The Boston Bruins will look for a 2-0 series lead as they take the ice in Game 2 of their best of seven NHL playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a pro hockey game on Monday night.
Face off time from Boston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.
The Game 2 NHL playoff odds have the home club Pittsburgh Penguins favored by -185 odds with the take back on the road underdog Boston Bruins at +170 odds. The goal total is lined at 5 ½ goals.
Boston takes the 1-0 series lead on road ice as they shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in Game 1 of their Eastern conference finals on Saturday night as a +162 betting odds underdog. The game finished under the total of 5 ½ goals.
The Bruins got on the scoreboard at the 8:23 mark as David Kerjci scores at even strength in the first period. Then the poor Penguins defense we saw in the Islander series came to fruition for Pittsburgh. David Krejci scored his second goal of the game at 4:04 of the third period and Nathan Horton closed out the Bruins scoring at 7:51. Boston had good scoring opportunities due to the lack of detail from the Pittsburgh defense.
Boston outshot the Penguins by one shot and completely dominated the face-off circle by a 32-16 margin. Both teams were unsuccessful on the power play as Boston and Pittsburgh go each 0 of 4 on the man advantage. The crowd was very quiet in the third period and poorly supported the Penguins. The game had a feel of an Olympic preliminary between two teams from different continents than the host nation.
