PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 12: Anton Khudobin #35 of the Boston Bruins reacts after being scored on in the third period against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on March 12, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins won 3-2. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara scored his 5th goal of the season, a power-play goal, making it 1-0 Bruins. Later, Bruins Tyler Seguin scored his 9th goal of the season, making it 2-0 Bruins.
In the second period, no scoring happened.
In the third period, Penguins Chris Kunitz scored, making it 2-1. Less than a minute later, Penguins Brandon Sutter scored, tying the game 2-2. Less than four minutes later, Brandon Sutter scored again, giving the Penguins a 3-2 lead. The Bruins would pull their goalie late but they couldn't tie the game up.
Game notes
Anton Khudobin played in net for the Bruins and made 31 saves on 34 shots. Khudobin is now 4-2-0 with a 2.52 GAA and a .910 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in faceoff wins 33-28 and blocked shots 26-13. The Penguins led the game in shots 34-16 and hits 27-20. The Bruins went 1-for-2 on the power-play while the Penguins went 0-for-4.
The Bruins second line is having trouble scoring and they're giving up goals when out there. David Krejci, Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic were all -2. Defenseman Johnny Boychuk was also -2.
Tyler Seguin led the Bruins with 4 shots. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 hits and 7 blocked shots.
Player notes
No news on Chris Kelly as they're waiting for the swelling to go down. Jay Pandolfo was in the lineup for Kelly.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 17-4-3 with 37 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Thursday when they host the Florida Panthers in Boston at 7pm ET.
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