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Pastrnak continues 17-game point streak, leads Bruins past Penguins 3-2

Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Pastrnak scored his 32nd goal of the season 1:32 into the game on a breakaway.

Mason Lohrei added a power-play goal for Boston and Charlie Coyle scored an empty-net shorthanded goal to give the Bruins a 3-1 lead in the final minute.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 shots for his first win since Jan. 23 when he shut out Ottawa.

Anthony Beauvillier scored a short-handed goal for Pittsburgh and Rickard Rakell scored a power-play goal in the final minute.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 23 saves for Pittsburgh.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand left with an upper-body injury in the first period following an awkward hit into the corner boards from P.O Joseph. Later in the first period, Joseph left with an upper-body injury following a hit from Mark Kastelic.

Takeaways The Bruins snapped a five-game losing streak. Boston lost its previous five games by one goal, including two in overtime. The Bruins have points in five of their last eight games.

The Penguins lost for the fifth time in six games. They rallied from a 3-0 deficit to upend Philadelphia in overtime and end a four-game losing streak on Thursday.

Key moment Boston scored two goals on its first seven shots. Pastrnak scored on the Bruins’ first shot — the 13th time this season Pittsburgh allowed a goal on its first shot — and Lohrei scored 6:33 into the game.

Key stat Pastrnak has 15 goals and 33 points during his 17-game streak. His 17-game point streak tied Ray Bourque for the eighth-longest in franchise history.

Up next Both teams play again on Sunday. Pittsburgh hosts Toronto, while Boston visits Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:32 David Pastrnak Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (24), Morgan Geekie (13)
Goal 1st Period 6:33 Mason Lohrei Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (25), David Pastrnak (43)
Goal 3rd Period 14:01 Anthony Beauvillier Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Hayes (8)
Goal 3rd Period 19:19 Charlie Coyle Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (12)
Goal 3rd Period 19:38 Rickard Rakell Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (23), Sidney Crosby (44)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPIT
21 Blocked Shots 7
18 Hits 27
3 Takeaways 2
26 Shots 33
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 7
50.0 Power Play Percentage 14.3
1 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 37
37.3 Faceoff Win Percent 62.7
16 Giveaways 28
7 Total Penalties 3
16 Penalty Minutes 6
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
P.O Joseph, D Injured Reserve Apr 2
Evgeni Malkin, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Tommy Novak, C Out Mar 29
Bokondji Imama, LW Out Mar 29
Joel Blomqvist, G Out Mar 23
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Kastelic, C Out Apr 1
Charlie McAvoy, D Injured Reserve Mar 31

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,320 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
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