Bruins 5–6 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 7, 2018)

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

Evgeni Malkin

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:57 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

3 A

2 shots · 22:38 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:55 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Ryan Spooner Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: Kevan Miller, Jake DeBrusk · beat Tristan Jarry

1–0

🐧 Jamie Oleksiak Tying 1st · 03:53

Assists: Matt Hunwick, Carl Hagelin · beat Tuukka Rask

1–1

🐧 Phil Kessel PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:04

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Tuukka Rask

1–2

🐧 Kris Letang 1st · 13:27

Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Tuukka Rask

1–3

2nd period

🐻 Brad Marchand 2nd · 07:18

Assists: Patrice Bergeron · beat Tristan Jarry

2–3

🐻 Noel Acciari Tying 2nd · 08:18

Assists: Brandon Carlo, Brad Marchand · beat Tristan Jarry

3–3

🐻 David Pastrnak Go-ahead 2nd · 12:14

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

4–3

🐻 David Backes 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Zdeno Chara, Danton Heinen · beat Tristan Jarry

5–3

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Patric Hornqvist · beat Tuukka Rask

5–4

3rd period

🐧 Riley Sheahan Tying 3rd · 02:54

Unassisted · beat Tuukka Rask

5–5

Overtime

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead OT · 02:51

Assists: Phil Kessel, Kris Letang · beat Tuukka Rask

5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Bergeron 18:22

L2 DeBrusk · Spooner · Pastrnak 16:03

L3 Heinen · Nash · Backes 13:43

L4 Schaller · Acciari · Kuraly 12:30

D1 Chara · McAvoy 25:26

D2 Miller · Krug 17:58

D3 Carlo · Grzelcyk 16:13

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 20:57

L2 Hagelin · Hornqvist · Sprong 17:03

L3 Simon · Sheahan · Guentzel 14:04

L4 Sheary · Kuhnhackl · Reaves 11:42

D1 Letang · Schultz 21:42

D2 Dumoulin · Maatta 19:00

D3 Oleksiak · Hunwick 18:27

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 35

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

28 Hits 36

15 Blocked shots 18

4 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 4

BOS shooting 20.0% (5/25) PIT shooting 17.1% (6/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

29/35

.829 SV% · 6 GA · 62:51 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

14/19

.737 SV% · 5 GA · 37:08 TOI

Matt Murray Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 25:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

BOS PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Bruins

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

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-2 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 242017 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Jan 262017 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Jan 222017 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 1–5 Dec 142016 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Feb 242016 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–5

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BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on January 7, 2018?

Penguins won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Bruins 5, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, David Backes, David Pastrnak, Noel Acciari, Ryan Spooner.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (2), Jamie Oleksiak, Kris Letang, Phil Kessel, Riley Sheahan.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 29 saves on 35 shots (.829 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 14 saves on 19 shots (.737 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

BeforeJan 6 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 1–7 AfterJan 13 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 5 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 4–0 AfterJan 13 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 1–4

Also on January 7

😈NJD 4–5 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 1–4 🔔PHI 🦈SJS 1–4 ✈️WPG 🎵STL 3–4 🦅WSH 🛢️EDM 1–4 🪶CHI 🐆FLA 2–3 🧥CBJ 🐋VAN 2–5 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 5–2 🐙DET

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