Bruins and Penguins finish a wild game in overtime
The Boston Bruins visited the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night, looking to win their sixth straight contest. It's safe to say that this game had everything!
The Bruins fought a lot of adversity against the Penguins, as they lost defenseman Derek Forbort and goaltender Jeremy Swayman to injuries. Linus Ulmark was pulled in the second period after his team went down 5-2 but had to come back in at 14:18 of the third for the injured Swayman.
The Bruins came back with goals from Pavel Zacha (11:59) and Taylor Hall (18:43) in the third period to send the game to overtime. After Boston killed off a Hampus Lindholm penalty in overtime, he thanked his team by scoring the game-winner on a beautiful end-to-end rush.
3 STARS:
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Evgeni Malkin - 1G, 1A, 4 SOG, +2, 19:47 TOI
⭐️⭐️: Taylor Hall - 1G, 1 SOG, 17:06 TOI
⭐️: Hampus Lindholm - 1G, 3A, 3 SOG, 29:38 TOI
TAKEAWAYS:
- After a rough start defensively, Lindholm recorded a point on all four of the Bruins' unanswered goals, including the game-winner. He also added three assists and was a workhorse with almost 30 minutes of ice time.
- Patrice Bergeron collided hard with Swayman, and it appeared that he hyperextended his knee against the post. He wasn't able to put any weight on his left leg, but Swayman was seen standing on his own in the locker room after the game.
Also, Nick Foligno filled in for him during the Bruins' famous ''Win Hug'':
| POLL | ||
Was this the most impressive win by the Bruins this season? | ||
| Yes | 61 | 84.7 % |
| No | 11 | 15.3 % |
| List of polls | ||
