Bruins at Penguins 1/19/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Boston Bruins look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bruins improved to 28-9-12 and 68 points following a 4-1 victory over the Penguins on Thursday. Patrice Bergeron scored one goal while David Pastrnak and Karson Kuhlman added two assists apiece. Boston leads the Atlantic division by six points over second-place Tampa Bay.

David Pasternak leads the Bruins in goals scored with 36 and in points with 68, while Brad Marchand leads Boston in assists with 43. The Bruins are scoring an average of 3.33 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.49 goals per game. In net, Tuukka Rask is 17-4-6 with a 2.27 goals against and .925 save percentage.

Pittsburgh looks for its second straight victory as well on Sunday when hosting the Bruins. The Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in overtime on Friday and improved to 30-13-5 with 65 points. Sidney Crosby scored 1:33 into the extra period on a power play to give the Penguins the victory. Pittsburgh is in second place in the Metropolitan Division four points behind first-place Washington.

Bryan Rust leads the Penguins in goals scored with 20, while Evgeni Malkin is the leader in assists with 34 and points with 49. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 3.35 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.71 goals per game. Matt Murray is 14-6-4 in goal for Pittsburgh with a goals-against average of 2.84 and save percentage of .899.