The Penguins were riding the momentum of a 5-0 shutout of Vegas, but they couldn’t generate the offense last night in Boston and the defense faltered in a key stretch of the first period.
Paul Steigerwald has the story of a Pens loss to the Bruins.
Coach Dan Muse says the Pens were a step slow in the first period.
Muse says every game is important in the tight Metro Division race.
The Penguins were thin at center, with Sidney Crosby on injured reserve and Blake Lizotte missing last night with a lower body injury. Without Crosby, they were 0-for-4 on the power play. Lizotte is listed as “day to day”.
