Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Thursday, March 29, 2007, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, March 29, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-24-11
at Boston Bruins	2	35-41-6

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	1	4
Boston Bruins	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	4	10	26
Boston Bruins	14	6	13	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:45	Boston Bruins	Brandon Bochenski (13)	Andrew Ference (12), Phil Kessel (16)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 1
1st	03:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen (17)	Michel Ouellet (27), Jordan Staal (12)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 1
1st	09:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong (12)	Erik Christensen (14), Sidney Crosby (79)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 1
1st	10:56	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (11)	Brandon Bochenski (11), Petr Tenkrat (4)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 2
1st	11:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen (18)	Sidney Crosby (80)	Even strength	PIT 3, BOS 2
3rd	11:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (33)	Sidney Crosby (81), Michel Ouellet (28)	Even strength	PIT 4, BOS 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	0		12:33
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:18
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	0	22.2%	17:11
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	14:04
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	0	1		16:52
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		14:40
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	60%	15:32
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		10:26
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:33
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:57
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	44.4%	12:50
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	3	3	+3	0	1	0	0	0	35%	21:48
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		16:51
Number 3 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:14
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:29
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		26:30
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	3	0		18:54
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		24:48

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Bochenski	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		16:23
Number 13 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25%	07:25
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0		19:54
Number 17 P. Tenkrat	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		17:46
Number 18 M. Mowers	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	13:15
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:56
Number 32 J. Hoggan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:10
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	69.2%	22:12
Number 47 P. Kalus	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:54
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		09:38
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+2	0	8	0	0	69.2%	14:27
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	61.5%	19:53
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:55
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		21:44
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-2	2	6	3	1		25:18
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		16:58
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	4	2	3	2		21:59
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2		11:40

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:25	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Boarding	2
1st	12:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Interference	2
2nd	08:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:45	Boston Bruins	Petr Tenkrat	Hooking	2
3rd	02:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	09:23	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	High sticking	2
3rd	17:51	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Interference	2
3rd	18:42	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Holding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Boston Bruins head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Gary Roberts, Eric Cairns, Alain Nasreddine, Joel Kwiatkowski, Ronald Petrovicky, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Kris Letang
Boston Bruins scratches: Jason York, Glen Murray, Nathan Dempsey, P.J. Axelsson, Philippe Sauve, Bobby Allen, Brian Finley, Wade Brookbank, Chuck Kobasew, Hannu Toivonen, Yan Stastny, Nate Thompson, David Krejci, Ben Walter, Matt Lashoff, Jonathan Sigalet

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 22, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 25, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 29, 2007

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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 29, 2007
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Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 29, 2007
Calgary Flames 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 29, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 29, 2007
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 29, 2007