Penguins 5–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Apr 3, 2012)

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

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:03 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

3 A

4 shots · 24:30 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Milan Lucic

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:58 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 07:41

Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Kris Letang · beat Marty Turco

1–0

🐧 Paul Martin 1st · 14:58

Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang · beat Marty Turco

2–0

🐻 Benoit Pouliot 1st · 16:57

Assists: Chris Kelly, Brian Rolston · beat Brent Johnson

2–1

2nd period

🐻 Milan Lucic Tying 2nd · 00:18

Assists: David Krejci, Rich Peverley · beat Brent Johnson

2–2

🐧 James Neal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:11

Assists: Chris Kunitz, Sidney Crosby · beat Marty Turco

3–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 2nd · 18:59

Assists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin · beat Marty Turco

4–2

3rd period

🐧 Arron Asham 3rd · 06:15

Assists: Craig Adams, Joe Vitale · beat Marty Turco

5–2

🐻 Rich Peverley 3rd · 08:04

Assists: Milan Lucic, David Krejci · beat Brent Johnson

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Staal · Malkin · Crosby 18:17

L2 Cooke · Kunitz · Dupuis 17:07

L3 Neal · Kennedy · Vitale 14:38

L4 Sullivan · Adams · Asham 10:41

D1 Letang · Orpik 24:18

D2 Michalek · Martin 20:34

D3 Engelland · Niskanen 13:23

🐻Bruins

L1 Peverley · Krejci · Bergeron 16:56

L2 Marchand · Lucic · Seguin 15:59

L3 Kelly · Campbell · Rolston 13:45

L4 Paille · Pouliot · Thornton 11:51

D1 Seidenberg · Chara 24:05

D2 Krug · Ference 18:01

D3 Corvo · Boychuk 17:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 29

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

32 Hits 26

18 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 8

9 Penalty minutes 15

PIT shooting 18.5% (5/27) BOS shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Brent Johnson

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Marty Turco

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 59:12 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

PIT BOS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-6-3 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-12-1 (35% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 12-0-2 (86% win rate, 14 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Mar 112012 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Feb 42012 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 2–1 Dec 52011 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Mar 52011 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–2 OT Jan 152011 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–2

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PIT vs BOS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Bruins on April 3, 2012?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Penguins 5, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Arron Asham, James Neal, Paul Martin.

Who scored for Bruins?

Benoit Pouliot, Milan Lucic, Rich Peverley.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Marty Turco made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 1 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 6–4 AfterApr 5 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–5

🐻 Bruins

BeforeApr 1 🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR 2–1 AfterApr 5 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 3–1

Also on April 3

🍁TOR 5–6 ⚔️BUF 🏝️NYI 1–3 😈NJD 🗽NYR 5–3 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–1 🏛️OTT ✈️WPG 5–4 🐆FLA 🌲MIN 1–2 🐯NSH 🦈SJS 5–2 ⭐DAL 🦆ANA 4–5 🐋VAN

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