Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, March 1, 2025 · PPG Paints Arena

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3–2

Final

SOG 26–33

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Bruins 33-26.

Goals came from David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei, Anthony Beauvillier, Charlie Coyle and Rickard Rakell.

Joonas Korpisalo made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 23 of 25.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	2	0	1	3	26
PIT	0	0	2	2	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

David Pastrnak (32)Pavel Zacha (24), Morgan Geekie (13)1–001:32 BOS
Mason Lohrei (4)Pavel Zacha (25), David Pastrnak (43)2–006:33 BOS · PPG

3rd period

Anthony Beauvillier (13)Kevin Hayes (8)Pastrnak 2:03 into shift2–114:01 PIT · SHG
Charlie Coyle (14)Nikita Zadorov (12)3–119:19 BOS · SHG · EN
Rickard Rakell (26)Bryan Rust (23), Sidney Crosby (44)Zadorov 2:27 into shift3–219:38 PIT · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

2:27

3–2 · 3rd 19:38 · Rakell. Zadorov was 2:27 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBOS on icePIT on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 BOS

1st 1:32 · Pastrnak

Beauvillier 0:46

NormalBeauvillier 0:46

2–0 BOS

1st 6:33 · PP · Lohrei

Rust 0:37

Fresh legsRust 0:37

2–1 PIT

3rd 14:01 · SH · Beauvillier

Stuck out there: Pastrnak 2:03

Stuck out therePastrnak 2:03

3–1 BOS

3rd 19:19 · EN · Coyle

Rakell 1:55

Empty netRakell 1:55

3–2 PIT

3rd 19:38 · Rakell

Stuck out there: Zadorov 2:27

Stuck out thereZadorov 2:27

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BOSPIT

26Shots on goal33

37%Faceoff %63%

1/2Power play1/7

16Penalty minutes6

18Hits27

21Blocked shots7

16Giveaways28

3Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 05:09Evgeni Malkin · hooking2 min
1st 08:01Sidney Crosby · slashing2 min
1st 08:01Jeffrey Viel · roughing2 min
1st 08:01Mark Kastelic · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
1st 08:59Charlie Coyle · tripping2 min
1st 18:33Nikita Zadorov · slashing2 min
2nd 09:48John Beecher · tripping2 min
3rd 03:38Erik Karlsson · ps tripping on breakaway0 min
3rd 04:49Mark Kastelic · roughing2 min
3rd 12:29Blake Lizotte · interference2 min
3rd 18:26Cole Koepke · high sticking double minor4 min

Season series

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

18Pavel ZachaC	0	2	2	+1	0	0	2	0	43	20:23
88David PastrnakR	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	–	20:16
13Charlie CoyleC	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	38	21:41
39Morgan GeekieC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	50	17:30
6Mason LohreiD	1	0	1	+1	3	1	1	0	–	21:43
91Nikita ZadorovD	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	2	–	24:19
19John BeecherC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	25	13:42
28Elias LindholmC	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	23	20:18
42Georgii MerkulovC	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	–	11:54
45Cole KoepkeL	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	4	–	13:02
47Mark KastelicC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	57	10:55
48Jeffrey VielL	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	–	06:28
51Matthew PoitrasC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	40	12:11
63Brad MarchandL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	02:18
14Ian MitchellD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	11:42
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	25:27
29Parker WotherspoonD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	–	16:23
52Andrew PeekeD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	–	18:14

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jeremy SwaymanG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Joonas KorpisaloG	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

13Kevin HayesR	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	83	17:36
17Bryan RustR	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	22:09
67Rickard RakellR	1	0	1	-1	5	0	0	0	–	23:17
72Anthony BeauvillierL	1	0	1	0	2	6	0	0	–	14:09
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	2	60	21:34
19Cody GlassC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	50	14:36
43Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100	10:45
46Blake LizotteC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	33	09:43
52Emil BemstromC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	08:58
53Philip TomasinoR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	14:59
55Noel AcciariC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	67	09:45
71Evgeni MalkinC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	2	60	19:33
5Ryan SheaD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	0	–	19:22
7Vincent DesharnaisD	0	0	0	+1	2	5	1	0	–	12:34
24Matt GrzelcykD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	24:10
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	0	7	3	1	0	–	22:50
65Erik KarlssonD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	29:07
73Pierre-Olivier JosephD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	03:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Joel BlomqvistG		0	0	0	–	00:00
39Alex NedeljkovicG	L	25	23	2	.920	57:54