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BOS 11-4-1
6 – 2
FINAL
PIT 5-8-2

Boston Bruins 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

The Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on 24 shots to 18, validating SportsFBI's pregame lean of 58% for Boston and improving the Bruins' record to 11-4-1 while dropping Pittsburgh to 5-8-2. Michael DiPietro made 16 saves on 18 shots for Boston, outdueling Arturs Silovs, who stopped 18 of 24 shots for the Penguins.

The first period established Boston's momentum after Justin Brazeau opened the scoring at 9:04 with assists from Hendrix Lapierre and Kaedan Korczak to put Pittsburgh ahead. Boston answered when Pavel Zacha scored at 12:07 off assists from David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka, followed by a goal from Mark Kastelic at 15:04 assisted by Frederic Brunet and Tanner Jeannot, and a late tally by Elias Lindholm at 18:57 to make it 3-1.

Pittsburgh cut into the deficit in the second period at 7:57 when Nick Robertson scored with assists from Kaedan Korczak and Blake Lizotte. Boston responded as Pavel Zacha tallied his second goal of the game at 14:24 from JJ Peterka and David Pastrnak, and Morgan Geekie added a goal at 16:57 assisted by Hampus Lindholm to extend the lead to 5-2.

Boston capped the scoring in the third period at 8:39 when Fraser Minten found the net with an assist from Morgan Geekie, securing the 6-2 final. Pavel Zacha led Boston with two goals, Morgan Geekie contributed a goal and an assist, and David Pastrnak notched two assists, while Kaedan Korczak recorded two assists for Pittsburgh.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Upset

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Pittsburgh Penguins (-118, 54% implied) over the Boston Bruins. The underdog won.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Boston Bruins (58% confidence). It gave a 33% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 4 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · PIT -1.5 BOS covered Won by 4
Total · 6.5 Over 8 combined
Moneyline BOS +105 · PIT -126 PIT favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (PIT) +1.5-1.5 -3
Total 6.56.5 No move
Moneyline (PIT) -102-126 -24

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS
Pavel Zacha
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:42 TOI
Goals · BOS
Morgan Geekie
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 12:45 TOI
Season highs
Pavel Zacha · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BOS 4 largest lead P3 8:39 (BOS 6, PIT 2) · 3-0 run, P1 12:07–P1 18:57
PIT 1 largest lead P1 9:04 (BOS 0, PIT 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:04 Justin Brazeau (Hendrix Lapierre, Kaedan Korczak) PIT · snap shot · BOS 0, PIT 1
  • P1 12:07 Pavel Zacha (David Pastrnak, JJ Peterka) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 1, PIT 1
  • P1 15:04 Mark Kastelic (Frederic Brunet, Tanner Jeannot) BOS · tip-in shot · BOS 2, PIT 1
  • P1 18:57 Elias Lindholm BOS · wrist shot · BOS 3, PIT 1
  • P2 7:57 Nick Robertson (Kaedan Korczak, Blake Lizotte) PIT · tip-in shot · BOS 3, PIT 2
  • P2 14:24 Pavel Zacha (JJ Peterka, David Pastrnak) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 4, PIT 2
  • P2 16:57 Morgan Geekie (Hampus Lindholm) BOS · wrist shot · BOS 5, PIT 2
  • P3 8:39 Fraser Minten (Morgan Geekie) BOS · snap shot · BOS 6, PIT 2

Linescore

123 T
BOS 321 6
PIT 110 2

Shots on goal: BOS 24, PIT 18

Biggest Period

The Boston Bruins scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BOSPIT
24Shots on goal18
55Shot attempts42
31Faceoff wins19
23Hits17
20Blocked shots7
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
15Giveaways17
2Penalty minutes2
88.9%Save %75.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BOS119424
PIT510318

🎯 Shot Map

Boston Bruins6 G · 34 attempts
Sean Kuraly: saved (deflected)Sean Kuraly: saved (poke)David Pastrnak: missed the netTanner Jeannot: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netJames Hagens: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: goal (wrist)Tanner Jeannot: saved (backhand)James Hagens: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: missed the netMark Kastelic: goal (tip-in)James Hagens: saved (tip-in)Elias Lindholm: goal (wrist)Elias Lindholm: saved (wrist)Marat Khusnutdinov: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Will Borgen: missed the netWill Borgen: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (wrist)James Hagens: saved (wrist)Pavel Zacha: goal (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netMorgan Geekie: goal (wrist)Morgan Geekie: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (backhand)Fraser Minten: goal (snap)JJ Peterka: saved (wrist)Hampus Lindholm: saved (wrist)
  • 6Goals18% of attempts
  • 18Saved53% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net29% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins2 G · 34 attempts
Egor Chinakhov: missed the netJustin Brazeau: goal (snap)Spencer Stastney: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (poke)Justin Brazeau: saved (tip-in)Spencer Stastney: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Samuel Girard: saved (wrist)Nick Robertson: missed the netNick Robertson: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Nick Robertson: missed the netNick Robertson: goal (tip-in)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Declan Carlile: saved (slap)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netBlake Lizotte: missed the netKris Letang: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (slap)Kris Letang: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Declan Carlile: saved (wrist)Nick Robertson: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 16Saved47% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net47% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Zacha C 202+221117:42
Morgan Geekie C 112+220112:45
David Pastrnak R 022+141019:27
JJ Peterka R 022+210017:14
Elias Lindholm C 101-130114:40
Fraser Minten C 101+112113:04
Mark Kastelic C 101+112212:08
Hampus Lindholm D 011+412219:07
Frederic Brunet D 011+100215:25
Tanner Jeannot L 011+214012:17
Will Borgen D 000003420:32
Nikita Zadorov D 000004220:04
Charlie McAvoy D 000+310220:02
Mason Lohrei D 000001217:06
Sean Kuraly C 000+221013:35
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000011013:12
Casey Mittelstadt C 000000012:53
James Hagens C 000041011:57
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Michael DiPietro — 161888.9257:02
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kaedan Korczak D 022+101218:51
Nick Robertson L 101+122013:38
Justin Brazeau R 101-240111:07
Blake Lizotte C 011+101012:26
Hendrix Lapierre C 011-104011:20
Erik Karlsson D 000-400020:24
Spencer Stastney D 000-121019:18
Samuel Girard D 000-230219:11
Kris Letang D 000-203018:46
Rickard Rakell R 000-320017:15
Ben Kindel C 000-301017:09
Tommy Novak C 000-200016:29
Sidney Crosby C 000-102016:21
Declan Carlile D 000020216:10
Connor Dewar C 000+112015:34
Evgeni Malkin C 000-110015:14
Egor Chinakhov R 000-110015:00
Ville Koivunen R 000-100008:57
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs — 182475.0657:02

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

PlayerPropLineActualResult
David Pastrnak BOS Points1.52 Over
Assists0.52 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal3.54 Over
Pavel Zacha BOS Points0.52 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.52 Over
Shots on goal1.52 Over
Morgan Geekie BOS Points0.52 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.52 Over
JJ Peterka BOS Points0.52 Over
Assists0.52 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal1.51 Under
Fraser Minten BOS Points0.51 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Shots on goal1.51 Under
Elias Lindholm BOS Points0.51 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.53 Over

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series BOS 1 – 0 PIT
Last 4 meetings · since 2025-26 BOS 3 – 1 PIT
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Boston Bruins 12-4-1 W3 L10 7-2-1 Next game: vs FLA · Sun, Nov 8
Pittsburgh Penguins 5-9-2 L4 L10 2-7-1 Next game: @ LAK · Sat, Nov 7

🔍 Key Suspects Results

12 of 16 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

BOS — Away
David Pastrnak David Pastrnak RW Shots on Goal · FanDuel 3.5 OVER HIT Actual 4
Fraser Minten Fraser Minten C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 1
JJ Peterka JJ Peterka RW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Charlie McAvoy Charlie McAvoy D Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Pavel Zacha Pavel Zacha C Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
James Hagens James Hagens C Points · DraftKings 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Elias Lindholm Elias Lindholm C Points · DraftKings 0.5 OVER HIT Actual 1
Morgan Geekie Morgan Geekie C Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
PIT — Home
Ben Kindel Ben Kindel C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Egor Chinakhov Egor Chinakhov RW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Sidney Crosby Sidney Crosby C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Evgeni Malkin Evgeni Malkin C Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Tommy Novak Tommy Novak C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Rickard Rakell Rickard Rakell RW Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Erik Karlsson Erik Karlsson D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Nick Robertson Nick Robertson LW Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 2

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