PITTSBURGH 4,
BOSTON 2
WHEN: 7:30
PM ET, Sunday, March 10, 2019
WHERE: PPG PAINTS Arena,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
REFEREES: Kevin Pollock, Garrett
Rank
LINESMEN: Scott Cherrey, Pierre
Racicot
ATTENDANCE: 18578
Jared McCann scored twice Sunday as the Pittsburgh
Penguins halted the visiting Boston Bruins' 19-game point streak with a 4-2
win.
The Bruins were 15-0-4 during their streak and had not
lost in regulation since Jan. 19.
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad
also scored for Pittsburgh, which has won four of its past five games and is
5-1-1 in its past seven.
Goaltender Matt Murray stopped 39 of 41 Boston shots.
Murray started for the eighth straight game, including the second night in a
row and the third time in four nights.
David Krejci and John Moore scored and Danton Heinen had
two assists for the Bruins. Jaroslav Halak made 33 saves.
Poor puck management cost Boston in the first period.
After Boston's Lee Stempniak turned the puck over in his
end, Pittsburgh's Dominik Simon got the puck to Patric Hornqvist, whose shot
was tapped in by Bjugstad for a 1-0 lead at 1:33.
Krejci lost control of the puck in the Penguins' end
during a Boston power play, and Pittsburgh's Teddy Blueger sprang McCann on a
breakaway. He beat Halak on a backhander at 13:54, a short-handed goal and a
2-0 lead.
Each team lost a player in the second period. Boston
defenseman Matt Grzelcyk left while favoring his right arm after taking a hit
by Hornqvist. Penguins winger Zach Aston-Reese left for unspecified reasons.
According to a tweet from the Bruins' Twitter account,
Coach Bruce Cassidy said X-rays on Grzelcyk were negative, and Kevin Paul
Dupont of the Boston Globe tweeted that while there was no fracture, there was
"some damage to the right forearm and/or elbow. Extent, severity
unknown."
Penguins coach Bruce Sullivan had no update on
Aston-Reese after the game.
Krejci extended his goal streak to four games and brought
Boston to within 2-1 at 4:32 of the second. On a power play, he got a rebound
in the lower portion of the left circle and swiped the puck behind Murray from
a sharp angle.
At 16:32 of the second, Guentzel notched his 34th goal to
make it 3-1. Although the Penguins were on a power play, the goal came off the
rush. Guentzel lofted a shot past Halak from the slot after a slick pass from
Sidney Crosby.
Moore scored with 1:01 remaining from the left point past
a screen with Halak pulled to make it 3-2.
McCann sealed it with an empty-netter with 20.5 seconds
left.
TOP GAME
PERFORMANCES
|
BOSTON
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
|
Danton Heinen 2
|
POINTS
|
Jared McCann 2
|
|
David Krejci 1
|
GOALS
|
Jared McCann 2
|
|
Danton Heinen 2
|
ASSISTS
|
Jake Guentzel 1
|
|
David Krejci 1
|
POWER PLAY GOALS
|
Jake Guentzel 1
|
|
N/A
|
SHORT HANDED
GOALS
|
Jared McCann 1
|
|
Jaroslav Halak .917
|
SAVE PERCENTAGE
|
Matt Murray .951
|
|
Jaroslav Halak 33
|
SAVES
|
Matt Murray 39
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
TEAM
|
SHOTS
|
GOALS
|
POWER PLAY
|
PENALTY KILL
|
PENALTY MINS
|
FACE OFFS WON
|
|
BOSTON
|
41
|
2
|
1-5
|
4-5
|
10
|
33
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
37
|
4
|
1-5
|
4-5
|
10
|
29
|
MY 3 STARS OF THE GAME
MY GAME 3RD
STAR: Penguins Center Nick Bjugstad
who had 1 goal
MY GAMES 2ND
STAR: Penguins
Goalie Matt Murray who stopped 39 out of 41 shots with a .951 SV%
MY GAMES NUMBER 1
STAR: Penguin Center Jared McCann
who tally 2 goals
SCORING SUMMARY
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Final Scoring Summary
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
T
|
|
BOSTON
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Boston Bruins
|
Player
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Tuukka Rask
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Jaroslav Halak
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
56:26
|
41:17
|
7:54
|
7:15
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Charlie Coyle
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
3
|
18
|
14:16
|
11:48
|
1:46
|
0:42
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
10
|
8
|
56
|
|
Chris Wagner
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
15:52
|
13:37
|
0:20
|
1:55
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Lee Stempniak
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
7:52
|
7:52
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Joakim Nordstrom
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
12:10
|
9:56
|
0:13
|
2:01
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Peter Cehlarik
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
14:09
|
12:39
|
1:30
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Brandon Carlo
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
4
|
28
|
21:56
|
17:26
|
0:13
|
4:17
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
John Moore
|
D
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
3
|
26
|
18:22
|
15:45
|
0:29
|
2:08
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zdeno Chara
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
1
|
26
|
19:09
|
14:03
|
0:00
|
5:06
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Patrice Bergeron
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-2
|
2
|
5
|
24
|
20:22
|
12:08
|
6:04
|
2:10
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
12
|
10
|
55
|
|
David Backes
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
13:13
|
11:43
|
1:30
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Danton Heinen
|
C
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
E
|
0
|
5
|
21
|
17:14
|
11:26
|
5:48
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
David Krejci
|
C
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
-3
|
0
|
2
|
21
|
18:58
|
12:49
|
6:09
|
0:00
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
50
|
|
Torey Krug
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-3
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
23:17
|
17:03
|
6:11
|
0:03
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Matt Grzelcyk
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
5:57
|
4:26
|
1:31
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sean Kuraly
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
17
|
13:05
|
10:37
|
0:00
|
2:28
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
50
|
|
Noel Acciari
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
14:11
|
11:30
|
0:13
|
2:28
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
6
|
6
|
50
|
|
Brad Marchand
|
LW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-3
|
0
|
5
|
24
|
20:21
|
11:24
|
6:11
|
2:46
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Charlie McAvoy
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
3
|
30
|
24:48
|
20:30
|
1:22
|
2:56
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
PITTSBURGH
PENGUINS
|
PLAYER
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Casey DeSmith
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Matt Murray
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
59:53
|
44:44
|
7:15
|
7:54
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Justin Schultz
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
1
|
24
|
20:15
|
15:37
|
4:38
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zach Trotman
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
4
|
2
|
22
|
16:43
|
14:26
|
2:17
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Matt Cullen
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
26
|
16:29
|
11:32
|
0:02
|
4:55
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
9
|
40
|
|
Brian Dumoulin
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
1
|
24
|
23:13
|
18:10
|
0:02
|
5:01
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Garrett Wilson
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
7:27
|
6:48
|
0:04
|
0:35
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dominik Simon
|
LW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
7:37
|
6:17
|
1:20
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jared McCann
|
C
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
+2
|
2
|
4
|
30
|
17:04
|
13:52
|
0:57
|
2:15
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
Nick Bjugstad
|
C
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
4
|
18
|
12:23
|
9:50
|
2:33
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
75
|
|
Marcus Pettersson
|
D
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
3
|
26
|
18:50
|
13:07
|
2:59
|
2:44
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Erik Gudbranson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+2
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
18:09
|
15:16
|
0:00
|
2:53
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Zach Aston-Reese
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
8:25
|
4:44
|
0:00
|
3:41
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Teddy Blueger
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
24
|
15:29
|
12:40
|
0:02
|
2:47
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Jake Guentzel
|
LW
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
E
|
0
|
4
|
28
|
18:27
|
15:11
|
3:13
|
0:03
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Evgeni Malkin
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
3
|
22
|
18:24
|
13:50
|
4:34
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
8
|
38
|
|
Patric Hornqvist
|
RW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
3
|
20
|
14:36
|
10:16
|
4:20
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jack Johnson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
3
|
25
|
18:40
|
13:30
|
0:00
|
5:10
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Phil Kessel
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
22
|
17:07
|
12:33
|
4:34
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sidney Crosby
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
21:48
|
15:36
|
4:40
|
1:32
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
11
|
12
|
48
|
Goaltending
|
Boston
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Jaroslav Halak L (18-10-4)
|
36
|
33
|
3
|
.917
|
0
|
56:26
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Matt Murray W (23-11-3)
|
41
|
39
|
2
|
.951
|
0
|
59:53
|
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