On Friday night, the Boston Bruins will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at TD Garden.
The game starts at 6:30 p.m. ET, and you can watch it live on DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount) or Sling TV (discount). You can also watch it on TNT and Max.
The Atlantic Division’s Boston Bruins (11-10-3) have had a mixed start to the season.
On Wednesday night, the Bruins defeated the New York Islanders 6-3.
Jonas Korpisalo made 21 saves, as Brad Marchand and Pavel Zacha both scored twice.
Boston, which was recovering from a 2-0 home loss to Vancouver on Tuesday night, also had goals from Morgan Geekie and Nikita Zadorov. Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak each contributed three assists.
Since Jim Montgomery was benched by interim coach Joe Sacco on November 19, Boston has a 3-1-0 record.
The Bruins, who are 6-5-2 at home this season, are playing their third straight game at home.
Marchand has 17 points, while Dave Pastrnak leads the team with 22.
With 16 of the Bruins’ starts in goal, Jeremy Swayman has amassed a 6-8-2 record and a 3.16 goals-against average.
On Wednesday night, Pittsburgh (8-12-4, in the Metropolitan Division) defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 5-4 thanks to two goals and an assist from Bryan Rust.
After missing five games due to a concussion, Blake Lizotte scored, and Pittsburgh also had goals from Rickard Rakell and Kevin Hayes on the power play. The Penguins took a 4-1 lead after one period thanks to three assists from Erik Karlsson and two from Sidney Crosby.
For the Penguins, Tristan Jarry saved 25 shots.
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Rickard Rakell (67) of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with Bryan Rust (17) following his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo by Matt Freed/AP)
This season, the Penguins have a 3-6-2 away record.
With the win, Mike Sullivan became the NHL’s fastest-born coach to reach 500 regular season and playoff victories. In 948 games, Sullivan—who previously coached in Boston—met the milestone, 20 fewer than Peter Laviolette.
With 23 points, Crosby leads the Penguins, followed by Evgeni Malkion with 21 points.
Joel Blomqvist (3-5-0, 3.60), Jarry (2-3-1, 4.34), and Alex Nedeljkovic (3-4-3, 3.42 GAA) have been splitting the goalkeeper responsibilities.
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