Bruins vs Penguins H2H: Eastern Conference Foes Clash

The Pittsburgh Penguins Return Home

After a five-game road trip which saw the Penguins lose four straight games, they now prepare to battle the red-hot Boston Bruins on Tuesday at the PPG Paints Arena. Let’s analyze the Bruins vs Penguins head to head for this showdown on Tuesday night.

Penguins Belly Flopping on Ice?

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened up the year with wins in four of their first five games, before hitting the skids on a current four-game losing streak heading into Tuesday’s contest with the Boston Bruins.

The Pens have been outscored 18-5 during this losing streak after scoring 26 goals in their first five games combined.

Veteran Superstar Sidney Crosby has been in All-Star form with four goals and 11 points on the season while winger Richard Rakell and center Danton Heinen have chipped in offensively with six points and five points, respectively, in the absence of forwards Jake Guentzel and Jason Zucker, the latter of which is still out of the lineup with an injury and is listed as of press time as day-to-day.

Tristan Jarry is slated to start in goal for the Penguins. The 27-year old Canadian is 4-2 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .915% save percentage in six starts this season. In 11 career starts against the Boston Bruins, Jarry has a 3-5-2 record with 2.96 goals-against average and one shutout.

Hot Times in Beantown for the B’s

Continuing Our Bruins vs Penguins Head to Head Preview: The Boston Bruins standings 2022 have been one of the big surprises into this first month of the National Hockey League season.

With eight wins over nine games, coach Jim Montgomery has this Bruins club full of energy despite starting the season without stars Charlie McAvoy and Brad Marchand, the latter of which returned to the lineup last Thursday after missing all of training camp recovering from off-season surgeries on both hips.

The 34-year old winger scored two goals and added an assist in his season debut, helping Boston secure a 5-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.

Speedy forward David Pastrnak leads the club with seven goals and 17 points in nine games, while veteran centerman Patrice Bergeron has four goals and five assists for a total of nine points this year.

Bruins vs Penguins Betting Odds

Concluding Our Bruins vs Penguins Head to Head Preview: Sportsbooks have the Pittsburgh Penguins as short favorites against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night priced in the pick’em range around -110 to -115.

The Bruins have lost nine of their last 11 meetings against the Penguins. The favorite in this series is 23-8 over the last 31 meetings, while home teams are on a 21-5 run in the last 26 contests between these two historic clubs.

This is the fourth time this season the Boston Bruins have been underdogs, with the B’s posting a 2-1 record in their last three games in that spot. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, they are favorites for the ninth time this season, with a 4-3-1 mark on the season as chalk.

The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the -115 to -125 range. Both teams enter this contest with identical 5-4 O/U records. Pittsburgh is 3-0 to the Over at home this season, while Boston is 2-1 to the Over in away games this year.

Historically, the Under is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings between the Pens and B’s, with five straight Unders when Pittsburgh is at home. Dating back to last season, the Penguins have gone Over the total in 13 of their last 17 games.

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