vs. POSTGAME NOTES

MILESTONES REACHED: • Matt Grzelcyk scored his first NHL today ... He became the seventh Bruin this season to score that milestone (regular season) goal, joining Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy, Anders Bjork, Sean Kuraly, Danton Heinen, and Peter Cehlarik. • Pittsburgh’s Patric Hornqvist played his 600th NHL game today.

WHO’S HOT: • Anton Khudobin earned his fourth straight win today and extended his career-best point streak to 7-0-2. • David Krejci had a goal and an assist today for his first points in four games played since returning to the lineup after missing 11 with an injury. • Jake DeBrusk had two assists today, giving him 2-2=4 totals in three straight games with 2-4=6 totals in four of his last five contests. • Sean Kuraly had a goal today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last three games ... It was his first goal since Nov. 6 vs. Min- nesota. • Matt Grzelcyk scored his first NHL goal today and now has points in consecutive games with 1-1=2 totals in that stretch. • David Pastrnak had a goal today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two straight games following a four-game scoreless stretch. • Peter Cehlarik had an assist today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last three games. • Charlie McAvoy had an assist today, giving him 1-2=3 totals in three of his last four games in addition to the shootout deciding goal scored Wednesday in New Jersey. • Riley Nash had an assist today, giving him three assists in two of his last five games. • Ryan Spooner had an assist today in his second game in the lineup after missing 14 with an injury. • Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist today, giving him 2-4=6 totals in four of his last five games. • Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel had a goal today, giving him 6-1=7 totals in six of his last eight games. • Pittsburgh’s Phil Kessel had a goal today, giving him 5-7=12 totals in six of his last nine games. • Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang had an assist today, giving him six assists in five of his last six games. • Pittsburgh’s Riley Sheahan had an assist today, giving him 1-3=4 totals in four of his last five games. • Pittsburgh’s Justin Schultz had an assist today, giving him 1-2=3 totals in three of his last eight games. • Pittsburgh’s Patric Hornqvist had an assist today, giving him 2-3=5 totals in three of his last five games. • Pittsburgh’s Matt Hunwick had an assist today, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two of his last three games.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 13 for 71 on the power play this season (18.3%) and they have allowed two shorthanded goals. • The Penguins went 1 for 1 (100.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 22 for 89 on the power play this season (24.7%) and they have not yet allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Bruins went 0 for 1 (0.0%) on the kill today ... They are now 56 for 67 overall on the penalty kill this season (83.6%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals. • The Penguins went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 71 for 93 on the penalty kill this season (76.3%) ... They have scored three shorthanded goals.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 349 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553.

Friday, November 24, 2017 ... TD Garden; Boston MA