The Bruins will close out their home-and-home series with Pittsburgh when they take on the Penguins for a Sunday matinee. Puck drop is set for 12:30 p.m. Follow along for updates from Sunday’s game.
WHO: Bruins (28-9-12) at Penguins (30-13-5)
WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: PPG Paints Arena
TV: NBCSN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
3:12:
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3:07: Empty net for Boston.
2:56:
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2:32: Bruins blow another three-goal lead. Johnson scores shorthanded
2:29: Bruins to the power play — Marchand is elbowed up high.
2:27: Third period underway.
2:11: End Second: Penguins score again to make it a 3-2 game.B's holding on. Get ready for an eventful third period.
2:01: Marchand + Letang get into a tussle.
https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1218971184689221633
1:49: SOG in favor of Pittsburgh, 3-2, but it feels much worse than that.
1:36:
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1:33: Crosby does it again — setting up another goal for Pittsburgh. 3-2 game.
1:32: Second period underway. Bruins with 22 seconds on the power play.
1:15:
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1:11: Bruins to the power play.
1:08: Pens get on the board. Sidney Crosby - rull good. 3-1 game.
1:03: Pastrnak with his 37th goal of the season. 3-0 Boston.
12:45: Well, that was fast. 2-0 Boston off of goals from Bergeron + Bjork.
12:34: Starters:
https://twitter.com/ConorRyan_93/status/1218949723551338499
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: 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 will look to make it two wins in a row after besting the Penguins, 4-1, on Thursday night. Pittsburgh had won its previous four games before dropping its contest against the B’s.
- Boston will once again be shorthanded up front for Sunday’s game, as David Krejci will miss his second straight game due to an upper-body injury. Charlie Coyle will take his place on the second line, while Par Lindholm will draw in on the third line with Danton Heinen and Karson Kuhlman.
- While the Bruins waived David Backes on Friday afternoon, the veteran will not report to Providence right away after clearing waivers. Like the rest of the NHL roster, Backes will take time off during the league’s bye week before making a decision on his future.
- As always, the Bruins will have to keep tabs on Sidney Crosby, who hasn’t missed a step since returning from core muscle surgery last week. The star center has scored a goal in each of his three games since his return — posting six total points during that stretch.