The Pittsburgh Penguins (28-25-8) will try to halt a three-game road losing streak when they face the Boston Bruins (37-13-15) on Saturday, March 9 at 3:00 PM ET on ABC and ESPN+.
Bruins vs. Penguins Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV: ABC (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Bruins vs. Penguins for free with a trial to Fubo!
Bruins and Penguins Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Bruins Insights
- The Bruins’ 214 total goals (3.3 per game) rank sixth in the league.
- The Bruins have given up 175 total goals (2.7 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (+39) makes them fifth-best in the league.
- The 47 power-play goals the Bruins have put up this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 198 power-play chances.
- The Bruins have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate (23.74%).
- The five shorthanded goals the Bruins have scored this season rank 16th among NHL squads.
- The Bruins’ 81.78% penalty-kill success rate is eighth-best in the league.
- The Bruins have the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.1%.
- The Bruins make 11% of their shots (sixth in the league).
- The Bruins have earned four shutouts this season. Their skaters average 21.8 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Bruins Key Players
- One of Boston’s top offensive players this season is David Pastrnak, who has put up 91 points in 65 games.
- Brad Marchand is another of Boston’s top contributors currently with 56 total points (26 goals and 30 assists) to his name.
- Charlie Coyle has created 50 points for Boston in 65 games this season, netting a goal on 17.4% of his shots and putting up 21 goals and 29 assists.
- In the 36 games Jeremy Swayman has played this season, his save percentage is .922, the third-best in the league.
Bruins Injuries
Derek Forbort: Undisclosed (Out), Milan Lucic: Personal (Out), Matthew Poitras: Shoulder (Out), Hampus Lindholm: Undisclosed (Out), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out)
Penguins Insights
- The Penguins have 177 goals this season (2.9 per game), 25th in the league.
- The Penguins give up 2.8 goals per game (173 in total), the sixth-fewest in the league.
- With a goal differential of +4, they are 16th in the league.
- With 31 power-play goals (on 206 chances), the Penguins are 26th in the NHL.
- The Penguins’ power-play percentage (15.05) ranks them 28th in the league.
- This season, the Penguins have four shorthanded goals (19th in NHL).
- At 82.26, the Penguins have the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 55.1%, the Penguins have the NHL’s best faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 8.8%, the Penguins are 29th in the league.
- The Penguins have held their opponents scoreless eight times.
Penguins Key Players
- Sidney Crosby’s 32 goals and 31 assists in 61 games for Pittsburgh add up to 63 total points on the season.
- Jake Guentzel is one of the top contributors for Pittsburgh with 52 total points (1.0 per game), with 22 goals and 30 assists in 50 games.
- Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin is among the leading scorers on the team with 48 total points (18 goals and 30 assists).
- Tristan Jarry is 18-20-4 on the season, giving up 106 goals (2.7 goals against average) and amassing 1053 saves with a .908 save percentage (25th in the league).
Penguins Injuries
Bryan Rust: Upper Body (Out), Matt Nieto: Knee (Out), Jansen Harkins: Upper Body (Out), Drew O’Connor: Concussion (Questionable)