The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-4-1) and their high-volume offense welcome the Boston Bruins (8-1-0) and their suffocating goaltending at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Boston is coming off a 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets on Friday, their fifth win in a row.
Four players found the net for the Bruins. David Pastrnak scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Linus Ullmark had a great performance with 30 saves to record his first shutout of the season.
Pittsburgh lost for the fourth straight game, falling 3-1 to the Kraken on Saturday. Jake Guentzel was the only player to score for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith saved 27 of 29 shots (.931%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Penguins won two of the three games between the teams last season, including a 4-0 victory in their final meeting in April. Guentzel led Pittsburgh with three goals. DeSmith saved 52 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Boston is averaging 4.22 goals per game so far this season, best in the NHL, and they are taking on a Penguins team that is allowing 3.22 goals a game (22nd). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has found the net 3.56 times a game on average, sixth in the league, and the Bruins are holding opponents to 2.33 goals per game (2nd).
Pittsburgh averages more shots a game (37.1) than most teams in the league, ranking fourth, though the team’s 9.6% shooting percentage is 21st. Boston has been up to the task of stopping shots, ranking No. 4 with a team save percentage of .925%.
The Bruins’ 23.53% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Penguins are 13th with a conversion rate of 22.86%. Boston has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s second-highest PK% at 93.94%. Pittsburgh ranks 28th at 70.97%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 17 points this season, second-most in the NHL, Pastrnak is the top skater for the Bruins. He is among the league leaders in both goals and assists, finding the net seven times (2nd) and assisting 10 scores for this teammates (2nd).
In the net, Ullmark (6-0-0) is Boston’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.70 GAA, fifth-best in the league, and a .945% save percentage, fourth-best.Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins in scoring with 11 points.
He has four goals and seven assists in nine games. DeSmith (0-2-1) has the best goals against average for Pittsburgh at 2.97. He has a save percentage of .913%. Tristan Jarry (4-2-0) has played the most games in net for the Penguins this season. He has a 3.03 GAA and a .915% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Boston is 2-1-0 on the road this season. Pittsburgh is undefeated at home this season in three games.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Pittsburgh Penguins (-115)
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