Pastrnak continues 17-game point streak, leads Bruins past Penguins 3-2 – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Pastrnak had a objective and an help, extending his level streak to 17 video games, and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday.

Pastrnak scored his thirty second objective of the season 1:32 into the sport on a breakaway.

Mason Lohrei added a power-play objective for Boston and Charlie Coyle scored an empty-net shorthanded objective to present the Bruins a 3-1 lead within the ultimate minute.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 pictures for his first win since Jan. 23 when he shut out Ottawa.

Anthony Beauvillier scored a short-handed objective for Pittsburgh and Rickard Rakell scored a power-play objective within the ultimate minute.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 23 saves for Pittsburgh.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand left with an upper-body injury within the first interval following an ungainly hit into the nook boards from P.O Joseph. Later within the first interval, Joseph left with an upper-body damage following successful from Mark Kastelic.

Takeaways

The Bruins snapped a five-game dropping streak. Boston misplaced its earlier 5 video games by one objective, together with two in time beyond regulation. The Bruins have factors in 5 of their final eight video games.

The Penguins misplaced for the fifth time in six video games. They rallied from a 3-0 deficit to upend Philadelphia in time beyond regulation and finish a four-game dropping streak on Thursday.

Key second

Boston scored two targets on its first seven pictures. Pastrnak scored on the Bruins’ first shot — the thirteenth time this season Pittsburgh allowed a objective on its first shot — and Lohrei scored 6:33 into the sport.

Key stat

Pastrnak has 15 targets and 33 factors throughout his 17-game streak. His 17-game level streak tied Ray Bourque for the eighth-longest in franchise historical past.