Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 4–0 on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Boston Bruins 0 51-26-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 11 19 22 52
Pittsburgh Penguins 13 12 7 32

Three stars

  1. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals)
  2. C. DeSmith, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. J. Zucker, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (38) Sidney Crosby (52), Rickard Rakell (20) Even strength BOS 0, PIT 1
2nd 06:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Jason Zucker (8) Jeff Carter (24), John Marino (24) Even strength BOS 0, PIT 2
2nd 16:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (39) Kris Letang (56) Even strength BOS 0, PIT 3
3rd 17:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (40) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net BOS 0, 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 52 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 36 26
Blocked shots 8 14
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 9 8
Faceoffs won 33/64 (51.6%) 31/64 (48.4%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 T. Frederic C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 0 11:39
Number 12 C. Smith C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 15:58
Number 13 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 44.4% 15:50
Number 17 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 11:48
Number 20 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 100% 15:30
Number 26 M. McLaughlin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:22
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 50% 16:54
Number 56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 36.4% 17:25
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 -2 0 8 2 0 19:38
Number 71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 17:02
Number 74 J. DeBrusk L 0 0 0 -2 0 5 5 0 18:52
Number 92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 77.8% 13:06
Number 6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 21:03
Number 25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 18:38
Number 28 D. Forbort D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 17:23
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 2 20:57
Number 73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 1 24:40
Number 75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 13:38
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 J. Swayman 31 28 3 .903 58:37 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 40% 10:23
Number 11 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 33.3% 10:31
Number 16 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 12:43
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 16:10
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:26
Number 42 K. Kapanen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:56
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:57
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 55.6% 16:47
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 3 0 3 +3 0 5 1 0 19:29
Number 67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 +3 0 4 2 0 19:58
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 55% 13:34
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 50% 18:35
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 15:00
Number 5 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 1 2 18:27
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 3 20:10
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 1 22:59
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 17:38
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 2 24:17
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 C. DeSmith 52 52 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:48 Boston Bruins Taylor Hall Slashing 2
3rd 07:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Interference 2
3rd 10:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Chad Ruhwedel Holding 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Wes McCauley, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Mark Shewchyk
Boston Bruins scratches
Hampus Lindholm, Linus Ullmark, Anton Blidh, Joshua Brown, David Pastrnak, Jack Studnicka, Jack Ahcan, Jesper Froden
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Tristan Jarry, Mark Friedman

2021-2022 season series

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