Boston Bruins 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 5: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, Boston Bruins 4 to Pittsburgh Penguins 5, on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins.
NHLSunday, March 8, 2026
DateMar 8, 2026
Start time4:30 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVTNT/HBO Max/truTV
Attendance18,029
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Boston BruinsPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
35-22-6Record32-17-14
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding7th in Metropolitan Division
5-4Road record / home record4-4
WWWWLLast 5LWLLL
W4StreakL1
Team stats
Boston BruinsPittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Boston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReservePittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 12:57 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:51 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 4:42 | 0:00 | 14:26 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 10:24 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 9:37 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 8:55 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 12:49 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:37 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 8:59 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 4:12 | 1:00 | 14:23 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 1:43 | 0:44 | 15:29 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:25 | 4:42 | 0:00 | 16:43 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:59 | 4:06 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 13:45 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 | 1:07 | 0:22 | 20:35 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:21 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 17:14 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:26 | 4:42 | 1:40 | 18:04 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 15:54 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 18:42 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joonas Korpisalo | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .875 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 60:17 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 12:19 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 15:03 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 12:42 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 9:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:34 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:47 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 10:27 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:04 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 12:55 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 12:39 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 13:23 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:23 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 14:41 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 14:54 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:12 | 1:00 | 2:39 | 15:33 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 10:21 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 9:14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 16:57 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24:20 | 1:00 | 2:42 | 20:38 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 20:47 | 1:22 | 1:56 | 17:29 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:52 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 16:42 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Solovyov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 13:21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:19 | 0:02 | 1:52 | 19:25 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 60:17 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 5-4, on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Boston Bruins 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 5.
Who were the top performers?
Boston Bruins: Pavel Zacha (3 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Anthony Mantha (2 goals).
Where is Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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