Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguins31-16-13
1FinalMar 3, 2026
Boston BruinsBruins34-21-5
2TVNESNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
PIT+100
BOS−120
Puck line
PIT +1.5−250
BOS −1.5+205
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
- Puck line: Penguins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (3 goals).
Recap
The Boston Bruins edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 at TD Garden in Boston on Mar 3, 2026 to move to 34-21-5.
The Bruins won despite being outshot 35-28.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W: Swayman · L: Skinner
Scoring plays
First Period
- PITGoal · 0:42Erik Karlsson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (24)1-0
- BOSGoal · 5:10Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Eyssimont (10)1-1
- BOSGoal · 6:00Casey Mittelstadt Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (17), Pavel Zacha (24)1-2
Team stats
PITBOS
- Shots
- 35
- 28
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 33.3
- 66.7
- Hits
- 24
- 23
- Blocked Shots
- 23
- 12
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
Pittsburgh PenguinsBoston Bruins
Goals
Erik Karlsson1
Casey Mittelstadt1
Assists
Bryan Rust1
Nikita Zadorov1
Points
Erik Karlsson1
Casey Mittelstadt1
Player stats
Penguins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hayes RW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha RW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Tommy Novak C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust RW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Penguins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Clifton D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Samuel Girard D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang D | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 21:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Penguins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner G | 2 | 28 | 26 | .929 | 58:01 | 0 |
Bruins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| David Pastrnak RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 19:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 0 |
Bruins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:33 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bruins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman G | 1 | 35 | 34 | .971 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jeremy Swayman (BOS)
- Stuart Skinner (PIT)
- Charlie McAvoy (BOS)
Game info
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
Attendance17,850
OfficialsReferee: Wes McCauley · Referee: Alex Lepkowski · Linesman: Tommy Hughes · Linesman: Ryan Daisy
TVNESN · local
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