Final: Penguins 2, Bruins 1
THIRD PERIOD
Penguins 2-1 winners. Bruins now 1-3 since White House visit.
Corvo to room, injuried, with 2:15 to go. Returns with 1:43 left.
6:00 to go. Bruins still in need of goal to force OT.
6:45 -- Penguins, 2-1 -- Corvo nails in long wrister through screen from blue line.
Two days later, it's Ground Hog Day again.
1:53 -- Peguins, 2-0. Cooke pots loose puck in crease. Corvo fishes for puck, fails to take him out.
Bruins open with Marchand-Bergeron-Seguin line. Sam ol', same ol'.
SECOND PERIOD
40:00 in books. Pens, 1-0. Bruins now five scorerless periods, 0-for-67 with shots.
Big Z around Pittsburgh net today a couple of times during 5/5 play.
Bruins with five shots on net during 4min. PP. No goal. Pens still ahead, 1-0.
10:31 -- Fleury turns back Corvo at right post.
8:56 -- Four minute penalty on Dupuis for high stick on Seguin. Boston's first chance on man-advantage. Bruins 6-for-30 over last 10 games.
5:57 -- Second power play chance for Pens, Pouliot off for hooking.
Bergeron and Seguin miss net on two primo chances in first minute.
5:57 -- Second power play chance for Pens, Pouliot off for hooking.
Bergeron and Seguin miss net on two primo chances in first minute.
FIRST PERIOD
Pens carry 1-0 lead into first period. Bruins with 10-6 shot lead but again with very little presence around net.
1951 -- Penguins, 1-0. Malkin pots free puck at left post after puck trickles through crease on shot from above right wing faceoff circle.
First penalty of day (Peverley slash on Malkin) at 19:16.
Bruins with 9-3 shot lead through 15:00. No score.
Halfway through first. No score. Skating/passing game. Boards unbruised.
Opening 8:00 very quiet. Funereal. Shots, 2-2.
Puck down.
Thomas, winner of his last three starts, in net today for Bruins.
Less than an hour to go here at TD Garden before the Bruins-Penguins matchup.
Jordan Caron recalled from WannaBs prior to today's tilt, but not expected to play until tomorrow (in D.C.) at the earliest.
(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
- Kevin Paul Dupont (right), Globe national hockey writer
- Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Bruins reporter
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