Bruins 2–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2007)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Gary Roberts

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:20 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Georges Laraque

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 09:44 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Erik Christensen

2 A

1 shots · 12:19 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 03:48

Assists: Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard · beat Ty Conklin

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Gary Roberts Tying 2nd · 02:16

Assists: Georges Laraque, Erik Christensen · beat Alex Auld

1–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:04

Assists: Jordan Staal, Sergei Gonchar · beat Alex Auld

1–2

🐧 Georges Laraque 2nd · 13:34

Assists: Gary Roberts, Erik Christensen · beat Alex Auld

1–3

3rd period

🐻 Petteri Nokelainen 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Peter Schaefer, Matt Lashoff · beat Ty Conklin

2–3

🐧 Gary Roberts Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Sturm · Savard · Kobasew 20:42

L2 Axelsson · Schaefer · Metropolit 18:01

L3 Lucic · Sobotka · Nokelainen 10:19

L4 Thornton · Reich · Kessel 7:26

D1 Wideman · Chara 30:26

D2 Ference · Stuart 20:08

D3 Hunwick · Lashoff 10:01

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Staal · Malkin 21:30

L2 Roberts · Armstrong · Sykora 15:23

L3 Kennedy · Christensen · Hall 12:19

L4 Ruutu · Taffe · Laraque 9:44

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 24:40

D2 Sydor · Scuderi 19:55

D3 Letang · Eaton 14:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 25

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 17

14 Blocked shots 16

1 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 6.7% (2/30) PIT shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Alex Auld

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 58:56 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ty Conklin

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

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

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Dec 202007 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 5–4 SO 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

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BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on December 23, 2007?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Bruins 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

P.J. Axelsson, Petteri Nokelainen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Gary Roberts (2), Evgeni Malkin, Georges Laraque.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Alex Auld made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 22 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 4–1 AfterDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 3–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 21 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2 AfterDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4

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