Bruins at Penguins Preview: Boston Visits Pittsburgh Thursday After Pastrnak’s Shootout Winner

PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh (file photo). Photo: Andrew nyr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The Boston Bruins visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. ET, riding back-to-back wins after David Pastrnak scored the shootout winner in Monday’s 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. Pittsburgh has dropped three straight.

How Boston beat Vegas

Morgan Geekie scored on the power play, and Pastrnak, the game’s first star, put seven shots on goal before scoring in the shootout, according to Sportradar game data. Boston outshot Vegas 27-23 and went 1 for 4 on the power play. Our Bruins-Golden Knights recap has the full story.

That followed a 5-4 overtime win over Chicago on Saturday, which we covered here.

The Penguins

Pittsburgh lost 3-2 to Vegas on Tuesday, 5-4 at Montreal on Saturday and 4-3 to Utah on Oct. 29, according to Sportradar results. The Penguins then head west for games in Los Angeles on Saturday and Anaheim on Sunday.

What to watch

• Special teams. Boston’s power play scored once on four chances Monday, and Charlie McAvoy took three minor penalties.
• Puck management. The Bruins had 17 giveaways against Vegas.
• Pastrnak’s volume. His seven shots led both teams Monday.

Up next

The Bruins return home to face the Florida Panthers on Sunday at 1 p.m., then host Montreal on Nov. 12.

Sources

• Sportradar game data and schedules, accessed Nov. 4, 2026
• The Boston Report: Bruins beat Golden Knights 3-2 in a shootout