Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 on Friday, December 18, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
34 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
7 |
11 |
14 |
32 |
Three stars
- F. Vatrano, Boston Bruins (3 goals)
- P. Bergeron, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- C. Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Conor Sheary (1) |
Sidney Crosby (14) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
10:03 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano (3) |
Ryan Spooner (11), Landon Ferraro (4) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
01:03 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (10) |
Brad Marchand (8) |
Shorthanded |
BOS 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
02:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Trevor Daley (1) |
Sidney Crosby (15), Conor Sheary (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
09:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Loui Eriksson (12) |
Ryan Spooner (12), David Krejci (21) |
Power play |
BOS 3, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
00:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (11) |
Zdeno Chara (13), Brad Marchand (9) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
12:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano (4) |
Ryan Spooner (13), Jimmy Hayes (10) |
Even strength |
BOS 5, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
15:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Frank Vatrano (5) |
Ryan Spooner (14) |
Even strength |
BOS 6, PIT 2 |
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 |
34 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
10 |
| Hits |
31 |
30 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
0 |
| Faceoffs won |
38/73 (52.1%) |
35/73 (47.9%) |
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 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:30 |
| Number 14 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:25 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:39 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
13:13 |
| Number 29 L. Ferraro |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:10 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
51.9% |
19:57 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
18:10 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
4 |
4 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:31 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
18:20 |
| Number 72 F. Vatrano |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:16 |
| Number 76 A. Khokhlachev |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:01 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:08 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 48 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
12:36 |
| Number 11 K. Porter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:12 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.8% |
15:32 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
12:38 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 61 S. Plotnikov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:39 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
59.3% |
17:29 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 5 D. Warsofsky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:43 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 J. Zatkoff |
34 |
28 |
6 |
.824 |
59:50 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
12:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:59 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:34 |
Boston Bruins |
Kevan Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ian Cole |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:52 |
Boston Bruins |
Ryan Spooner |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ben Lovejoy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Brett Connolly |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Kneeing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sergei Plotnikov |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:33 |
Boston Bruins |
Adam McQuaid |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Ian Walsh, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Mark Shewchyk
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tyler Randell, Zach Trotman, Joe Morrow
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Marc-Andre Fleury, Adam Clendening, Daniel Sprong
Other NHL games on Dec 18
Other NHL games on Friday, December 18, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 18, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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