By The Associated Press’s Brandan McGair
Boston Tristan Jarry made 31 stops, Philip Tomasino scored the game-winning goal in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday.
After the Bruins failed to clear the puck, Tomasino skated in from the left circle to score his first goal of the season with 12:34 left. With less than a second left in the second period, Rickard Rakell of Pittsburgh scored his eighth goal of the season.
Boston’s Jeremy Swayman had 34 saves and Charlie Coyle scored.
Taking advantage of a breakdown in the Pittsburgh zone, Coyle scored his fifth goal of the season 1:24 into the match. At the start of the third period, the Bruins were within eight tenths of a second of winning 1-0, but Rakell tied the score under the Boston net when Sidney Crosby fed him.
Takeaways
Penguins: Tomasino finished with six shots on goal in his second game with the Pittsburgh squad, which has now won two in a row. Earlier in the week, Nashville traded for the 23-year-old.
Boston: Boston’s power play went 0 for 3.
Erik Karlsson, 65, of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pavel Zacha, 18, of the Boston Bruins, fight for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Boston. (Photo by Michael Dwyer for AP)
Key moment
Coyle was staring at an empty net when Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang saved a goal with eight minutes left and the Penguins up by one goal.
Key stat
Crosby now has eight goals and 15 assists in 25 games. With 19 points per game, the legendary Pittsburgh player and Wayne Gretzky are tied for the most in NHL history.
Up next
Penguins: On Saturday night, they will play Calgary at home.
On Sunday, the Bruins will host Montreal.
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