Game recap: Penguins VS Bruins

The Penguins won a crazy on on Sunday night!

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Game recap: Penguins VS Bruins
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The Pittsburgh Penguins won 6-5 in overtime against the Boston Bruins in their Sunday's night matchup! 

Ryan Spooner opened the scoring for the Bruins only 1:51 after the drop of the puck, but the Penguins scored three unanswered goals.


Jamie Oleksiak scored his second goal as a Penguins to tie the game at 1-1 only two minutes later!


Phil Kessel scored his 18th of the season on the power play to give the Penguins the lead!


Kristopher Letang scored his third of the season to extend Pittsburgh's lead to two goals!


The Bruins scored two quick goals in the second period to tie things up at 3-3. Brad Marchand scored his 17th of the season to make it 3-2, and then exactly one minute later Noel Acciari tied the game with his sixth goal of the year. 


David Pastrnak then scored his 17th of the year to give the lead back to Boston! 


David Backes gave a two-goal lead to the Bruins when he scored his eight of the season.


Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan pulled Tristan Jarry from the game after this goal, to replace him with Matt Murray.

Evgeni Malkin scored for the Penguins only four seconds before the end of the period, to cut Boston lead to only one goal.


The Penguins tied the game at 5-5 early in the third, when Riley Sheahan scored his fourth of the season. 


Brad Marchand was awarded a penalty shot late in the third, but he missed his chance to give his team the lead.


In overtime, Evgeni Malkin scored his 16th of the season to win this crazy game for the Penguins! 


Pittsburgh top performers: Evgeni Malkin (1G+2A), Kristopher Letang (1G+1A), Phil Kessel (1G+1A), Sidney Crosby (3A)

Boston top performers: Brad Marchand (1G+1A)