🐻 Away Bruins 25-17-5 before this game
2–4
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 29-14-6 before this game
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Bruins at Penguins

Penguins beat Bruins 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on January 24, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 24, 1998 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Stu Barnes
2 G
4 shots · 20:59 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Martin Straka
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:44 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
2 A
3 shots · 25:08 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS PIT🐧
28 Shots on goal 23
12 Hits 19
1 Blocked shots 8
7 Takeaways 12
2 Giveaways 4
14 Penalty minutes 18
BOS shooting 7.1% (2/28) PIT shooting 17.4% (4/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 03:24 TOI
Robbie Tallas
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 56:19 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 25-17-5 (53% win rate, 47 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 29-14-6 (59% win rate, 49 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 25-17-5 (53% win rate, 47 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 29-14-6 (59% win rate, 49 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 19:46
L2 Donato · Axelsson · DiMaio 15:55
L3 Taylor · Carter · Heinze 15:12
L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Thornton 7:31
D1 Bourque · Sweeney 25:34
D2 McLaren · Ellett 21:06
D3 Gill · Van Impe 13:22
🐧Penguins
L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 20:59
L2 Lang · Straka · Brown 15:48
L3 Hicks · Olczyk · Morozov 13:25
L4 Valk · Wright 5:00
D1 Hatcher · Werenka 23:52
D2 Kasparaitis · Olausson 21:04
D3 Slegr · Tamer 13:49
D4 Moran 10:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 14, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
2–5 · Bruins won
Nov 19, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
3–3 (OT) · Bruins won
Apr 13, 1997
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
3–7 · Bruins won
Apr 8, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
1–3 · Penguins won
Dec 17, 1996
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
6–4 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on January 24, 1998?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 2, Penguins 4.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Penguins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Jan 21
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · MTL won
Next game · Jan 25
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · WSH won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Jan 22
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
3–2 · PIT won
Next game · Jan 26
🎵STL @ 🐧PIT
2–4 · PIT won
Also on January 24, 1998
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 final
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
3–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐙DET
0–1 final
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
4–5 final
⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL
3–2 final
👑LAK @ 🦆ANA
3–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 🏛️OTT
2–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR
2–5 final
Bruins season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule