Pavel Zacha scores twice as Bruins beat Penguins 6-2 in Pittsburgh
Boston answered an early deficit with three first-period goals and pulled away in the second for its third straight win. Pittsburgh has lost four in a row.
Pavel Zacha scored twice as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Associated Press. Boston turned an early 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 first-period lead and won for the third straight game; Pittsburgh’s fourth consecutive loss extended its recent slide to eight defeats in 10 games, the AP reported.
How Boston turned the game around
Justin Brazeau put Pittsburgh ahead at 9:04 of the first period, scoring on the Penguins’ first shot on goal. NHL.com’s recap said Boston responded with three goals in a 6-minute, 50-second span. Zacha tied the score at 12:07 with a wrist shot set up by David Pastrnak. Mark Kastelic put Boston in front at 15:04 with a deflection on a point shot from Frederic Brunet. Elias Lindholm made it 3-1 at 18:57 after intercepting an Erik Karlsson pass in Pittsburgh’s zone.
Pittsburgh cut the deficit to 3-2 at 7:57 of the second period when Nick Robertson redirected a shot from Kaedan Korczak. Zacha restored Boston’s two-goal cushion at 14:24, finishing a two-on-one rush after a pass from JJ Peterka. Geekie scored on a breakaway at 16:57, and Fraser Minten added the final goal at 8:39 of the third. Boston led 5-2 after 40 minutes, the AP reported.
Boston’s streak and Pittsburgh’s recent results
The win extended Boston’s run of points in Pittsburgh to seven trips, dating to Nov. 1, 2022, the AP reported. A report by Russell Macias published by The Hockey News also described Boston’s first-period response and Zacha’s two goals. Macias noted that Pastrnak and Peterka assisted on both goals and that Brunet set up Kastelic in his return to the lineup.
Geekie scored for a third straight game and added an assist. Pastrnak and Peterka each had two assists. Boston goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 16 shots, while Arturs Silovs made 18 saves for Pittsburgh, according to the AP. NHL.com reported that Bruins forward James Hagens left early in the third period after a crosscheck to the back from Penguins defenseman Samuel Girard; his further status was not immediately clear.
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Sources and context
- Zacha scores twice to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the struggling PenguinsAssociated Press, republished by Yahoo Sports
- Zacha scores twice, Bruins defeat Penguins for third win in rowNHL.com
- Bear Attack: Bruins Destroy Penguins 6-2 In PittsburghThe Hockey News
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