Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
16 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
44 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
11 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
37 |
Three stars
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- C. Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (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 |
10:48 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand (9) |
David Backes (7), Patrice Bergeron (5) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, PIT 0 |
| 1st |
12:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Justin Schultz (5) |
Sidney Crosby (12), Conor Sheary (10) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
06:40 |
Boston Bruins |
David Krejci (5) |
Tim Schaller (6), David Pastrnak (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
09:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Nick Bonino (5) |
Trevor Daley (8), Matt Murray (1) |
Power play |
BOS 2, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
09:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Conor Sheary (8) |
Brian Dumoulin (6), Justin Schultz (11) |
Power play |
BOS 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
13:20 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (19) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 3, PIT 3 |
| OT |
01:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (8) |
Evgeni Malkin (21), Justin Schultz (12) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, PIT 4 |
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 |
44 |
37 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
29 |
36 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
44/71 (62%) |
27/71 (38%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:35 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
12:06 |
| Number 27 A. Czarnik |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:58 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
85.7% |
14:29 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
68% |
21:16 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:29 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
57.7% |
21:03 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:26 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:38 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:32 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:07 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:26 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:33 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
37 |
33 |
4 |
.892 |
61:24 |
OT 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 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:50 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
17:25 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 23 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:16 |
| Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:57 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:56 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:57 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:48 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30% |
20:10 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:36 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:43 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:36 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
26:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
44 |
41 |
3 |
.932 |
61:24 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
14:34 |
Boston Bruins |
Jimmy Hayes |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
16:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
17:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Matt Grzelcyk |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Brad Watson, Chris Schlenker
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Derek Amell
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Joe Morrow, Colin Miller, Danton Heinen
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Eric Fehr, Steve Oleksy
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at Ottawa Senators
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
6
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
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Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames, Wed, Dec 14, 2016
|
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4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Dec 14, 2016
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Sources and further reading
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