The Bruins will return to TD Garden for a matchup against the Penguins on Thursday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Thursday’s game.
WHO: Penguins (29-12-5) at Bruins (27-9-12)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
FINAL: Bruins beat the Penguins, 4-1. Marchand adds an empty-netter late.
9:45: Empty net for Pittsburgh.
9:34: Too many men call on Pittsburgh. Bruins to the power play.
9:19: Bergeron from the slot. 3-1 Boston.
8:56: End Second: Bruins still lead, 2-1.
8:45: Krug and Hornqvist now get into a kerfuffle.
8:30: Nordstrom is back, and throwing around plenty of hits.
8:19:
https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1217979645699731456
8:17:
https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1217979119553728512
8:14: Second period underway.
7:45: Bruins storm back with goals from Kuraly + Lindholm. Kuhlman had a hand in both goals.
7:31: Chris Wagner and Kris Letang get tied up behind the play. Both going to the penalty box.
7:25: Bruins 0-for-2 on the power play in the early going.
7:18: Bruins on the power play.
7:16: Crosby scores just 24 seconds in.
7:15: Puck is dropped and we're underway.
7:00: Starters:
https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1217959796608991233
6:44: No Krejci for warmups.
LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Anders Bjork
Danton Heinen -- Par Lindholm -- Karson Kuhlman
Joakim Nordstrom -- Sean Kuraly -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Matt Grzelcyk
Jaroslav Halak
Dan Vladar
Scratched: David Backes, Steven Kampfer
Injured: Kevan Miller (knee), Tuukka Rask (concussion), Connor Clifton (upper body), David Krejci (upper body)
PITTSBURGH
Jared McCann -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Dominik Kahun -- Evgeni Malkin -- Bryan Rust
Alex Galchenyuk -- Andrew Agozzino -- Patric Hornqvist
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Tanev
Jack Johnson -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Juuso Riikola -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Matt Murray
PREGAME NOTES:
- The Bruins, who have lost two in a row, have a tough test in front of them with the Penguins, who are looking for their fifth straight win on Thursday night. The Pens, who have been slammed with the injury bug all year long, did receive some good news earlier this week, as Sidney Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup Tuesday after missing over two months due to core muscle surgery. Crosby tallied four points that night in a win over the Wild.
- The Bruins will have a new-look lineup on Thursday, as Karson Kuhlman will replace Brett Ritchie on the third line after Ritchie was placed on waivers Wednesday. Ritchie has since cleared waivers and will report to Providence. Boston may be without David Krejci, who did not practice on Thursday morning due to an upper-body injury. He’s officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight.
- Jaroslav Halak will get the start in net, as Tuukka Rask was officially placed on injured reserve Thursday morning. Bruce Cassidy noted that Rask was at Warrior Ice Arena Thursday and was feeling better, but there is no set timeline for his return. With Rask out, Boston has also called Dan Vladar up from Providence.