved offensive game. It was the 6-foot-6 defenseman’s first goal of the season and the number 4 of his career.

Key moment

Geekie converted a breakaway at 5:02 in the third, giving Boston a 4-2 lead and taking some of the momentum away from a potential Chicago rally.

Key statistic

Marchand has scored at least 10 goals in each of the last 15 seasons. He has eight goals and 19 assists in 22 games against Chicago.

To be continued

The two teams play again on Saturday. Boston hosts the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago hosts the Winnipeg Jets.

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