Final: Penguins 1, Bruins 0 - B's shut down in Pittsburgh

The Bruins will continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Penguins on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Sunday's game. 

WHO: Bruins (27-13-6) vs. Penguins (31-14-3)

WHEN: 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: PPG Paints Arena

TV: NBC

RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

LIVE COVERAGE:



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First penalty of the game. Penguins to the power play with 1:28 to go.

Empty net for Boston.

Swayman keeping this a one-goal game.

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Crosby line breaks through.

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Third period is a go.

End Second: Still 0-0 game.

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Pittsburgh with some loooooong shifts in Boston's zone.

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Very tight defensive game in this one. Not a lot of quality looks - although it seems like Pittsburgh is starting to control the game a bit more.

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Second period is a go.

End First: 0-0 game.

Hall and Smith can't convert on the 2-on-1 rush.

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Not a good start for Lauzon.

Great backcheck from Hall there.

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Game is underway, at last.

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LINEUPS

BOSTON

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- David Krejci -- Craig Smith
Nick Ritchie --Charlie Coyle -- Jake DeBrusk
Sean Kuraly -- Curtis Lazar -- Chris Wagner

Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Kevan Miller
Jeremy Lauzon -- Steven Kampfer

Jeremy Swayman
Jaroslav Halak

Scratched: Connor Clifton, Jakub Zboril, Jarred Tinordi, Karson Kuhlman
Injured: Brandon Carlo (upper body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)

PITTSBURGH

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jared McCann -- Jeff Carter -- Jason Zucker
Zach Aston-Reese -- Teddy Blueger -- Kasperi Kapanen
Colton Sceviour -- Mark Jankowski -- Evan Rodrigues

Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Mike Matheson -- Cody Ceci
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino

Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith

Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna, Sam Lafferty
Injured: Evgeni Malkin (lower body), Brandon Tanev (upper body), Frederick Gaudreau (lower body)

PREGAME NOTES

Jeremy Swayman will get the start in net for Boston, while Patrice Bergeron will take part in warmups and will be a game-time decision after missing Friday's game against the Sabres with a lower-body injury.

The Penguins currently sit in second place in the East Division — five points ahead of Boston in the standings, albeit with two more games played than the Bruins. Pittsburgh has won seven of its last eight games (7-1-0) against the Bruins at home, dating back to Dec. 14, 2016.

Sidney Crosby has 63 points (16G-47A) in 48 career games against the Bruins, which includes 23 points (5G-18A) over his last 18 contests. No active player in the NHL has more points against Boston than Crosby.