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35-22-6
Boston Bruins
4
SOG: 28
32-17-14
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
SOG: 40
PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh
OFF
March 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
BOS
P. Zacha
BOS • 3G 0A
M. Geekie
BOS • 0G 1A
C. McAvoy
BOS • 0G 1A
V. Arvidsson
BOS • 0G 2A
J. Aspirot
BOS • 0G 2A
D. Pastrnak
BOS • 1G 0A
PIT
E. Chinakhov
PIT • 1G 0A
R. Rakell
PIT • 0G 1A
E. Karlsson
PIT • 0G 2A
C. Dewar
PIT • 1G 0A
R. Shea
PIT • 0G 1A
A. Mantha
PIT • 2G 0A
T. Novak
PIT • 1G 1A
I. Solovyov
PIT • 0G 1A
P. Wotherspoon
PIT • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
A. Mantha
PIT • R • 2G 0A
⭐ 2
P. Zacha
BOS • C • 3G 0A
⭐ 3
T. Novak
PIT • C • 1G 1A
35-22-5 - OT1
Boston Bruins
31-17-14 - W1
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
March 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BOS
1
R
David Pastrnak
23G - 52A
(75P)
2
C
Morgan Geekie
34G - 23A
(57P)
3
C
Pavel Zacha
19G - 26A
(45P)
4
D
Charlie McAvoy
6G - 39A
(45P)
5
C
Elias Lindholm
12G - 28A
(40P)
BOS Injuries
Locmelis, Dans
Shoulder
Season
Locmelis will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery next week, Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Boston Bruins acquire Lukas Reichel from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Boston Bruins acquire Massimo Rizzo and Alexis Gendron from the Philadelphia Flyers for Brett Harrison and Jackson Edward.
Atlantic
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PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
27G - 32A
(59P)
2
C
Evgeni Malkin
13G - 34A
(47P)
3
R
Anthony Mantha
23G - 24A
(47P)
4
R
Bryan Rust
21G - 25A
(46P)
5
D
Erik Karlsson
6G - 36A
(42P)
PIT Injuries
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Mar 8, 2026
Malkin, Evgeni
Suspension
Day to Day
Malkin received a five-game suspension Friday for slashing the Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin in Thursday's contest.
Mar 16, 2026
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Week to Week
Crosby (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
Mar 26, 2026
St. Ivany, Jack
Hand
Week to Week
St. Ivany (hand) was put on injured reserve Thursday.
Mar 26, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Suspension
Week to Week
Jones (lower body) was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Monday for a conditioning loan.
Apr 2, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
Feb 24 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Samuel Girard and a 2028 2nd round pick from the Colorado Avalanche for Brett Kulak
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
BOS
24-13-3
2.80 GAA
90.6% SV
PIT
19-13-7
2.74 GAA
89.0% SV
BOS
11-9-3
3.28 GAA
89.2% SV
PIT
14-8-8
2.84 GAA
89.8% SV
BOS
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
100.0% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
Goaltenders
BOS
35-22-5
GAA: 3.10
SV%: 0.897
vs
PIT
31-17-14
GAA: 2.82
SV%: 0.896