National Hockey League

FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins 4
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Boston Bruins 1
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Match Report

Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1

— Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drought in Boston with a 4-1 victory over the Bruins on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

PIT BOS
12
Blocked Shots
15
29
Hits
35
15
Takeaways
5
23
Shots
31
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
35
42.6
Faceoff Win Percent
57.4
7
Giveaways
5
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

PIT

  • Casey DeSmith G GA 1 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 3
  • Sam Lafferty C BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Frederick Gaudreau C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1

BOS

  • Dan Vladar G GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • David Pastrnak RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • David Krejci C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

BOS leads series 3-2

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Elmer Soderblom Day-To-Day
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:42 4-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  2. Penalty 18:44 4-1
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  3. Goal 17:51 4-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  4. Missed 17:14 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  5. Missed 15:20 3-1
    Kris Letang 3rd
  6. Missed 14:47 3-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  7. Goal 13:07 3-1
    Jason Zucker 3rd
  8. Missed 11:57 2-1
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  9. Goal 11:14 2-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  10. Missed 9:53 2-0
    Frederick Gaudreau 3rd
  11. Missed 8:26 2-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  12. Missed 6:11 2-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  13. Missed 2:33 2-0
    Mike Matheson 3rd
  14. Penalty 1:03 2-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  15. Penalty 1:03 2-0
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  16. Penalty 0:31 2-0
    Jeremy Lauzon 3rd
  17. Missed 0:20 2-0
    Karson Kuhlman 3rd
  18. Missed 19:18 2-0
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd
  19. Missed 15:36 2-0
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  20. Goal 13:12 2-0
    Mike Matheson 2nd
  21. Missed 12:04 1-0
    Brian Dumoulin 2nd
  22. Missed 11:51 1-0
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  23. Missed 9:33 1-0
    Evan Rodrigues 2nd
  24. Missed 7:59 1-0
    Connor Clifton 2nd
  25. Missed 7:13 1-0
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd
  26. Missed 6:36 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 2nd
  27. Missed 3:41 1-0
    Charlie McAvoy 2nd
  28. Goal 2:01 1-0
    Zachary Aston-Reese 2nd
  29. Missed 1:42 0-0
    Craig Smith 2nd
  30. Missed 1:10 0-0
    Evan Rodrigues 2nd
  31. Missed 17:43 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  32. Missed 17:11 0-0
    Jason Zucker 1st
  33. Missed 15:49 0-0
    Zachary Aston-Reese 1st
  34. Missed 15:27 0-0
    Connor Clifton 1st
  35. Missed 13:24 0-0
    Zach Senyshyn 1st
  36. Missed 12:43 0-0
    Evan Rodrigues 1st
  37. Missed 11:20 0-0
    Patrice Bergeron 1st
  38. Penalty 10:59 0-0
    Brian Dumoulin 1st
  39. Missed 9:09 0-0
    Brandon Tanev 1st
  40. Missed 4:28 0-0
    David Krejci 1st
  41. Missed 1:27 0-0
    Bryan Rust 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-1
    3rd
  3. Stoppage 19:54 4-1
    3rd
  4. Face Off 19:54 4-1
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  5. Shot 19:54 4-1
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:54 4-1
    3rd
  7. Shot 19:53 4-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  8. Missed 19:42 4-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:44 4-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:44 4-1
    3rd
  11. Penalty 18:44 4-1
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  12. Takeaway 18:44 4-1
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  13. Shot 18:20 4-1
    Cody Ceci 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:51 4-1
    Frederick Gaudreau 3rd
  15. Goal 17:51 4-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  16. Face Off 17:22 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  17. Stoppage 17:22 3-1
    3rd
  18. Shot 17:22 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  19. Missed 17:14 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  20. Face Off 17:06 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  21. Stoppage 17:06 3-1
    3rd
  22. Shot 17:06 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  23. Shot 17:05 3-1
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  24. Hit 17:02 3-1
    Kris Letang 3rd
  25. Shot 17:00 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  26. Face Off 16:51 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  27. Stoppage 16:51 3-1
    3rd
  28. Hit 16:40 3-1
    Bryan Rust 3rd
  29. Blocked 16:19 3-1
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  30. Hit 16:08 3-1
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  31. Giveaway 15:31 3-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  32. Missed 15:20 3-1
    Kris Letang 3rd
  33. Face Off 14:58 3-1
    Frederick Gaudreau 3rd
  34. Stoppage 14:58 3-1
    3rd
  35. Shot 14:58 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  36. Missed 14:47 3-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  37. Face Off 13:57 3-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  38. Stoppage 13:57 3-1
    3rd
  39. Hit 13:36 3-1
    Jason Zucker 3rd
  40. Shot 13:24 3-1
    Evan Rodrigues 3rd

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