PITTSBURGH — Pavel Zacha scored twice as the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Thursday, November 5, for their third consecutive win.
Boston recovered from a 1–0 deficit with three first-period goals. After Pittsburgh cut the lead to 3–2 in the second, Zacha and Morgan Geekie scored to restore control. Fraser Minten added the final goal in the third.
Geekie finished with a goal and an assist. Elias Lindholm and Mark Kastelic also scored, while David Pastrnak and JJ Peterka each supplied two assists. Michael DiPietro made 16 saves, according to NHL.com’s game report.
The Bruins improved to 12–4–1. Pittsburgh fell to 5–9–2 and has lost four straight.