Penguins beat Bruins 2-1

PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 17: Sidney Crosby # 87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with his teammates after scoring to give the Penguins a 1 -0 during the first period on February 17, 2013 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Vincent Pugliese/ Getty Images)

This afternoon a battle between two of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference had the Penguins beating the Bruins 2-1 in a tight close game. The Bruins we watched yesterday against the Capitals where not playing today.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Penguins Sidney Crosby scored to make it 1-0 Penguins. Later, Bruins Tyler Seguin scored his 10th goal of the season, tying the game 1-1. With 32 seconds left in the period, Penguins Joe Vitale scored, making it 2-1 Penguins.

In the second period, no scoring happened.

In the third period, no scoring happened.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 16 saves on 18 shots. Rask is now 14-3-3 with a 1.92 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in shots 32-18 and faceoff wins 26-23. The Penguins led the game in hits 30-26 and blocked shots 17-9. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Penguins went 0-for-1.

Tyler Seguin and Milan Lucic led the Bruins with 5 shots apiece. Adam McQuaid led the Bruins with 4 hits and 3 blocked shots.

Player notes
David Krejci took a Johnny Boychuk slap shot off his knee and had to helped off the ice and to the dressing room. No word yet on his injury but Krejci will be traveling to Winnipeg with the team.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 19-5-3 with 41 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Tuesday at the Winnipeg Jets at 8pm ET.