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Recap - Bruins Defeat Pittsburgh 4-3

The Bruins got a 3-goal performance from David Pastrnak as Boston handed Pittsburgh a 4-3 defeat on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.

Boston won as a -108 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Boston got goals from David Pastrnak(3), and Charlie McAvoy in the victory. McAvoy opened the scoring at 6:20 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 24 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Bryan Rust(2), and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Tristan Jarry stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Boston scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 35-24.

Boston heads into a battle against the Blues. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.