The Boston Bruins suffered a 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road on Sunday.
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Boston led 3-0 midway through the second period and even led 4-3 after midway through the third period. However, the Penguins were able to tie the score to force overtime, and Tommy Novak scored the game-winning goal just 17 seconds into overtime.
Following the loss, Bruins head coach Marco Sturm said the team will learn from it and will have to do it quickly.
“We were two goals up going into the third and we played really solid defense overall,” Sturm said Sunday, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “Then you just give it up in the third period. Of course, I’m not happy with that. But at the end of the day, it’s a good point for us. Something we have to learn from and move forward.”
The Bruins were led by Pavel Zacha, who recorded his second hat trick of 2026.
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“I think it was a good feeling at the time,” Zacha said. “I think after a loss, you don’t think about it anymore. We were leading most of the game, so it was a good feeling. I was able to score the third goal, but right after the game, the feeling goes away if you don’t win.”
Boston is firmly on the path to the playoffs, so not getting the second point was difficult. The Bruins are 35-22-6 and clinging to the final wild card spot in the East.
Boston will return to the ice Tuesday at home against the Los Angeles Kings.
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