Final: Bruins 2, Penguins 1 - Swayman stops 34 shots in win

The Boston Bruins defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 2-1 victory at home.

This is Boston's second victory of the season against Pittsburgh, and Jeremey Swayman played a key part in getting this victory.

All the scoring occurred within the first 20 minutes of the game. 42 seconds into the game, the Penguins started the scoring with a blue line goal from Erik Karlsson.

However, the Bruins responded with a pair of goals within 50 seconds of each other. Marat Khusnutdinov started the scoring with a snipe from the right face-off dot following a corner battle.

Then Casey Mittelstadt put the Bruins in front with a rebound goal assisted by Nikita Zadorov.

The remainder of the game was a defensive battle on both sides. Both teams traded penalties in the second period, and the Bruins blanked the Penguins in the third to secure the win.

Boston will now travel to Nashville to take on the Predators on Thursday. Puck drop will be at 8 p.m.

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WHO: Bruins (33-21-5) vs Penguins (31-15-13)
WHEN: 7 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden, Boston
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

PROJECTED LINES

Boston

Khusnutdinov - E. Lindholm - Pastrnak 

Mittelstadt - Zacha - Arvidsson 

Eyssimont - Minten - Geekie 

Jeannot - Kuraly - Kastelic

Aspirot - McAvoy

H. Lindholm - Lohrei

Zadorov - Peeke

Swayman

Korpisalo

Pittsburgh

Rakell - Kindel - Rust

Malkin - Novak - Chinakov

Mantha - Hayes - Brazeau

Dewar - Hayes - Accirari

Wotherspoon - Karlsson

Shea - Letang

Girard - Clifton

Skinner

Silovs

PREGAME NOTES

The Boston Bruins take on the Pittsburgh Penguins with only a few days until the trade deadline.

The Chicago Blackhawks trade Connor Murphy to the Edmonton Oilers. The right-shot defenseman was rumored to the Bruins before the trade.