\u201cForget about how (many goals) we scored, but we played really, really good,\u201d Bruins coach Marco Sturm said of his team\u2019s overall effort. \u201cThey should feel really good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plenty of others got in on the fun as well. Fraser Minten scored twice and added an assist, while defenseman Charlie McAvoy scored and set up a goal. Elias Lindholm and Henri Jokiharju each dished out a pair of assists.<\/p>\n
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All of Boston\u2019s offense supported soon-to-be U.S. Olympian Jeremy Swayman, who made 27 stops en route to his third win in four starts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty fun to watch and be a part of (a game like that),\u201d rugged Bruins forward Mark Kastelic said. \u201cJust to see how everybody played together for pretty much the full 60 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Can the Bruins put forth another resounding effort? Here\u2019s the preview:<\/p>\n
When:\u00a0Sunday, 5 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0TD Garden, Boston<\/p>\n
TV, radio:\u00a0NESN, WKLB-FM 102.5<\/p>\n
Line:\u00a0Pittsburgh -120.\u00a0O\/U:\u00a06.5.<\/p>\n
PENGUINS<\/p>\n
Season record:\u00a021-13-9.\u00a0vs. spread:\u00a026-17.\u00a0Over\/under:\u00a021-20, 2 pushes<\/p>\n
Last 10 games:\u00a07-3-0.\u00a0vs. spread:\u00a05-5.\u00a0Over\/under:\u00a05-5<\/p>\n
BRUINS<\/p>\n
Season record:\u00a024-19-2.\u00a0vs. spread:\u00a029-16.\u00a0Over\/under:\u00a025-20<\/p>\n
Last 10 games:\u00a04-4-2.\u00a0vs. spread:\u00a04-6.\u00a0Over\/under:\u00a06-4<\/p>\n
TEAM STATISTICS<\/p>\n
Goals scored:\u00a0Pittsburgh 139, Boston 149<\/p>\n
Goals allowed:\u00a0Pittsburgh 129, Boston 145<\/p>\n
Power play:\u00a0Pittsburgh 29.1%, Boston 25.8%<\/p>\n
Penalty minutes:\u00a0Pittsburgh 334, Boston 637<\/p>\n
Penalty kill:\u00a0Pittsburgh 81.5%, Boston 78.9%<\/p>\n
Faceoffs won:\u00a0Pittsburgh 50.3%, Boston 52.0%<\/p>\n
Stat of the day:\u00a0Khusnutdinov and Zacha represent the first pair of Bruins to record hat tricks in the same game since 1964.<\/p>\n
Notes: Boston finished Saturday\u2019s game down two forwards after Morgan Geekie exited to tend to a family matter and Lindholm sustained a lower-body injury. Both likely will be Sunday game-time decisions. … Pittsburgh arrives in Boston after having a six-game win streak snapped with a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Rookie Arturs Silovs made 23 saves as he has continued to alternate starts with Stuart Skinner since the latter\u2019s arrival from the Edmonton Oilers earlier this month. … Saturday\u2019s game marked the end of an eight-game point streak for Crosby, who logged five goals and nine assists over that span. … Longtime teammate Evgeni Malkin notched his 854th career assist, which is good for the 10th-most with a single franchise in NHL history. … The Penguins were without top-line winger Bryan Rust due to a lower-body injury.Massachusetts native Kevin Hayes jumped into the lineup as a result of Rust\u2019s absence. … The Pittsburgh lineup includes former Bruins forwards Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari and defenseman Parker Wotherspoon. Brazeau (12 goals) is one of the team\u2019s four double-digit goal scorers.<\/p>\n