Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5–2 on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
7 |
16 |
13 |
36 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
11 |
11 |
32 |
Three stars
- J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
- D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Arron Asham (1) |
Ben Lovejoy (1), Craig Adams (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
07:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Niskanen (1) |
Evgeni Malkin (1), James Neal (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
18:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal (1) |
Evgeni Malkin (2) |
Power play |
BOS 0, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
01:56 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci (1) |
Tyler Seguin (1), Milan Lucic (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
04:27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz (1) |
James Neal (2), Evgeni Malkin (3) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, PIT 4 |
| 2nd |
10:01 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci (2) |
Milan Lucic (2), Tyler Seguin (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
16:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Jordan Staal (1), Deryk Engelland (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, PIT 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
4 |
| Hits |
12 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
2 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/56 (42.9%) |
32/56 (57.1%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
13:40 |
| Number 12 B. Rolston |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 19 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:13 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:23 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35.7% |
16:27 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
07:19 |
| Number 38 J. Caron |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
23:21 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 64 L. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:19 |
| Number 74 M. Sauve |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:43 |
| Number 14 J. Corvo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:25 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:58 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:26 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
01:59 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:46 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 M. Turco |
22 |
20 |
2 |
.909 |
40:00 |
|
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
10 |
7 |
3 |
.700 |
20:00 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
21:03 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 25 E. Tangradi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:13 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
12:03 |
| Number 45 A. Asham |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:08 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:15 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
19:57 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:06 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 6 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:00 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:19 |
| Number 47 S. Despres |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
36 |
34 |
2 |
.944 |
59:48 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:25 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
17:16 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:51 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
19:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Dennis Seidenberg |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Boarding |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Johnny Boychuk |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Mike Leggo, Marc Joannette
- Linesmen
- Derek Amell, Michel Cormier
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Mike Mottau, Greg Zanon, Daniel Paille, Rich Peverley, Benoit Pouliot, Tuukka Rask
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Richard Park, Brent Johnson, Paul Martin, Kris Letang, Brian Strait, Dustin Jeffrey
2011-2012 season series
Every Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 5, 2011
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
2
at Boston Bruins
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 4, 2012
|
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Boston Bruins
2
at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
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Other NHL games on Mar 11
Other NHL games on Sunday, March 11, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
0
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
0
 at Florida Panthers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Minnesota Wild
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 New York Islanders
3
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
|
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