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Tommy Novak scores in OT to lift the Penguins past the Bruins, 5-4

Penguins goalie gifts Bruins goal with blunder

Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — snap a three-game losing streak. Second in the Metropolitan Division, Pittsburgh has points in 16 of its last 19 games.

Crosby is out a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury and Malkin served the second of a five-game suspension for slashing Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin in the head.

Egor Chinakhov added a power-play goal, Connor Dewar also scored and Arturs Silovs stopped 22 shots. Chinakhov has 14 goals this season and 11 goals in 25 games with Pittsburgh.

Pavel Zacha had his second career hat trick, and David Pastrnak also scored for Boston. The Bruins have lost five of their last eight. They have a three-point lead for the final wild-card spot in the East.

Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves for the Bruins.

Pittsburgh had its second three-goal comeback this season. The last time the Penguins had a three-goal comeback without Crosby and Malkin was February 10, 2001, against New Jersey.

Mantha became the first Pittsburgh player to score multiple game-tying goals in a third period since Alex Kovalev on March 23, 2002, against Philadelphia.

Pittsburgh trailed 3-1 in the third period, but Dewar and Mantha scored 33 seconds apart to tie it.

Zacha completed his hat trick at 8:34 of the third period, but Mantha tied it again for Pittsburgh with 8:42 to go when he tapped in a rebound from the left post.

Up next Bruins: Host Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Penguins: Begin a five-game trip at Carolina on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:27 Pavel Zacha Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (23), Charlie McAvoy (39)
Goal 2nd Period 8:47 Pavel Zacha Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (16), Jonathan Aspirot (7)
Goal 2nd Period 12:23 David Pastrnak Goal (23) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 14:44 Egor Chinakhov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (16), Erik Karlsson (35)
Goal 3rd Period 6:02 Connor Dewar Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Ryan Shea (21)
Goal 3rd Period 6:35 Anthony Mantha Goal (22) Backhand, assists: Thomas Novak (22), Ilya Solovyov (6)
Goal 3rd Period 8:34 Pavel Zacha Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (17), Jonathan Aspirot (8)
Goal 3rd Period 11:18 Anthony Mantha Goal (23) Backhand, assists: Parker Wotherspoon (17), Erik Karlsson (36)
Goal 4th Period 0:17 Thomas Novak Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: none

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
16 Blocked Shots 13
17 Hits 24
5 Takeaways 7
28 Shots 40
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 29
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
16 Giveaways 19
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evgeni Malkin, C Out Mar 24
Blake Lizotte, C Out Mar 17
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Feb 4
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Day-To-Day Mar 24
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 18,029 | 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
Full Standings