Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 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 |
6 |
18 |
10 |
34 |
| Boston Bruins |
10 |
4 |
15 |
29 |
Three stars
- T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- J. Hayes, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Talbot, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:52 |
Boston Bruins |
Max Talbot (1) |
Adam McQuaid (5), Jimmy Hayes (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
04:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Jimmy Hayes (5) |
Ryan Spooner (10), Colin Miller (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
17:17 |
Boston Bruins |
Ryan Spooner (8) |
Patrice Bergeron (21), Loui Eriksson (15) |
Power play, Empty net |
PIT 0, 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 |
34 |
29 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
29 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/63 (50.8%) |
31/63 (49.2%) |
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 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
15:49 |
| Number 11 K. Porter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:19 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:43 |
| Number 41 D. Sprong |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:10 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 61 S. Plotnikov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:01 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
18:13 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:47 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 5 D. Warsofsky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:43 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 J. Zatkoff |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
59:38 |
Loss |
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 J. Hayes |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
09:21 |
| Number 14 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:08 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
13:34 |
| Number 29 L. Ferraro |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:15 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:24 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
22:07 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
28.6% |
13:42 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 76 A. Khokhlachev |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:55 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:35 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 48 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:19 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
34 |
34 |
0 |
1.000 |
59:50 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Adam McQuaid |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
07:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
14:05 |
Boston Bruins |
Colin Miller |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
18:11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
David Perron |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:11 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Justin St. Pierre, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Don Henderson
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Marc-Andre Fleury, Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tyler Randell, Zach Trotman, Joe Morrow
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