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Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 6–5 on Thursday, January 4, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 38-32-12
at Boston Bruins 5 47-20-15

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 1 1 6
Boston Bruins 2 2 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 16 11 8 35
Boston Bruins 11 8 10 29

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. B. Marchand, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
  3. D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:41 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (14) David Pastrnak (29), Charlie McAvoy (21) Even strength PIT 0, BOS 1
1st 05:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Drew O'Connor (5) Kris Letang (21), Lars Eller (6) Even strength PIT 1, BOS 1
1st 06:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves (2) Sidney Crosby (18), Rickard Rakell (9) Even strength PIT 2, BOS 1
1st 06:39 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (23) Hampus Lindholm (10), Morgan Geekie (9) Even strength PIT 2, BOS 2
1st 07:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (18) Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (22) Even strength PIT 3, BOS 2
1st 15:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Lars Eller (7) Drew O'Connor (8), Erik Karlsson (19) Even strength PIT 4, BOS 2
2nd 06:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Carter (5) Kris Letang (23), Bryan Rust (11) Even strength PIT 5, BOS 2
2nd 09:51 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie (7) David Pastrnak (30), Charlie McAvoy (22) Even strength PIT 5, BOS 3
2nd 19:24 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk (7) Brandon Carlo (7), Morgan Geekie (10) Even strength PIT 5, BOS 4
3rd 03:08 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (15) Charlie Coyle (15) Shorthanded PIT 5, BOS 5
3rd 11:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (22) Erik Karlsson (20) Power play PIT 6, BOS 5

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 35 29
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 29 19
Blocked shots 20 12
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 13 3
Faceoffs won 39/60 (65%) 21/60 (35%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 D. O'Connor L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 4 0 0 14:28
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 2 0 17:16
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 0 0 14:13
20 L. Eller C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 1 0 75% 15:25
43 J. Harkins C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 10:31
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 07:37
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 62.5% 17:09
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 19:30
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 17:18
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 57.1% 16:38
77 J. Carter C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:31
87 S. Crosby C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 2 2 1 72.7% 18:39
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:28
27 R. Graves D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 15:26
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 4 0 25:23
58 K. Letang D 0 3 3 -1 2 3 3 4 0 24:04
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:28
73 P. Joseph D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 16:56
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
39 A. Nedeljkovic 29 24 5 .828 60:00 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 T. Frederic C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 0 20% 14:11
13 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 36% 19:19
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 0 80% 21:41
19 J. Beecher C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 06:10
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 12:23
39 M. Geekie C 1 2 3 +3 0 2 0 1 0 25% 18:21
42 G. Merkulov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:23
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 14:42
62 O. Steen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:45
63 B. Marchand L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 20:23
74 J. DeBrusk L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 2 0 17:36
88 D. Pastrnak R 1 2 3 +3 0 7 0 0 0 23:39
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 0 08:29
12 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 13:28
25 B. Carlo D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 18:32
27 H. Lindholm D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 29:13
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 20:52
73 C. McAvoy D 0 2 2 +1 4 1 3 1 0 26:27
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 35 29 6 .829 57:19 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Pierre-Olivier Joseph High sticking 2
2nd 04:36 Boston Bruins Brandon Carlo Cross checking 2
2nd 13:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Hooking 2
3rd 01:38 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 11:12 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Boston Bruins head coach
Jim Montgomery
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
David Brisebois, Dan Kelly
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Ryan Shea, Radim Zohorna
Boston Bruins scratches
Parker Wotherspoon, Jakub Lauko, Matthew Poitras

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 4

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 6 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/SO Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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