Penguins 6–5 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 4, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐧 PIT	4	1	1	6
🐻 BOS	2	2	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:39 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

3 A

3 shots · 24:04 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 23:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Brad Marchand Go-ahead 1st · 00:41

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

0–1

🐧 Drew O'Connor Tying 1st · 05:04

Assists: Kris Letang, Lars Eller · beat Jeremy Swayman

1–1

🐧 Ryan Graves Go-ahead 1st · 06:17

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–1

🐻 David Pastrnak Tying 1st · 06:39

Assists: Hampus Lindholm, Morgan Geekie · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–2

🐧 Jake Guentzel Go-ahead 1st · 07:21

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang · beat Jeremy Swayman

3–2

🐧 Lars Eller 1st · 15:58

Assists: Drew O'Connor, Erik Karlsson · beat Jeremy Swayman

4–2

2nd period

🐧 Jeff Carter 2nd · 06:38

Assists: Kris Letang, Bryan Rust · beat Jeremy Swayman

5–2

🐻 Morgan Geekie 2nd · 09:51

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

5–3

🐻 Jake DeBrusk 2nd · 19:24

Assists: Brandon Carlo, Morgan Geekie · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

5–4

3rd period

🐻 Brad Marchand SH Tying 3rd · 03:08

Assists: Charlie Coyle · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

5–5

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:19

Assists: Erik Karlsson · beat Jeremy Swayman

6–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 18:39

L2 Acciari · Malkin · Rust 17:09

L3 O'Connor · Eller · Smith 14:28

L4 Harkins · Carter · Puustinen 10:31

D1 Pettersson · Letang 24:44

D2 Karlsson · Joseph 18:42

D3 Graves · Ruhwedel 14:57

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Zacha · Pastrnak 21:41

L2 DeBrusk · Coyle · Geekie 18:21

L3 Heinen · van Riemsdyk · Frederic 14:11

L4 Steen · Merkulov · Beecher 6:23

D1 Lindholm · McAvoy 27:50

D2 Grzelcyk · Carlo 19:42

D3 Shattenkirk · Lohrei 10:58

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BOS🐻

35 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

29 Hits 19

20 Blocked shots 12

13 Takeaways 3

5 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 17.1% (6/35) BOS shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

29/35

.829 SV% · 6 GA · 57:19 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

PIT BOS

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–2

Penguins

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

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Apr 12023 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Jan 22023 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–2 Nov 12022 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 6–5 OT Apr 212022 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Apr 162022 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–2

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❓ PIT vs BOS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Bruins on January 4, 2024?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Drew O'Connor, Jake Guentzel, Jeff Carter, Lars Eller, Ryan Graves, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand (2), David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, Morgan Geekie.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves on 35 shots (.829 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

BeforeJan 2 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterJan 6 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–1

🐻 Bruins

BeforeJan 2 🐻BOS @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 AfterJan 6 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–7

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