Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, March 9, 2024 · TD Garden
ABC · ESPN+ · TVAS
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at TD Garden. The Penguins outshot the Bruins 39-23.
Pavel Zacha scored twice. David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Kris Letang and Jake DeBrusk also scored.
Linus Ullmark made 38 saves on 39 shots for the win; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
David Pastrnak (40)Jake DeBrusk (18), Pavel Zacha (26)0–102:26 BOS
Pavel Zacha (16)Morgan Geekie (18), Mason Lohrei (8)0–212:48 BOS · PPG
Brad Marchand (27)Charlie Coyle (31), Hampus Lindholm (19)0–318:25 BOS
3rd period
Kris Letang (8)Sidney Crosby (32)1–302:51 PIT
Jake DeBrusk (15)Brad Marchand (31), Hampus Lindholm (20)1–409:36 BOS- Pavel Zacha (17)David Pastrnak (53), Danton Heinen (14)1–515:33 BOS
Team stats
PITBOS
39Shots on goal23
45%Faceoff %55%
0/1Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes2
30Hits34
8Blocked shots16
12Giveaways15
6Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 18:46
Brad Marchand · tripping2 min - 2nd 05:46
John Ludvig · holding2 min - 2nd 11:31Rickard Rakell · high sticking2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:58 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:35 |
| 8Michael BuntingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:36 |
| 18Jesse PuljujarviR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 09:01 |
| 19Reilly SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:00 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:44 |
| 44Jonathan GrudenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:22 |
| 48Valtteri PuustinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:41 |
| 52Emil BemstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:45 |
| 55Noel AcciariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 |
| 67Rickard RakellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:53 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:09 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| 7John LudvigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:55 |
| 27Ryan GravesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:36 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 23:29 |
| 65Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 22:20 |
| 73Pierre-Olivier JosephD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Tristan JarryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 39Alex NedeljkovicG | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| 18Pavel ZachaC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 18:18 |
| 63Brad MarchandL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:01 |
| 74Jake DeBruskL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 15:25 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:49 |
| 27Hampus LindholmD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:05 |
| 13Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:26 |
| 39Morgan GeekieC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:50 |
| 43Danton HeinenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:23 |
| 6Mason LohreiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:17 |
| 11Trent FredericC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:21 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:17 |
| 55Justin BrazeauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 |
| 70Jesper BoqvistC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 |
| 94Jakub LaukoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 |
| 12Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 25Brandon CarloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:02 |
| 48Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:16 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Linus UllmarkG | W | 39 | 38 | 1 | .974 | 59:05 |