• Who: Penguins (33-35-12) vs. Bruins (32-39-9) • What: NHL regular season, Game 81 • When: 3:52 p.m. • Where: PPG Paints Arena • Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (16-11-6, .893 SV%) vs. Joonas Korpisalo (10-10-3, .891 SV%) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+, TNT (national) • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Streaming: SNP 360, MAX • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Bruins
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final. Penguins lose, 4-1. Rickard Rakell with the lone goal. One more game on Thursday, then it's all over.
• GOAL: Bruins get an empty-netter.
• Kris Letang is free.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:48 left. Kris Letang boarded Fabian Lysell then had every swear in the book to say about it going to the box. Mike Sullivan was arguing with the officials too: "He put himself in that spot!"
• Nothing comes on the second half of the power play.
• Third period is underway. Penguins have 1:45 left on the power play.
• Rickard Rakell's goal was his 35th, setting a new career high. He previously scored 34 in 2017-18 with the Ducks.
• End of the first, and the Penguins trail 3-1. Shots are 26-16 Bruins. Penguins will have a 1:45 power play to open the third.
• GOAL: Rickard Rakell scores with 14.4 seconds left in the period, 16 seconds left in the initial minor. A redirect in front set up by Phil Tomasino and Ville Koivunen. Bruins 3, Penguins 1
• Connor Dewar draws the ire of about very Bruin on the ice and Nikita Zadorov gets two penalties out of it -- two for roughing, two for unsportsmanlike conduct. Penguins have a four-minute power play coming with 1:58 left in the second.
• Yeah, that's Morgan Geekie's goal, they took a look at it. The initial shot went in.
• DK: Jarry deserves a hell of a lot better from his teammates. Just being brutalized by the caliber of these shots. Letang, in particular, doing most of the damage.
• GOAL: Morgan Geekie hits iron, then David Pastrnak puts in the rebound. Tristan Jarry stopped it with his toe but it went up and in. Bruins 3, Penguins 0
• GOAL: Fabian Lysell gets his first NHL goal with 19 seconds left in the Bruins power play. Got left all alone in front of the net. Bruins 2, Penguins 0
• DK: Superb burst and even better release by Ponomarev on that short-handed rush. Didn’t know he had either, not to that degree. Dude just needs to keep playing at an NHL level and stop waiting for stuff.
• Vasily Ponomarev with a big burst of speed and shot attempt on the PK that goes wide.
• Ryan Shea is hurting after blocking a shot on the PK. On the bench shaking out his foot.
• Penguins to the PK with 12:49 left. Ville Koivunen for tripping. I have never seen someone look so befuddled. That's not a trip.
• Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust are absolutely pushing to get Ville Koivunen his goal. They have been for a few games now.
• Shots are 19-6 Bruins. Seems bad.
• Second period is underway. Evgeni Malkin and Parker Wotherspoon still imprisoned for their crimes for the next 47 seconds.
• End of the first period, Elias Lindholm has the Bruins up 1-0. Shots are 12-6 Bruins,
• DK: The crowd’s angry with the officials because Matt Grzelcyk was held, leading to the entire sequence. Spun around, actually. But that’s still not a general lapse the team can keep having in the waning seconds of a period. Happened all year.
• GOAL: Elias Lindholm capitalizes on his own rebound with 1.6 seconds left in the first. Bruins 1, Penguins 0.
• Evgeni Malkin and Parker Wotherspoon just start throwing hands at the whistle, they get two each for roughing. That Malkin-Nikita Zadorov inevitable chaos might come sooner than anticipated next period.
• DK: Tristan Jarry’s panic threshold is as high as I’ve ever seen it. I don’t know that he’s new or reborn or whatever. I just know that it’s been like this since St. Paul, and it’s been beyond encouraging.
• Tristan Jarry is at his best right now. Couple of highlight-reel stops already.
• Weird jersey sightings: Zach Aston-Reese, Matt Cooke 2011 Winter Classic, Casey DeSmith, Phil Tomasino. Obviously the last guy is still around, but still a rare find.
• Penguins kill the Kris Letang minor.
• How long before Evgeni Malkin and Nikita Zadorov start beefing? I'll go 12:11 into the second period.
• Penguins to the PK with 9:43 left in the first. Kris Letang slashed Elias Lindholm.
• Big glove save by Tristan Jarry.
• Now a tribute to the late Greg Millen at this TV timeout.
• Nothing on that power play.
• Looked like Ville Koivunen just took a stick to the face as he was falling. Keeps touching around his mouth like it's bothering him.
• Penguins get a power play with 16:08 left in the first. Riley Duran gets two for slashing.
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save.
• The Penguins' penultimate game of the season is underway.
• A beautiful tribute to Ray Shero:
• Bruins' lines and pairings:
Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak Jakub Lauko - Pavel Zacha - Fabian Lysell Cole Koepke - Casey Mittelstadt - Vinni Lettieri Maat Khusnutdinov - Fraser Minten - Riley Duran
Nikita Zadorov - Henri Jokiharju Mason Lohrei - Andrew Peeke Ian Mitchell - Parker Wotherspoon
• Only change from last game is Phil Tomasino slotting in for Emil Bemstrom:
Ville Koivunen - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Danton Heinen - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Valtteri Puustinen Joona Koppanen - Vasily Ponomarev - Phil Tomasino
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
• Phil Tomasino (game-time decision) is on the ice for warmups.
• By the way: It's a plush Iceburgh-shaped hat giveaway tonight. GREAT night for a hat trick.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Bruins 4, Penguins 1
• Who: Penguins (33-35-12) vs. Bruins (32-39-9)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 81
• When: 3:52 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (16-11-6, .893 SV%) vs. Joonas Korpisalo (10-10-3, .891 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+, TNT (national)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP 360, MAX
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Bruins
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final. Penguins lose, 4-1. Rickard Rakell with the lone goal. One more game on Thursday, then it's all over.
• GOAL: Bruins get an empty-netter.
• Kris Letang is free.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:48 left. Kris Letang boarded Fabian Lysell then had every swear in the book to say about it going to the box. Mike Sullivan was arguing with the officials too: "He put himself in that spot!"
• Nothing comes on the second half of the power play.
• Third period is underway. Penguins have 1:45 left on the power play.
• Rickard Rakell's goal was his 35th, setting a new career high. He previously scored 34 in 2017-18 with the Ducks.
• End of the first, and the Penguins trail 3-1. Shots are 26-16 Bruins. Penguins will have a 1:45 power play to open the third.
• GOAL: Rickard Rakell scores with 14.4 seconds left in the period, 16 seconds left in the initial minor. A redirect in front set up by Phil Tomasino and Ville Koivunen. Bruins 3, Penguins 1
• Connor Dewar draws the ire of about very Bruin on the ice and Nikita Zadorov gets two penalties out of it -- two for roughing, two for unsportsmanlike conduct. Penguins have a four-minute power play coming with 1:58 left in the second.
• Yeah, that's Morgan Geekie's goal, they took a look at it. The initial shot went in.
• DK: Jarry deserves a hell of a lot better from his teammates. Just being brutalized by the caliber of these shots. Letang, in particular, doing most of the damage.
• GOAL: Morgan Geekie hits iron, then David Pastrnak puts in the rebound. Tristan Jarry stopped it with his toe but it went up and in. Bruins 3, Penguins 0
• GOAL: Fabian Lysell gets his first NHL goal with 19 seconds left in the Bruins power play. Got left all alone in front of the net. Bruins 2, Penguins 0
• DK: Superb burst and even better release by Ponomarev on that short-handed rush. Didn’t know he had either, not to that degree. Dude just needs to keep playing at an NHL level and stop waiting for stuff.
• Vasily Ponomarev with a big burst of speed and shot attempt on the PK that goes wide.
• Ryan Shea is hurting after blocking a shot on the PK. On the bench shaking out his foot.
• Penguins to the PK with 12:49 left. Ville Koivunen for tripping. I have never seen someone look so befuddled. That's not a trip.
• Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust are absolutely pushing to get Ville Koivunen his goal. They have been for a few games now.
• Shots are 19-6 Bruins. Seems bad.
• Second period is underway. Evgeni Malkin and Parker Wotherspoon still imprisoned for their crimes for the next 47 seconds.
• End of the first period, Elias Lindholm has the Bruins up 1-0. Shots are 12-6 Bruins,
• DK: The crowd’s angry with the officials because Matt Grzelcyk was held, leading to the entire sequence. Spun around, actually. But that’s still not a general lapse the team can keep having in the waning seconds of a period. Happened all year.
• GOAL: Elias Lindholm capitalizes on his own rebound with 1.6 seconds left in the first. Bruins 1, Penguins 0.
• Evgeni Malkin and Parker Wotherspoon just start throwing hands at the whistle, they get two each for roughing. That Malkin-Nikita Zadorov inevitable chaos might come sooner than anticipated next period.
• DK: Tristan Jarry’s panic threshold is as high as I’ve ever seen it. I don’t know that he’s new or reborn or whatever. I just know that it’s been like this since St. Paul, and it’s been beyond encouraging.
• Tristan Jarry is at his best right now. Couple of highlight-reel stops already.
• Weird jersey sightings: Zach Aston-Reese, Matt Cooke 2011 Winter Classic, Casey DeSmith, Phil Tomasino. Obviously the last guy is still around, but still a rare find.
• Penguins kill the Kris Letang minor.
• How long before Evgeni Malkin and Nikita Zadorov start beefing? I'll go 12:11 into the second period.
• Penguins to the PK with 9:43 left in the first. Kris Letang slashed Elias Lindholm.
• Big glove save by Tristan Jarry.
• Now a tribute to the late Greg Millen at this TV timeout.
• Nothing on that power play.
• Looked like Ville Koivunen just took a stick to the face as he was falling. Keeps touching around his mouth like it's bothering him.
• Penguins get a power play with 16:08 left in the first. Riley Duran gets two for slashing.
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save.
• The Penguins' penultimate game of the season is underway.
• A beautiful tribute to Ray Shero:
• Bruins' lines and pairings:
Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak
Jakub Lauko - Pavel Zacha - Fabian Lysell
Cole Koepke - Casey Mittelstadt - Vinni Lettieri
Maat Khusnutdinov - Fraser Minten - Riley Duran
Nikita Zadorov - Henri Jokiharju
Mason Lohrei - Andrew Peeke
Ian Mitchell - Parker Wotherspoon
• Only change from last game is Phil Tomasino slotting in for Emil Bemstrom:
Ville Koivunen - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Danton Heinen - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Valtteri Puustinen
Joona Koppanen - Vasily Ponomarev - Phil Tomasino
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
• Phil Tomasino (game-time decision) is on the ice for warmups.
• By the way: It's a plush Iceburgh-shaped hat giveaway tonight. GREAT night for a hat trick.
• Opening faceoff is set for 3:52 p.m.
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