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Pastrnak continues 17-game point streak, leads Bruins past Penguins 3-2

Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Pastrnak scored his 32nd goal of the season 1:32 into the game on a breakaway.

Mason Lohrei added a power-play goal for Boston and Charlie Coyle scored an empty-net shorthanded goal to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead in the final minute.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 shots for his first win since Jan. 23 when he shut out Ottawa.

Anthony Beauvillier scored a short-handed goal for Pittsburgh and Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal in the final minute.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 23 saves for Pittsburgh.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand left with an upper-body injury in the first period following an awkward hit into the corner boards from P.O Joseph. Later in the first period, Joseph left with an upper-body injury following a hit from Mark Kastelic.

Takeaways The Bruins snapped a five-game losing streak. Boston lost its previous five games by one goal, including two in overtime. The Bruins have points in five of their last eight games.

The Penguins lost for the fifth time in six games. They rallied from a 3-0 deficit to upend Philadelphia in overtime and end a four-game losing streak on Thursday.

Key moment Boston scored two goals on its first seven shots. Pastrnak scored on the Bruins’ first shot — the 13th time this season Pittsburgh allowed a goal on its first shot — and Lohrei scored 6:33 into the game.

Key stat Pastrnak has 15 goals and 33 points during his 17-game streak. His 17-game point streak tied Ray Bourque for the eighth-longest in franchise history.

Up next Both teams play again on Sunday. Pittsburgh hosts Toronto, while Boston visits Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:32 David Pastrnak Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (24), Morgan Geekie (13)
Goal 1st Period 6:33 Mason Lohrei Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (25), David Pastrnak (43)
Goal 3rd Period 14:01 Anthony Beauvillier Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Hayes (8)
Goal 3rd Period 19:19 Charlie Coyle Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (12)
Goal 3rd Period 19:38 Rickard Rakell Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (23), Sidney Crosby (44)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPIT
21 Blocked Shots 7
18 Hits 27
3 Takeaways 2
26 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 7
50.0 Power Play Percentage 14.3
1 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 37
37.3 Faceoff Win Percent 62.7
16 Giveaways 28
7 Total Penalties 3
16 Penalty Minutes 6
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evgeni Malkin, C Out Mar 24
Ryan Shea, D Day-To-Day Mar 22
Blake Lizotte, C Out Mar 17
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,320 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 95 7
Tampa Bay 43 21 91 5
Montreal 38 21 86 10
Boston 39 23 86 8
Detroit 38 24 84 8
Ottawa 37 24 83 9
Florida 34 32 71 3
Toronto 29 29 71 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
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