Pregame The Penguins get Evgeni Malkin back from injury and scratch Andrei Kuzmenko. Arturs Silovs gets the start. Boston shows up with this lineup and backup Michael DiPietro in net. First period The Bruins are the better team early, with…
The Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Thursday night, powered by a two-goal performance from Pavel Zacha. Pittsburgh opened the scoring through Justin Brazeau, but Boston took command with three first-period goals from Zacha, Mark Kastelic, and Elias Lindholm against Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs.
Nick Robertson narrowed the deficit to 3-2 in the second period before Zacha struck again on a 2-on-1 rush. Morgan Geekie and Fraser Minten added further goals to secure a dominant victory for Boston, who had Michael DiPietro starting in net.
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