Bruins Visit Penguins After Shootout Win

The Boston Bruins, 11-4-1, travel to face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are 5-8-2, on November 5. Boston arrives after edging the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST in Pittsburgh and is the teams’ first meeting this season.

Boston has gone 7-2-1 over its last 10 games, averaging 3.7 goals scored and 2.5 allowed. The Bruins are 4-3-1 on the road and have taken 75 penalties, the league’s fifth-highest total at 4.7 per game.

Pittsburgh is 3-6-1 in its last 10, scoring 2.8 goals and allowing 3.4 per game. The Penguins have a 4-1-1 home record and are 2-3-1 in games decided by one goal.

David Pastrnak leads Boston with eight goals and 12 assists. James Hagens has registered four goals and four assists in his last 10 games. For Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin's totals are six goals and five assists, while Rickard Rakell has tallied five goals and two assists in his last 10 games.

Malkin is day to day with a lower-body injury. Bryan Rust, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Ryan Graves and Elmer Soderblom are listed out for Pittsburgh. Boston’s Matthew Poitras is day to day with an undisclosed injury.