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Pavel Zacha scores twice as the Bruins roll past the Penguins 6-2 for a third straight win
Pavel Zacha scored twice and Morgan Geekie added a goal and an assist as Boston beat Pittsburgh 6-2 on Thursday for a third straight win.
Boston's depth keeps showing up on the road.
Pavel Zacha scored twice and Morgan Geekie added a goal and an assist as the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.
David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka each had two assists. Boston improved to 12-4-1 with a third straight win.
Three in 6:50
After Justin Brazeau opened the scoring for Pittsburgh Zacha tied it and Mark Kastelic and Elias Lindholm made it 3-1 before the first intermission.
Zacha's second goal on a 2-on-1 from Peterka restored a two-goal cushion in the second. Geekie scored on a breakaway and Fraser Minten capped it in the third.
Penguins skid hits four
Nicholas Robertson also scored for Pittsburgh (5-9-2) which has lost four straight. Arturs Silovs stopped 18 shots. Michael DiPietro made 16 saves for Boston.
"Every line can score and every line can be out there in any time of the game" Bruins coach Marco Sturm said.
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