Bruins 2-1 Penguins (16 Apr, 2022) Final Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

43-23-11, 22-11-6 away

	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	1	0	1
BOS	2	0	0	2

Bruins clinch playoff spot with 2-1 win over Penguins

— Jeremy Swayman rebounded from a rough stretch with 23 saves and the Boston Bruins clinched a playoff spot by holding off the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday to halt a season-high three-game losing streak.

Apr 16, 2022, 09:22 pm - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	1	0	1
	Bruins	2	0	0	2

1st Period			PIT	BOS
0:49		Trent Frederic (7) Assists: Craig Smith (18)	0	1
2:01		Erik Haula (16) Assists: Mike Reilly (13)	0	2

2nd Period			PIT	BOS
5:38		Danton Heinen (18) Assists: Brock McGinn (9), Teddy Blueger (17)	1	2

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

PENGUINS

BRUINS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Penguins
-
Bruins
-

Game 1

28/12

Penguins
4
Bruins
2

Game 1

9/2

Penguins
1
Bruins
2

Game 2

16/4

Bruins
0
Penguins
4

Game 3

22/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

Stars of the Game

Jeremy SwaymanG - BOS

Trent FredericC - BOS

Jake DeBruskLW - BOS

Game Information

Bruins clinch playoff spot with 2-1 win over Penguins

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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