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Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Friday, December 14, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Boston Bruins 3 49-24-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 44-26-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 0 1 2 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 11 18 22 51
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 9 10 28

Three stars

  1. C. DeSmith, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. Z. Aston-Reese, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. C. Wagner, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Derek Grant (2) Matt Cullen (3), Garrett Wilson (2) Even strength BOS 0, PIT 1
2nd 01:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (13) Evgeni Malkin (24), Zachary Aston-Reese (3) Even strength BOS 0, PIT 2
2nd 11:53 Boston Bruins Brandon Carlo (1) Chris Wagner (2), Sean Kuraly (4) Even strength BOS 1, PIT 2
2nd 19:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Zachary Aston-Reese (3) Riley Sheahan (2), Brian Dumoulin (9) Shorthanded BOS 1, PIT 3
3rd 07:08 Boston Bruins Chris Wagner (3) Charlie McAvoy (6), Sean Kuraly (5) Even strength BOS 2, PIT 3
3rd 08:02 Boston Bruins David Krejci (5) David Pastrnak (18), Brad Marchand (23) Even strength BOS 3, PIT 3
3rd 10:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (13) Kris Letang (18), Sidney Crosby (18) Even strength BOS 3, PIT 4
3rd 19:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Zachary Aston-Reese (4) Sidney Crosby (19), Jack Johnson (6) Even strength, Empty net BOS 3, PIT 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 51 28
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 35 52
Blocked shots 7 15
Giveaways 3 6
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 40/66 (60.6%) 26/66 (39.4%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
14 C. Wagner R 1 1 2 +2 0 9 5 0 12:42
17 R. Donato C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 14:01
20 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 25% 14:10
23 J. Forsbacka Karlsson C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 54.5% 11:16
26 C. Cave C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 80% 14:24
42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 1 75% 16:08
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 13:49
46 D. Krejci C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 1 50% 19:21
52 S. Kuraly C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 5 0 75% 12:03
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 62.5% 14:07
63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 21:50
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 -2 0 7 0 0 20:07
25 B. Carlo D 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 0 21:02
27 J. Moore D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 14:40
44 S. Kampfer D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 11:04
47 T. Krug D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 24:38
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 20:54
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 0 23:09
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 27 23 4 .852 58:35 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 20% 10:02
10 G. Wilson L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 08:17
14 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 13:06
15 R. Sheahan C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 5 0 33.3% 13:55
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 4 21:52
19 D. Brassard C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 23.1% 13:41
38 D. Grant C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 09:11
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 2 1 3 +2 0 5 9 1 14:13
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 -1 4 2 3 0 21:28
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 41.7% 15:24
81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 15:02
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 3 0 56% 21:05
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 19:10
6 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 18:46
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 2 1 22:25
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 16:22
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 5 21:33
73 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 6 1 20:28
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 C. DeSmith 51 48 3 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:24 Boston Bruins Brandon Carlo Holding 2
2nd 09:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Slashing 2
2nd 17:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Tripping 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Brad Watson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Brandon Gawryletz
Boston Bruins scratches
Gemel Smith, Jeremy Lauzon, Jake DeBrusk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Chad Ruhwedel, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Juuso Riikola

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 14

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page

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