National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Boston 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2007
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 15304
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 3101 so5
Boston 02204
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 17-15-1-1 7-7-1-1 10-8-0-0 W1
Boston 18-12-2-2 8-5-0-2 10-7-2-0 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Boston Bruins have a 8-5-0-2 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 10-8-0-0 record on the road.
  • Boston has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Bruins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Penguins have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Marco Sturm played for 20:28 during 28 shifts and scored 2 points. Marco Sturm had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Sidney Crosby played for 20:20 during 27 shifts and scored 3 points. Sidney Crosby had 1 goal and 2 assists.
  • Boston had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Pittsburgh had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Boston
Sidney Crosby 3 Points Marco Sturm 2
Evgeni Malkin 2 Goals Marco Sturm 1
Colby Armstrong 3 Assists Andrew Ference 2
N/A Power Play Goals Marco Sturm 1
N/A Short Handed Goals P.J. Axelsson 1
Ty Conklin .902 Save Percentage Tim Thomas .862
Ty Conklin 37 Saves Tim Thomas 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 29 5 0-5 5-7 26 42
Boston 41 4 2-7 5-5 22 34
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Bruins have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Penguins have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .588 after a loss.