BOSTON- The Bruins were unable to seal the deal this Black Friday. Pittsburgh forward Philip Tomasino scored the game-winning goal in the third period, as the Boston fell to the Penguins, 2-1, at TD Garden. With the loss, the Bruins fell to 11-11-3, while Pittsburgh improved to 9-12-4.
“I think there were a couple of areas where we weren’t at our best tonight,” said Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco . “Our execution was bit off at times, and we had a couple of missed assignments. They’re a good offensive team.
They certainly still have some high-end talent back there and will make you pay if you miss assignments.” Boston’s lone goal came off the stick of Charlie Coyle in the opening minutes of the contest. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman deserved a better fate.
The Bruins netminder made 33 saves, keeping the Penguins top snipers guessing through nearly 40 minutes of action. Pittsburgh netted the equalizer with .8 seconds remaining in the second period, sparking the comeback Swayman was tested early stoning Sidney Crosby with a stellar pad save from the left slot in the first period.
the The goalie baffled Anthony Beauvillier on a clean breakaway in the second period, while denying Kris Letang of a shorthanded drive with 7:45 remaining in the middle stanza. Rickard Rakell spoiled the shutout bid scoring off a beautiful behind-the-net feed from Crosby, tying the contest at 1-1at 19:59. Pittsburgh outshot the Bruins 26-20 at the end of the second period.
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