Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins: game summary
Final · January 4, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : PIT 35 — BOS 29 · TD Garden
Three stars
- 1★
S. CrosbyPIT · C · 1B 2A - 2★
B. MarchandBOS · L · 2B 0A - 3★
D. PastrnakBOS · R · 1B 2A
Game stats
BOS- 35Shots on goal29
- 65 %Faceoff win %35 %
- 1/3Power play0/2
- 4Penalty minutes6
- 29Hits19
- 20Blocked shots12
- 5Giveaways8
- 13Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 16 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| BOS | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
Season series PIT 1 – 2 BOS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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PIT 6 / 35 / 455 / 29 / 38 BOS
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Brad MarchandBOS · 00:41Assists : David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy0 – 1▶ Watch
Drew O'ConnorPIT · 05:04Assists : Kris Letang, Lars Eller1 – 1▶ Watch
Ryan GravesPIT · 06:17Assists : Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell2 – 1▶ Watch
David PastrnakBOS · 06:39Assists : Hampus Lindholm, Morgan Geekie2 – 2▶ Watch
Jake GuentzelPIT · 07:21Assists : Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang3 – 2▶ Watch
Lars EllerPIT · 15:58Assists : Drew O'Connor, Erik Karlsson4 – 2▶ Watch
2nd period
Jeff CarterPIT · 06:38Assists : Kris Letang, Bryan Rust5 – 2▶ Watch
Morgan GeekieBOS · 09:51Assists : David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy5 – 3▶ Watch
Jake DeBruskBOS · 19:24Assists : Brandon Carlo, Morgan Geekie5 – 4▶ Watch
3rd period
Brad MarchandBOS · 03:08 · SHAssists : Charlie Coyle5 – 5▶ Watch
Sidney CrosbyPIT · 11:19 · PPAssists : Erik Karlsson6 – 5▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 07:52PITPierre-Olivier Joseph — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Oskar Steen
2nd period
- 04:36BOSBrandon Carlo — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Jansen Harkins
- 13:21PITKris Letang — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Charlie Coyle
3rd period
- 01:38BOSCharlie McAvoy — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 11:12BOSCharlie McAvoy — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Jeff Carter
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. O'ConnorL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14:28 |
| B. RustR | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 17:16 |
| R. SmithR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 14:13 |
| L. EllerC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15:25 |
| J. HarkinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10:31 |
| V. PuustinenR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 07:37 |
| N. AcciariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17:09 |
| J. GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19:30 |
| R. RakellR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17:18 |
| E. MalkinC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 16:38 |
| J. CarterC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:31 |
| S. CrosbyC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18:39 |
| C. RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 |
| R. GravesD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| M. PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 25:23 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 24:04 |
| E. KarlssonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 |
| P. JosephD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:56 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Nedeljkovic(W) | 24/29 | 82.8 % | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. FredericC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 14:11 |
| C. CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:19 |
| P. ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:41 |
| J. BeecherC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 06:10 |
| J. van RiemsdykL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 12:23 |
| M. GeekieC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:21 |
| G. MerkulovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:23 |
| D. HeinenL | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 |
| O. SteenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:45 |
| B. MarchandL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20:23 |
| J. DeBruskL | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 17:36 |
| D. PastrnakR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23:39 |
| M. LohreiD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 08:29 |
| K. ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 13:28 |
| B. CarloD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:32 |
| H. LindholmD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:13 |
| M. GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:52 |
| C. McAvoyD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26:27 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman(L) | 29/35 | 82.9 % | 57:19 |
| L. Ullmark | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Penguins vs Bruins?
Penguins won 6-5 over Bruins on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
When was Penguins vs Bruins played?
On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 7:00 PM ET at TD Garden.
Where was Penguins vs Bruins played?
At TD Garden, in Boston.
Have the Penguins and Bruins played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
