Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Thursday, February 28, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-27-8
at Boston Bruins	5	41-29-12

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	1
Boston Bruins	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	9	9	28
Boston Bruins	12	8	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:49	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (21)	Chuck Kobasew (14), Glen Metropolit (17)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 1
1st	12:07	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (22)	Glen Metropolit (18), Aaron Ward (6)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 2
2nd	02:21	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara (15)	Dennis Wideman (20), Marc Savard (57)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 3
2nd	16:01	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (12)	Shawn Thornton (2), Marc Savard (58)	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 4
3rd	13:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (11)	Jeff Taffe (5), Tyler Kennedy (6)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 4
3rd	17:49	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (2)	Mark Stuart (2), Chuck Kobasew (15)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	1		16:43
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	36.8%	19:31
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		22:44
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0		18:04
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:13
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	47.1%	16:07
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		07:05
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		04:07
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0		14:10
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:57
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		15:06
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-3	4	5	0	1	33.3%	21:52
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		15:40
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:03
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		21:43
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3		20:05
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		27:39
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		16:21

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	18	16	2	.889	37:31
Number 35 T. Conklin	13	10	3	.769	22:21	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	16:54
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	50%	14:31
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0	75%	14:22
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	2	0	2	+2	0	7	1	0	0		17:18
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	0	0		12:16
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		11:15
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		18:13
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	1	63.6%	11:14
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	50%	11:05
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	66.7%	10:43
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:33
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	2	0	0	60%	21:02
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	1	0		26:01
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:36
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	1	0	1	+2	4	4	2	2	0		25:05
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:43
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	2	0		19:23
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:46

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Hooking	2
1st	16:57	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Slashing	2
2nd	10:12	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Hooking	2
2nd	12:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	05:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Hooking	2
3rd	10:36	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Roughing	2
3rd	10:36	Boston Bruins	Dennis Wideman	Roughing	2
3rd	10:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Boarding	2
3rd	15:13	Boston Bruins	Aaron Ward	Roughing	2
3rd	15:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Roughing	2
3rd	17:32	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Roughing	2
3rd	17:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Peter Schaefer, Bobby Allen, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Petteri Nokelainen, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 23, 2007
Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 13, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2008

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
New York Islanders 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2008