Bruins 5–2 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2008)

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 🐻 BOS

Marc Savard

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:11 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dennis Wideman

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 24:45 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Thomas

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 1st · 17:00

Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Dustin Jeffrey · beat Tim Thomas

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Zdeno Chara PP Tying 2nd · 04:46

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Dennis Wideman · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

🐻 Marc Savard PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:30

Assists: David Krejci, Dennis Wideman · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–1

🐧 Pascal Dupuis Tying 2nd · 15:13

Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Tim Thomas

2–2

🐻 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 2nd · 16:43

Assists: Marc Savard · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Martin St. Pierre SH 3rd · 05:28

Assists: Marc Savard · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–2

🐻 Dennis Wideman 3rd · 09:38

Assists: Zdeno Chara, P.J. Axelsson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Krejci · Savard · Kessel 19:04

L2 Axelsson · Wheeler · Ryder 16:05

L3 Lucic · Yelle · Kobasew 12:04

L4 Thornton · St. Pierre · Sobotka 8:46

D1 Chara · Wideman 26:14

D2 Hunwick · Ward 18:26

D3 Hnidy · Stuart 15:11

🐧Penguins

L1 Staal · Malkin · Crosby 21:42

L2 Cooke · Fedotenko · Dupuis 15:29

L3 Talbot · Sykora · Satan 11:55

L4 Jeffrey · Wallace 8:30

D1 Whitney · Scuderi 20:36

D2 Orpik · Gill 18:42

D3 Boucher · Eaton 14:42

D4 Goligoski 10:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

40 Shots on goal 34

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

18 Hits 28

6 Blocked shots 22

3 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 3

13 Penalty minutes 23

BOS shooting 12.5% (5/40) PIT shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

35/40

.875 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-3 (50% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 202008 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 2–1 SO Feb 282008 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–5 Feb 132008 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–1 Dec 232007 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Dec 202007 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 5–4 SO

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Who won Bruins vs Penguins on December 30, 2008?

Bruins won 5–2. The final score was Bruins 5, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dennis Wideman, Marc Savard, Martin St. Pierre, Phil Kessel, Zdeno Chara.

Who scored for Penguins?

Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves on 40 shots (.875 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 2–1 AfterJan 1 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 2–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterJan 1 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 2–4

Also on December 30

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