Penguins 5–4 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 20, 2007)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 20:20 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Colby Armstrong

3 A

2 shots · 20:36 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ty Conklin

37 saves

0.902 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:55

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong · beat Tim Thomas

1–0

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 08:26

Assists: Colby Armstrong, Sergei Gonchar · beat Tim Thomas

2–0

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 11:53

Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Tim Thomas

3–0

2nd period

🐧 Erik Christensen 2nd · 11:26

Assists: Ryan Whitney, Colby Armstrong · beat Tim Thomas

4–0

🐻 Marco Sturm PP 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Andrew Ference, Glen Metropolit · beat Ty Conklin

4–1

🐻 P.J. Axelsson SH 2nd · 17:38

Assists: Jeremy Reich · beat Ty Conklin

4–2

3rd period

🐻 Petteri Nokelainen 3rd · 13:14

Assists: Andrew Ference, Glen Metropolit · beat Ty Conklin

4–3

🐻 Dennis Wideman PP Tying 3rd · 17:05

Assists: Marco Sturm, Marc Savard · beat Ty Conklin

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Staal · Armstrong 20:36

L2 Crosby · Christensen · Sykora 15:55

L3 Roberts · Kennedy · Hall 11:56

L4 Ruutu · Taffe · Laraque 5:39

D1 Whitney · Gonchar 26:10

D2 Scuderi · Eaton 20:40

D3 Sydor · Letang 16:58

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Metropolit · Savard 22:21

L2 Sturm · Kobasew · Kessel 18:55

L3 Schaefer · Lucic · Sobotka 13:36

L4 Reich · Nokelainen · Murray 5:34

D1 Chara · Wideman 29:37

D2 Ward · Ference 23:16

D3 Stuart · Allen 11:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BOS🐻

29 Shots on goal 41

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

9 Hits 19

15 Blocked shots 9

9 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 8

26 Penalty minutes 22

PIT shooting 17.2% (5/29) BOS shooting 9.8% (4/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ty Conklin

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:56 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 4–2

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 292007 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 4–2 Mar 252007 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 0–5 Jan 182007 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 4–5 SO Nov 222006 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 4–3 SO Feb 82006 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 3–1

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PIT vs BOS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Bruins on December 20, 2007?

Penguins won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Penguins 5, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Erik Christensen, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dennis Wideman, Marco Sturm, P.J. Axelsson, Petteri Nokelainen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Bruins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 18 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 0–4 AfterDec 21 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 18 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 3–2 AfterDec 22 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 4–1

Also on December 20

🇨🇦MTL 5–2 🦅WSH 🏛️OTT 2–3 🐦ATL 🍁TOR 1–2 ⚡TBL 🌪️CAR 4–5 🐆FLA 🗽NYR 3–6 🌲MIN 🐙DET 2–3 🎵STL ⭐DAL 2–3 🐋VAN 🌵PHX 3–2 🦈SJS

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