Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
11 |
6 |
27 |
| Boston Bruins |
13 |
7 |
9 |
29 |
Three stars
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Lucic, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (1) |
Pascal Dupuis (1), Kris Letang (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, BOS 0 |
| 1st |
14:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Paul Martin (1) |
Tyler Kennedy (1), Kris Letang (2) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BOS 0 |
| 1st |
16:57 |
Boston Bruins |
Benoit Pouliot (1) |
Chris Kelly (1), Brian Rolston (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
00:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic (1) |
David Krejci (1), Rich Peverley (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
18:11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal (1) |
Chris Kunitz (1), Sidney Crosby (1) |
Power play |
PIT 3, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
18:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (2) |
Kris Letang (3), Evgeni Malkin (1) |
Power play |
PIT 4, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
06:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Arron Asham (1) |
Craig Adams (1), Joe Vitale (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
08:04 |
Boston Bruins |
Rich Peverley (1) |
Milan Lucic (1), David Krejci (2) |
Even strength |
PIT 5, BOS 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
29 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
15 |
| Hits |
32 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
6 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/60 (51.7%) |
29/60 (48.3%) |
Box score
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:55 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
19:36 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:54 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:41 |
| Number 45 A. Asham |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:23 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
53.8% |
18:17 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
52.4% |
18:03 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:40 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:49 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:06 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:06 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 B. Johnson |
29 |
26 |
3 |
.897 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
13:28 |
| Number 12 B. Rolston |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 19 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:59 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:37 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:21 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
14:18 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:55 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
16:56 |
| Number 49 R. Peverley |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:53 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 14 J. Corvo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:44 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:09 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 M. Turco |
27 |
22 |
5 |
.815 |
59:12 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:28 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 1st |
07:20 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
07:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:20 |
Boston Bruins |
Daniel Paille |
Charging |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Rich Peverley |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
18:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Andrew Ference |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
10:21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette
- Linesmen
- Brad Lazarowich, Jean Morin
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Richard Park, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tim Thomas, Mike Mottau, Greg Zanon, Tuukka Rask, Adam McQuaid, Jordan Caron
2011-2012 season series
Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
1
|
Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 5, 2011
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Pittsburgh Penguins
2
at Boston Bruins
1
|
Final
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Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 4, 2012
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Boston Bruins
2
at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
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Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 11, 2012
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Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at Boston Bruins
3
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Final
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Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
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Other NHL games on Apr 3
Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
5
 at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
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Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 New York Rangers
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Ottawa Senators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 San Jose Sharks
5
 at Dallas Stars
2
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
0
 at Phoenix Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Apr 3, 2012
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