NHL MATCHUP REPORT

March 8, 2026, 4:30 | PPG Paints Arena

Boston Bruins (34-21-5) VS Pittsburgh Penguins (31-16-13)

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SMART CHART

BOS
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PIT
3.37
OFFENSE
3.40
3.13
DEFENSE
2.92
25.57
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
26.09
77.06
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
84.57
27.05
SHOTS FOR
29.18
30.03
SHOTS AGAINST
27.22
0.24
DIFFERENTIAL
0.48

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Boston 34-21-5 $1159 3.37 3.13 14-6 20-20 33-26-1
Pittsburgh 31-16-13 $212 3.40 2.92 13-11 15-17 29-29-2

TEAM RECORDS

Boston Bruins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 34-21-5 23-8-1 11-13-4 14-6-2 20-20-3 33-26-1
Last 10 6-1-3 6-0 0-1-3 5-1-1 1-3-2 6-4
vs Div 9-8-2 7-4 2-4-2 3-1 6-7-2 13-6
vs WEST 14-10-2 8-2-1 6-8-1 7-3-1 7-7-1 14-11-1
vs EAST 20-11-3 15-6 5-5-3 7-1-1 13-10-2 19-15

Pittsburgh Penguins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 31-16-13 15-8-7 16-8-6 13-11-7 15-17-6 29-29-2
Last 10 6-2-2 4-1 2-1-2 4-2-2 2-2 4-6
vs Div 11-1-6 7-1-2 4-0-4 3-0-4 6-1-2 10-7-1
vs WEST 13-6-6 5-4-4 8-2-2 7-2-3 5-4-3 11-13-1
vs EAST 18-10-7 10-4-3 8-6-4 6-2-4 10-7-3 18-16-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.42 6 3.02 13
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.26 8 3.39 29
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 28.36 3 82.56 9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.43 5 3.19 20
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.54 8 3.67 30
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 28.09 3 74.34 27

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Boston 8-2-0 3-6 3.30 28.30 5.00 16.67 87.88 30.00
Pittsburgh 2-8-0 3-6 2.10 31.20 4.00 12.12 83.33 33.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Mar 3, 2026 PIT 1 BOS 2 -120 6.5 U 35 28 0 0 4 3 0 0 100 100
Jan 11, 2026 PIT 0 BOS 1 100 6.5 U 27 18 0 0 2 6 0 0 100 100
Apr 13, 2025 BOS 4 PIT 1 -160 6 U 32 24 1 1 3 3 33.3 33.3 66.7 66.7
Mar 1, 2025 BOS 3 PIT 2 -135 6 U 26 33 1 1 2 7 50 14.3 85.7 50
Nov 29, 2024 PIT 2 BOS 1 -175 5.5 U 36 32 0 0 2 3 0 0 100 100
Apr 13, 2024 BOS 6 PIT 4 110 6 O 31 32 0 1 3 2 0 50 50 100
Mar 9, 2024 PIT 1 BOS 5 -200 6 P 39 23 0 1 1 2 0 50 50 100
Jan 4, 2024 PIT 6 BOS 5 -145 6 O 35 29 1 0 3 2 33.3 0 100 66.7
Apr 1, 2023 BOS 4 PIT 3 -105 6.5 O 35 24 2 0 3 6 66.7 0 100 33.3
Jan 2, 2023 PIT 1 BOS 2 -180 6 U 27 29 0 0 3 3 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Pittsburgh Penguins

Boston Bruins

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Boston Bruins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 3, 2026 PIT 2-1 W -120 28 35 0/3 4/4 Stuart Skinner H
Feb 28, 2026 PHI 1-3 L -105 27 17 0/3 2/2 Dan Vladar A
Feb 26, 2026 CLB 4-2 W -115 23 40 1/3 1/1 Elvis Merzlikins H
Feb 4, 2026 FLA 4-5 L 135 29 26 1/7 0/2 Sergei Bobrovsky A
Feb 1, 2026 TB 5-6 L 180 34 46 1/3 5/8 Andrei Vasilevskiy A

Pittsburgh Penguins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Mar 3, 2026 BOS 1-2 L 100 35 28 0/4 3/3 Jeremy Swayman A
Mar 1, 2026 VGK 5-0 W 125 22 22 2/4 2/2 Adin Hill H
Feb 28, 2026 NYR 2-3 L -125 33 25 1/3 1/2 Igor Shesterkin A
Feb 26, 2026 NJ 4-1 W -160 37 30 1/3 5/5 Jacob Markstrom H
Feb 5, 2026 BUF 5-2 W 105 32 27 0/3 4/5 Alex Lyon A