Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Sunday, January 7, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in overtime on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Bruins 35-25.
Evgeni Malkin scored twice. Ryan Spooner, Jamie Oleksiak, Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, Brad Marchand, Noel Acciari, David Pastrnak, David Backes and Riley Sheahan also scored.
Matt Murray made 6 saves on 6 shots for the win; Tuukka Rask stopped 29 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Ryan Spooner (4)Kevan Miller (8), Jake DeBrusk (12)1–001:51 BOS
Jamie Oleksiak (3)Matt Hunwick (2), Carl Hagelin (5)1–103:53 PIT
Phil Kessel (18)Sidney Crosby (26), Evgeni Malkin (25)1–211:04 PIT · PPG
Kris Letang (3)Sidney Crosby (27)1–313:27 PIT
2nd period
Brad Marchand (17)Patrice Bergeron (16)2–307:18 BOS
Noel Acciari (6)Brandon Carlo (5), Brad Marchand (23)3–308:18 BOS
David Pastrnak (17)Unassisted4–312:14 BOS
David Backes (8)Zdeno Chara (8), Danton Heinen (20)5–317:08 BOS
Evgeni Malkin (16)Sidney Crosby (28), Patric Hornqvist (13)5–419:56 PIT · PPG
3rd period
Riley Sheahan (4)Unassisted5–502:54 PIT
OT period
- Evgeni Malkin (17)Phil Kessel (29), Kris Letang (24)5–602:51 PIT
Team stats
BOSPIT
25Shots on goal35
52%Faceoff %48%
0/2Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes4
28Hits36
15Blocked shots18
10Giveaways5
4Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 06:23
Jamie Oleksiak · interference2 min - 1st 10:04
Matt Grzelcyk · interference2 min - 1st 13:44Kris Letang · slashing2 min
- 2nd 18:21Charlie McAvoy · tripping2 min
- 3rd 04:39Danton Heinen · tripping2 min
- 3rd 18:59Jamie Oleksiak · ps slash on breakaway0 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 63Brad MarchandC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 19:11 |
| 37Patrice BergeronC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:12 |
| 42David BackesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:39 |
| 43Danton HeinenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 |
| 51Ryan SpoonerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 |
| 55Noel AcciariC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:08 |
| 74Jake DeBruskL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:53 |
| 25Brandon CarloD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:23 |
| 33Zdeno CharaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 26:44 |
| 86Kevan MillerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 |
| 20Riley NashC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:03 |
| 46David KrejciC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:22 |
| 52Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 |
| 59Tim SchallerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:13 |
| 47Torey KrugD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:06 |
| 48Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:03 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 24:08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Anton KhudobinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Tuukka RaskG | O | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 62:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20:57 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 22:38 |
| 81Phil KesselC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:51 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 23:55 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:04 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:03 |
| 72Patric HornqvistR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:36 |
| 6Jamie OleksiakD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:33 |
| 22Matt HunwickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:21 |
| 12Dominik SimonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 |
| 34Tom KuhnhacklR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 11:42 |
| 41Daniel SprongR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:12 |
| 43Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:55 |
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 13:38 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 06:39 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:46 |
| 4Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:28 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Matt MurrayG | W | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 25:35 |
| 35Tristan JarryG | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 37:08 |