Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Thu, Jan 4, 2024 · TD Garden · 2023–24 Regular Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 6–5 on Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at TD Garden. Brad Marchand scored twice. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 35–29.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 |
| BOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 29 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 00:41 | BOS | EV | Brad Marchand (14) · wrist | David Pastrnak (29), Charlie McAvoy (21) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 05:04 | PIT | EV | Drew O'Connor (5) · wrist | Kris Letang (21), Lars Eller (6) | 1–1 |
| 1st | 06:17 | PIT | EV | Ryan Graves (2) · wrist | Sidney Crosby (18), Rickard Rakell (9) | 2–1 |
| 1st | 06:39 | BOS | EV | David Pastrnak (23) · backhand | Hampus Lindholm (10), Morgan Geekie (9) | 2–2 |
| 1st | 07:21 | PIT | EV | Jake Guentzel (18) · wrist | Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (22) | 3–2 |
| 1st | 15:58 | PIT | EV | Lars Eller (7) · slap | Drew O'Connor (8), Erik Karlsson (19) | 4–2 |
| 2nd | 06:38 | PIT | EV | Jeff Carter (5) · wrist | Kris Letang (23), Bryan Rust (11) | 5–2 |
| 2nd | 09:51 | BOS | EV | Morgan Geekie (7) · wrist | David Pastrnak (30), Charlie McAvoy (22) | 5–3 |
| 2nd | 19:24 | BOS | EV | Jake DeBrusk (7) · tip-in | Brandon Carlo (7), Morgan Geekie (10) | 5–4 |
| 3rd | 03:08 | BOS | SH | Brad Marchand (15) · wrist | Charlie Coyle (15) | 5–5 |
| 3rd | 11:19 | PIT | PP | Sidney Crosby (22) · wrist | Erik Karlsson (20) | 6–5 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 07:52 | PIT | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | high sticking | 2 |
| 2nd | 04:36 | BOS | Brandon Carlo | cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:21 | PIT | Kris Letang | hooking | 2 |
| 3rd | 01:38 | BOS | Charlie McAvoy | delaying game puck over glass | 2 |
| 3rd | 11:12 | BOS | Charlie McAvoy | hooking | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: PIT 4.07 · BOS 2.37 · xG% PIT 63.2
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24:04 | 26 | |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72.7 | 18:39 | 28 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:28 | 28 | |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 75.0 | 15:25 | 25 |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14:28 | 21 | |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19:30 | 29 | |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 | 26 | |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:16 | 24 | |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:26 | 18 | |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 19 | |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25:23 | 27 | |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 62.5 | 17:09 | 26 |
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16:56 | 25 | |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 16:38 | 23 |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 19 | |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14:13 | 22 | |
| 43 | Jansen Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:31 | 18 | |
| 48 | Valtteri Puustinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:37 | 12 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | W | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | David Pastrnak | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23:39 | 23 | |
| 39 | Morgan Geekie | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 18:21 | 23 |
| 73 | Charlie McAvoy | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26:27 | 31 | |
| 63 | Brad Marchand | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20:23 | 29 | |
| 27 | Hampus Lindholm | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29:13 | 29 | |
| 13 | Charlie Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 | 19:19 | 29 |
| 25 | Brandon Carlo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:32 | 27 | |
| 74 | Jake DeBrusk | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17:36 | 28 | |
| 18 | Pavel Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 21:41 | 26 |
| 48 | Matt Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:52 | 31 | |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:42 | 21 | |
| 11 | Trent Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20.0 | 14:11 | 25 |
| 12 | Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:28 | 22 | |
| 21 | James van Riemsdyk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:23 | 20 | |
| 6 | Mason Lohrei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:29 | 14 | |
| 62 | Oskar Steen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6:45 | 11 | |
| 42 | Georgii Merkulov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:23 | 9 | |
| 19 | John Beecher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:10 | 11 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Swayman | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 57:19 |