Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 5–4 in overtime on Sunday, March 8, 2026 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 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
28 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
16 |
14 |
1 |
40 |
Three stars
- A. Mantha, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- P. Zacha, Boston Bruins (3 goals)
- T. Novak, 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 |
09:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (17) |
Morgan Geekie (23), Charlie McAvoy (39) |
Power play |
BOS 1, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
08:47 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (18) |
Viktor Arvidsson (16), Jonathan Aspirot (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (23) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 3, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
14:44 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Egor Chinakhov (14) |
Rickard Rakell (16), Erik Karlsson (35) |
Power play |
BOS 3, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
06:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor Dewar (14) |
Ryan Shea (21) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
06:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (22) |
Tommy Novak (22), Ilya Solovyov (6) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
08:34 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (19) |
Viktor Arvidsson (17), Jonathan Aspirot (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
11:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (23) |
Parker Wotherspoon (17), Erik Karlsson (36) |
Even strength |
BOS 4, PIT 4 |
| OT |
00:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tommy Novak (14) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 4, PIT 5 |
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 |
28 |
40 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
17 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/58 (50%) |
29/58 (50%) |
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 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:00 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
68.8% |
16:59 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
19:35 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
09:37 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:37 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 81 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:03 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
17:56 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:26 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 J. Korpisalo |
40 |
35 |
5 |
.875 |
60:17 |
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 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:12 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:23 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:21 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
15:52 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:59 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:56 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
11:47 |
| Number 85 A. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:34 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 7 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
14:12 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:19 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
28 |
24 |
4 |
.857 |
60:17 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Egor Chinakhov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:10 |
Boston Bruins |
Michael Eyssimont |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:44 |
Boston Bruins |
Jonathan Aspirot |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ilya Solovyov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Parker Wotherspoon |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Referees
- Francois St-Laurent, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Tyson Baker, Kilian McNamara
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Evgeni Malkin, Kevin Hayes, Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Justin Brazeau
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
7
 at Buffalo Sabres
8
|
Final
|
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|
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3
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at New Jersey Devils
0
|
Final
|
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|
 St. Louis Blues
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
0
|
Final
|
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|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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