2–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 47-22-12 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	2
PIT	0	0	0	5

Bruins at Penguins

Penguins beat Bruins 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 18, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Apr 18, 1998 · 14:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

3 G

4 shots · 18:14 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

3 A

4 shots · 15:36 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:25 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 30

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

9 Hits 21

12 Blocked shots 15

2 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 8

14 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 9.5% (2/21) PIT shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 32:01 TOI

Robbie Tallas

9/11

.818 SV% · 2 GA · 27:48 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 45-28-7 (56% win rate, 80 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 47-22-12 (58% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 45-28-7 (56% win rate, 80 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 47-22-12 (58% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · DiMaio · Heinze 17:39

L2 Axelsson · Taylor · Carter 16:14

L3 Donato · Samsonov · Khristich 12:49

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Mann 8:00

D1 Bourque · Ledyard 22:56

D2 Ellett · McLaren 19:36

D3 Gill · Van Impe 18:04

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 21:44

L2 Straka · Lang · Brown 15:36

L3 Wright · Olczyk · Morozov 10:48

L4 Valk · Johansson 8:48

D1 Slegr · Werenka 21:04

D2 Gronman · Hatcher 20:12

D3 Tamer · Kasparaitis 18:30

D4 Moran 11:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on April 18, 1998?

Penguins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 2, Penguins 5.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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 · Apr 15

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 16

Also on April 18, 1998

Bruins season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule